Favorite Lasagna

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb italian sausage
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup parsley
• 4 cups canned tomatoes, undrained or 1 (35 ounce) can italian-style tomatoes
• 2 cans tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 12 curly lasagna noodles
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 lb mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 remove sausage from casings, chop the meat.
• 2 in 5-qt dutch oven, over medium heat, saute sausage, ground beef, onion and garlic.
• 3 break up beef with wooden spoon.
• 4 stir frequently, until well browned- 20 minutes.
• 5 add sugar, 1tbsp salt, basil, pepper, and half the parsley; mix well.
• 6 add tomatoes, tomato paste and 1/2 cup water, mashing tomatoes with wooden spoon.
• 7 bring to boiling; reduce heat; simmer, covered and stirring occasionally, until thick- 1-1/2hours.
• 8 in large 8qt pot, bring 3qts water and 1tbsp salt to boiling.
• 9 add lasagna noodes, 2 or 3 at a time.
• 10 return to boiling; boil uncovered and stirring occasionally, 10 minutes, or just until tender.
• 11 drain in colander; rinse under cold water.
• 12 dry lasagna on paper towels.
• 13 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 14 in medium bowl, combine ricotta, egg, remaining parsley, and salt; mix.
• 15 in bottom of 13x9" baking dish, spoon 1-1/2 cups sauce.
• 16 layer with 6 lasagna noodes, lengthwise and overlapping, to cover.
• 17 spread with 1/2 of ricotta mixture; top with 1/3 of the mozzarella.
• 18 spoon 1-1/2 cups sauce over cheese; sprinkle with 1/4 cup parmsesan cheese.
• 19 repeat layering, starting with 6 lasagna noodes and ending with 1-1/2 cups sauce sprinkled with parmesen.
• 20 spread with remaining sauce, top with rest of mozzarella and parmesan.
• 21 cover with foil.
• 22 bake 25 minutes; remove foil; bake, uncovered, 25 minutes longer or until bubbly.
• 23 cool 15 minutes before serving.