Louise’s Lasagna

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound ground beef
• 1/2 pound salami, chopped
• 1/2 pound pepperoni sausage, chopped
• 1 onion, minced
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 16 ounces tomato sauce
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 9 lasagna noodles
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 cups cottage cheese
• 9 slices white American cheese
• Grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Crumble ground beef into skillet; add salami, pepperoni, and onion. Cook and stir mixture until beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain grease from skillet. Transfer meat mixture to a slow cooker; stir stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic powder, oregano, salt, and pepper into the meat mixture.

Cook mixture in slow cooker on Low for 2 hours.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Spread a thin layer of the sauce from the meat mixture into the bottom of a baking dish. Layer about 1/3 of the noodles into the bottom of the dish; top with about 1 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese, 2/3 cup cottage cheese, 3 slices white American cheese, and 4 teaspoons grated parmesan cheese. Spread about 1/3 of the meat mixture over the cheese layer. Repeat layers twice more.

Bake in preheated oven until the cheese melts throughout the lasagna, about 30 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before cutting to serve.