Lasagna

I was like many other people who would buy frozen lasagna. It was OK but I always wanted to make my own and make it great. So I looked around and tried a few recipes and I came up with this one. A mix of what I found and what I came up with on my own. I believe it's the best lasagna I've ever had. Needless to say I don't buy frozen anymore. 

What you'll need

Sauce
1 lb ground beef
1 lb sausage
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 28 oz can tomato sauce
1 small onion (chopped)
1 lg garlic clove (finely diced)
1 tablespoon basil and oregano
1 teaspoon salt, pepper, garlic powder

Cheese mixture
1 large container ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 tablespoon chopped parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper

Other Ingredients
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 box lasagna noodles
Parmesan cheese (optional)

This is NOT a quick recipe. However, I do think it's pretty easy. 

Place your burner on medium to medium high heat. Then brown your ground beef and sausage in a large pot. About halfway through cooking add your onions and garlic cook until onions are translucent and meat is no longer pink.

 I do not drain my meat I think it gives the sauce more flavor but if you like then you can drain off the grease. Add the tomato sauce and the crushed tomatoes along with the basil, oregano, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Mix together and reduce heat to low to medium low and let simmer for about 2 hours.

I usually will go ahead and mix my cheese mixture together now. Add the ricotta, 2 cups of the mozzarella, both eggs, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and parsley in a mixing bowl and mix well. Place in fridge till sauce is ready.

Cook lasagna noodles according to package. Rinse with cold water. Place a layer of sauce in the bottom of a 13x9 in baking dish. Add a layer of noodles just enough to cover. Add a layer of cheese mixture, enough to cover the noodles and then more sauce. Repeat. Add one more layer of noodles and then sauce. Spread the last 2 cups of mozzarella across the top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour. 

You will probably have left over cheese mixture and sauce. Sometimes I make a smaller lasagna sometimes I add more sauce when it comes out of the oven. 

I really hope you enjoy this recipe. I know we do. Happy Cooking.