Lasagna

Ingredients

Sauce Ingredients

¾ lb Sweet Italian Sausage

1 lb Lean Ground Beef

1 Medium Onion Minced

2 Garlic Cloves Crushed

29 oz Tomato Puree

12 oz Tomato Paste

24 oz Tomato Sauce

3 tbsp White Sugar

2 tbsp Basic Leaves

½ tsp Fennel Seeds

1 tbsp Italian Seasoning

4 tbsp Fresh Parsley Chopped

6 oz Black Olives Pitted

Lasagna Items

12 Lasagna Noodles

15 oz Ricotta Cheese

1 Egg

1 lb Mozzarella Cheese Shredded

½ cup Parmesan Cheese Grated

Directions

Prepare Sauce

Cook ground beef, sausage (with casings removed), onion, and garlic until well browned.

Stir in tomato puree, tomate paste, and tomato sauce.

Add sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, and parsley.

Cover and simmer for 1 and 1/2 hours.

Quarter olives and add them to the sauce during the last half hour.

Prepare Lasagna Noodles

Cook lasagna noodles in a large pot of boiling water for 8 minutes. Dr

Drain noodles, rinse in cold water, and leave in the water until needed.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Assemble Ingredients and Bake

Combine ricotta cheese and egg.

Layer ingredients in 9 x 13 inch glass baking dish – starting at the bottom:

1 1/2 Cups Meat Sauce
6 Lasagna Noodles
Half of ricotta/egg mixture
1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese
1/3 Mozzarella Cheese
1 1/2 Cups Meat Sauce
6 Lasagna Noodles
Half of ricotta/egg mixture
1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese
1/3 Mozzarella Cheese
1 1/2 Cups Meet Sauce
1/3 Mozzarella Cheese
1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese