Pepperoni Lasagna and a sharp dressed man :)

This is my nephew, Russ.  Russ is a very unique kid (much emphasis on unique).  Russ celebrated his fifth birthday last week.  When I called him up to wish him happy birthday, this was how our conversation went:

"Hello Russ, Happy Birthday!"

"Who is this?  Grandma Pat?"

"No, guess again, its your favorite Aunt"

"hmmm....Aunt Jessie?.....is Rhitt there?"

"Yes, but no, Uncle Rhitt isn't here right now."

"Oh...ok" (sensing slight disappointment)

"Happy Birthday, what did you get?"

"A truck....oh and a Suitco!"

"A Suitco?  Whats a suitco?"

"A semi, a semi, a semi, a semi, I mean a semi!!!"

I don't remember what else was said, but the picture above somehow wound up on the internet shortly after our conversation.  I thought it was funny how he's the only one wearing a suit while the rest of my sisters kids look a little, well...like kids :).
Come to find out later, Russ asked for a "suit coat" for Christmas....and my sister bought him one to wear to church.  The only problem is that Russ wants to not only wear it to church, but to preschool, and also to feed the cows in, and to his cousins house, and just about everywhere else.
What a funny kid, he can't part with his suit coat....and nobody knows why.  Perhaps he could give Uncle Rhitt a lesson or two in how a sharp dressed man gets attention everywhere he goes. :)  Love my Russy-roo.

Anyways sorry for the delay on the recipe side of things....but here's one of my favorites that's been a staple in the Hamilton household.  Its an easy and fun twist on lasagna....It makes a great freezer meal as well!

Pepperoni Lasagna

What you'll need:
6 Large Lasagna noodles, cooked aldente and set aside
1 large package of pepperoni (don't go with the cheap greasy stuff here)
1 package of shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 can of pizza sauce or Ragu (even tomato sauce + sugar + oregano + italian seasonings works here too)
Carton of cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
Tablespoon of italian seasonings
Tablespoon of dried oregano

First you'll want to cook your noodles.

Second, you'll want to take your container of cottage cheese or (ricotta cheese) and mix in your oregano and italian seasonings.

Next you'll carefully want to remove each of your cooked lasagna noodles and dry them off with a paper towel (I would do these one at a time, because the drier the noodles are the more difficult they are to work with)

Lay out your noodle and with a spoon, coat the noodle with the cottage cheese mixture.

Next you'll want to lay your pepperonis on top, having them overlap slightly.  On one end leave about a 1 1/2 inch uncovered.  Finally, sprinkle some of your shredded mozzarella on top of the pepperoni.

When you've completed that, take the end that your left 1 1/2 inch uncovered and beginning rolling.

 Next, simply put the rolled up lasagna in a small, lightly greased, baking dish with the crease down.

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Repeat this process until all 6 noodles are rolled.

Finally, you'll want to take your pizza or Ragu sauce and cover all six of the rolls.  With the remaining mozzarella, layer on top.

Cover with tin foil and bake for 30 min. at 365.  Then uncover and bake for 10-15 more.  Enjoy!