Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Second Best Lasagna in the World

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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