Lasagna

Cathy's Recipe


"I usually cover this for about 45 minutes while baking and then remove the foil for the last 15 minutes so the cheese gets nice and melted and a little browned."




Ingredients:

  • 1 lb lasagna noodles
  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 1 32oz jar spaghetti sauce (I use Ragu with green peppers and mushrooms)
  • 1 cup cut up onion
  • 1 cup cut up green pepper
  • 1 lb ricotta cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 2-3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (pizza cheese)


Directions:

  • Lasagna noodles should be boiled for 5 minutes and then drained. Put the boiled noodles aside for now.
  • Brown the meat in a fry pan along with the onions and peppers; you can season with Italian seasoning if you choose to.
  • Drain, add spaghetti sauce, and let simmer for about 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, put the ricotta cheese in a bowl, add the eggs, and mix well.
  • After the meat has simmered, it's time to layer.

You will need a 13x9 pan and then do the following:

  • Put a small amount of the meat sauce in the bottom of the pan to keep the noodles from sticking. Sort of like greasing a pan when you bake a cake.
  • Next, put a layer of noodles in the pan and top with some meat sauce.
  • Lay more noodles on top, and put some of the ricotta cheese and egg mixture on top of that layer.
  • Put more noodles on top and layer more meat.
  • Do this until all the ingredients have been used up, ending with the meat sauce.
  • Put shredded mozzarella cheese on top and bake in a 350 oven for about an hour.

Enjoy!


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