Amazing Lasagne
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Amazing Lasagna
Prep: 60 minutes
Cook: 2 hours and 40 minutes
Sauce - 2 hours
Lasagna - 40 minutes
Cool: 10 minutes
Makes: 16 servings (2 lasagna’s)
Ingredients:
2 15oz. cans of Italian style peeled tomatoes
4 8oz. or 2 16oz. cans of tomato sauce
4 tsp salt
3 tsp dried oregano
2 cups minced onions
2 minced garlic cloves
1/3 cup olive oil
2 lbs. ground beef or 2lbs. of Italian sausage or 1 lb. of each
1 lbs. lasagna noodles
3/4 to 1 lbs. of ricotta cheese
1/3 lbs. mozzarella cheese
1/2 lbs. parmesan cheese (Grated)
The sauce maybe made the day before.
Combine in a large saucepan:
2 cans Italian style peeled tomatoes
4 8oz. cans of tomato sauce
2 tsp salt
3 tsp dried oregano
Start simmering these ingredients uncovered.
Saute until golden:
1/3 cup olive oil
2 cups minced onions
2 minced garlic cloves
Add
Ground beef or sausage or both (All the meat)
2 tsp salt
Cook until meat is done or loses red color.
Add cooked meat to the tomato sauce mixture from above.
Simmer 2 hours or longer.
Prepare 1 lbs. of lasagna noodles by boiling…add 2 tbsp olive oil and salt to water.
Building the lasagna:
Use (2) 12 x 8 x 2 1/2 pans
3 Layers per pan
Put a thin layer of sauce in the bottom of the pans.
Next a layer of lasagna noodles…3 noodles side by side.
Then a layer of cheese…use a 1/6 of each type of cheese per layer (except parmesan cheese)
Repeat for each layer:
sauce, noodles, cheese
Final layer of noodles covered with sauce then 1/4 lbs. of parmesan cheese per pan
Bake @ 350 degrees for 40 minutes…Let cool 10 minutes
Serve with garlic bread and salad for an awesome lasagna experience!
