Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb sweet italian sausage links or 1 lb hot italian sausage
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 2 tablespoons garlic
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt (i never add this much.)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sweet basil
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
• pepper
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 1 (20 ounce) can red pear tomatoes
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1 (16 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 3/4 lb mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 12 lasagna noodles
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 saute: garlic, sugar, and salt.
• 2 add: italian sausage and ground beef and brown.
• 3 add: basil, fennel, pepper, tomatoes, paste, and simmer sauce for at least 20- 30 minutes, until sauce thickens.
• 4 boil noodles and drain.
• 5 mix together in a bowl: ricotta cheese, egg, and parsley, if thick ad a little milk.
• 6 set aside.
• 7 layers: sauce to cover bottom of pan, 1/2 of the noodles, 1/2 ricotta, sauce, 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese, noodles, ricotta, mozzarella, sauce and parmesan.
• 8 bake covered for 25 minutes 375 degrees.
• 9 bake uncovered for 25 minutes.