Lasagna

Submitted by caywood47 on January 30, 2011 - 12:27pm

Summary

Yield
Prep Time45 minutes
CategoryMain Dish
CuisineItalian
Tagstomato sauce, spinach, parmesan cheese, mozzarella, meat, lasagna noodles

Description


Ingredients

  • 1 box Lasagna Noodles boiled el dente
  • 1 lb Hamburger/sausage sauteed
  • 1/2 onion diced
  • 4 garlic (large), minced
  • 2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped (or dried)
  • 2 tbsps basil, finely chopped (or driend)
  • 2 cans tomato sauce (15 oz)
  • 1 can tomato paste (6 ounce)
  • 2 cans tomatoes, diced (30 ounce)
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1 lb mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 2 lb ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp parsley
  • 2 tbsp basil
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Boil lasagna noodles until el dente.  Rinse and leave in cold water until you're ready to put this together.

In a large saucepan, saute hamburger and/or sausage with onion.  Add garlic.  (You can make this recipe without meat.  Just use the following ingredients.) 

Add the following ingredients to the meat mixture:

tomatoes

tomato sauce

tomato paste

parsley and basil

parmesan cheese (1/4 cup) if you'd like

salt and pepper

Simmer for at least 20 minutes (the longer the better).

 

While that is simmering, combine:

ricotta

egg

2 Tbls. parsley

2 Tbls. basil

salt and pepper

1 cup mozzarella, shredded

1/2 cup parmesan

In a large lasagna baking dish, spread one cup of the tomato sauce mixture on the bottom of the pan.

Layer 1/3 of each of the following:

lasagna noodles

cheese mixture

mozzarella/parmasen

tomato sauce mixture

Repeat layers 2 more times. 

Cover and cook in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.  Remove cover and cook additonal 20 minutes.

Add mozzarella cheese on top during the last 5 minutes of baking.

Let sit for 10 minutes and serve.

Notes

Spinach is a nice addition.  Chop coarsely and put it in with the ricotta cheese mixture. 

You may also leave the meat out and call this "3 Cheese Lasagna"!

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