Dutch Oven Cheese Lasagna

Dutch Oven Cheese Lasagna

Prep Time: 15 Mins Cooking Time: 1 Hour Total Time: 1 Hour 15 Mins

Ingredients:

• 1 (32 oz) container ricotta cheese
• 1 (24 oz) container cottage cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 (1 lb) box oven ready lasagna noodles
• 7 1/2 cups pasta sauce

Directions:

1. In a bowl, mix together the ricotta, cottage cheese, eggs, parmesan cheese, and pepper. Stir well; set aside. 
2. In the bottom of a 12 inch dutch oven, spread 1 1/2 cups pasta sauce. 
3. Add a layer of noodles, breaking them to fit as necessary. 
4. Spread 1/2 of the cheese mixture over the noodles
5. Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese over cheese mixture
6. Cover cheese layers with 2 cups pasta sauce. 
7. Repeat step 3-6
8. Place the last layer of noodles 
9. Spread remaining pasta sauce
10. Sprinkle with remaining cheese
11. Bake for 1 hour, using 8-10 hot briquettes on the bottom and 16-18 hot briquettes on the top. 
12. To brown the cheese on top, add a ring of 12 or so hot briquettes to the top of the dutch oven for 15-20 minutes after the lasagna is cooked. 
13. To bake in an oven simple cook at 350 degrees for approx 60 minutes.