Recipe For Cooking Italian Pancake Lasagna Casserole

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Italian Pancake Lasagna Casserole

Posted by Olga at recipegoldmine.com 5/3/02 7:45:04 pm

A round lasagna casserole, with delicate pancakes replacing the traditional lasagna noodles. A perfect do ahead dish or allow one and a half hr..

2 eggs
2/3 C. milk
1/2 C. flour
1/4 tea. salt
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
2 Tbsp. instant minced onion
1 tea. basil
3/4 tea. garlic salt
1/2 tea. oregano
1/2 tea. salt
1/4 tea. pepper
1 C. creamed cottage cheese
2 C. (1/2 lb. shredded mozzarella cheese)
1/4 C. grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Combine eggs and milk in med. mixing bowl with rotary beater. Add flour and salt; beat until smooth. Heat a 9-in. skillet over med. high heat. Grease lightly before baking each pancake. Pour batter, 1/3 C. at a time, into skillet tilting pan to spread evenly over bottom. When pancake is light brown and set, turn to brown other side. Prepare 4 pancakes.

Brown ground beef in med. skillet; add tomato paste, onion, basil, garlic salt, oregano, salt and pepper. Place one pancake on bottom of 10-in. pie pan, 9-in. round cake pan or 9-in. skillet. Spread with 1/4 C. cottage cheese, 1/4 meat mixture, 1/2 C. shredded Mozzarella cheese and 1 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese. Repeat with remaining pancakes ending with cheese. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 to 35 min.

To serve, cut into wedges.

Makes approximately: 5 to 6 servings

TIP: Refrigerate up to 24 hr.. Bake for 35 to 40 min.