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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Classic Meat and Cheese Lasagna

Everybody loves a great lasagna and this is a good one.
It may seem too involved or complicated but once you get
all of the ingredients lined out in front of you it's easy.

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
3/4 pound (12 ounces) bulk pork sausage
1 can (4 ounces) mushrooms
3 cans (8 ounces each) tomato sauce
2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 eggs
3 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1 carton (8 ounces) ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
9 lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
6 slices Provolone cheese
3 cups (12 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese, divided

Directions:
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook beef and sausage
until no longer pink; drain. Add the next eight ingredients.
Simmer, uncovered, over medium-low heat for about one hour,
stirring occasionally.
In a bowl, combine the eggs, parsley, ricotta and Parmesan.
Spread 1 cup of meat sauce in an ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
Layer with three noodles, provolone cheese,1 cup mozzarella,
three noodles, 2 cups meat sauce,1 cup mozzarella.
Top with the remaining noodles, meat sauce and mozzarella
(dish will be full).
Cover and bake at 375 degrees F for 50 minutes.
Uncover and bake 20 minutes longer.
Let stand 15 minutes before cutting

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