 |
Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 95 Minutes Servings: 9 |
|
My sisters recipe, it is very good traditional lasagna. It also freezes well. Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef |
1/4 cup olive oil |
1 cup chopped onion |
2 cloves chopped garlic |
1 (20 ounce) can whole tomatoes |
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste |
2 teaspoons salt |
1/4 teaspoon pepper |
1 teaspoon basil |
1 bay leaf |
1/2 teaspoon oregano |
1 lb ricotta cheese |
1 lb mozzarella cheese |
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese |
1/2 lb lasagna noodle (9 pieces) |
Directions:
1. Brown ground beef. Drain.
2. In olive oil cook onion till transparent. Add garlic to onion and just heat through.
3. In a dutch oven add whole tomatoes (break into pieces), tomato paste, onion and garlic, ground beef, salt, pepper, basil, bay leaf and oregano. Simmer 1 hour until sauce thickens. Remove bay leaf.
4. Cook lasagna noodles. Drain and rinse.
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
6. Grease 13 x 9 pan with olive oil.
7. Layer as follows:.
8. on bottom place one layer of noodles,.
9. Spread 1/2 ricotta cheese.
10. 1/3 of sauce.
11. 1/2 of mozzarella cheese.
12. 1/3 of parmesean cheese.
13. Repeat.
14. Layer of noodles.
15. 1/3 of sauce.
16. 1/3 of parmesean.
17. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
18. Stand 10 minutes at room temp before cutting.
|
|