I have shied away from posting a recipe for lasagna because everyone has their favorite . The Internet is littered with the" best lasagna recipes in the world".What I have learned is that all recipes are pretty basic.Some load upon the meat and sausage.Others have three or four different kinds of cheese. I post mine now only because it is a tradition to serve it on Christmas Eve at our house.I will never claim mine to be the best.Second best?You be the judge.
Ingredients: 1lb of lean ground beef
1 medium sized onion diced
2 cloves of garlic,minced
1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
2 14 1/2 cans of petite diced tomato
3 tsp of Italian seasoning
1 8.8 oz box of oven ready lasagna noodles
2 eggs lightly beaten
1 15 oz container of ricotta cheese
4 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation: Saute' the beef in large pot until lightly browned
Add garlic and saute until lightly browned
Add onion and continue to saute until onion is golden
Add crushed tomatos,petite diced tomatoes,and Italian
seasoning.
Simmer sauce for about 1 hour
Mix together ricotta,eggs and 1/2 of mozzarella
To assemble, place 2 cups of sauce in bottom of
a lightly greased 9x13 Pyrex dish
Place 6 oven ready noodles over sauce
Cover noodles with 1/2 of the ricotta cheese
mixture
Repeat with rest of sauce,noodles and cheese
mixture
Sprinkle top of dish with the grated Parmesan
cover lightly with foil
Cook in 375 degree oven for 50 minutes
Remove foil and cook another 10 minutes
Remove from oven
Let sit for about 10 minutes before serving
What may be different with this recipe is that I top the dish with Parmesan instead of mozzarella because it does not stick to the foil as much and it forms a nice brown crust.
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