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Perfect Lasagna

Delicious pasta layered between a rich meat sauce and gooey cheese.  The perfect lasagna

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 10

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 24 oz tomato paste
  • 16 oz whole peeled tomatoes
  • 3 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 box lasagna noodles
  • 16 oz ricotta cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 16 oz mozzerella cheese
  • 1/2 c parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Brown ground beef, onion and garlic.  

  2. Add tomato paste, whole tomatoes, salt, pepper, oregano, bay leaf and Italian seasoning.  Cover and simmer at least 20 minutes.

  3. If using regular lasagna noodles, bring a large pot of water to a boil and boil noodles until al dente and drain. If using no-boil noodles, skip this step.

  4. In a separate bowl, mix ricotta cheese and eggs.

  5. Spray a deep 9x13 baking dish.

  6. Remove bay leaf from meat sauce.  Cover the bottom of the baking dish with a thin layer of sauce.  Next, layer noodles, ricotta mixture, mozzarella and then sauce.  Repeat layers, ending with a nice thick layer of meat sauce.  Sprinkle Parmesan over the meat sauce and bake at 350 for 45-60 minutes until bubbly.