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[lynxstch]

I was going to say almost the same thing - my grandmother used to use half ricotta and half cottage cheese. Try it and see if you like that better. (And I personally don't use egg at all. - I think that's just to make the cheese easier to spread anyway, so as long as you have a little patience, you'll be fine without it.) My other "secret" is to use the real noodles that you have to boil. MIL tried the no boil ones, and she didn't like how it came out, so I've stuck with boiling them.

I agree with both of these. The no boil ones never worked for me. I don't mix cheeses, just cottage cheese, no egg added. Plenty of mozzarella though, lol

 

[Snowysmom]

I make my lasagna with ricotta. I mix in shredded mozzerella and some parmesan cheese with the ricotta. I do not use egg. I use the boil noodles as they just seem better. I do 3 layers. When I made it for Chris I would add in cooked hot Italian sausage that I took out of the casing before cooking, into one side on each layer. It reminded him of his grandmother. I put some sauce on the bottom of the pan then a layer of noodles, ricotta mix, sauce, then the same again for the second layer, then top it with noodles. I add sauce on top and then sprinkle remaining cheese on top. I like it but everyone has their own tastes.

Pea Like the Cottage cheese recipe. Will try that.