Stovetop Meatball Lasagna
Ingredients
- 500 ml marinara sauce
- 450g meat balls
- 8 lasagna noodles broken into big pieces
- 250g cottage cheese
- 2.5 (600ml) cups of grated cheese
- 2-3 cups of chicken broth
Preparation
- Put the marinara, meatballs, chicken broth, and the lasagna into a deep pan, bring to a boil.
- Cover with cottage cheese and 1/3 the grated cheese. Add basil.
- Simmer over low heat, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Add the rest of the cheese and let simmer another 5 minutes.
Medellin Version
When I tried to find ingredients for the above recipe in Medellin, I found neither Marinara sauce, nor cottage cheese, so I modified the recipe to the one below.
Ingredients
- 500 ml bolognese sauce
- 450g meat balls
- 8 lasagna noodles broken into big pieces
- 250g cream cheese
- 2.5 (600ml) cups of grated cheese
- 1.5 cups of chicken broth
- Italian spices.
Preparation
- Put the bolognese sauce, meat balls, chicken broth, and the lasagna into a deep pan. Add salt, pepper and italian spices. Bring to a boil.
- Cover with cream cheese and 1/3 the grated cheese.
- Simmer over low heat, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Add the rest of the cheese and let simmer another 5 minutes.