My Mom's Lasagna (no Ricotta)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 (28 ounce) jar traditional style spaghetti sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 9 dry lasagna noodles (i cook a few extra just in case a noodle or two self destructs)
• 2 (6 ounce) packages deli-style mozzarella cheese, sliced (you'll need 12 slices total)
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cook lasagna noodles according to package directions.
• 3 meanwhile, brown ground beef in a large skillet; drain fat.
• 4 sprinkle meat with onion powder.
• 5 add spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce and italian seasoning.
• 6 mix well. set aside.
• 7 drain noodles.
• 8 spray a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• 9 add a layer of sauce to pan.
• 10 top sauce with 3 lasagna noodles.
• 11 top noodles with more sauce.
• 12 top sauce with enough mozzarella cheese slices to cover in a single layer (6 slices).
• 13 top cheese with 3 more noodles, sauce, 6 more cheese slices.
• 14 top cheese with remaining 3 noodles and sauce.
• 15 sprinkle with parmesan cheese. top parmesan with the shredded mozzarella cheese.
• 16 bake 35 to 45 minutes (watch closely after 30 minutes to make sure cheese does not over brown).
• 17 let sit 10-15 minutes before serving.