Italian Lasagna

Name: Italian Lasagna
Ingredients: 9 lasagna noodles; 1 lb Italian sausage; 1/2 lb ground beef; 1 cup onion, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons basil leaves; 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, broken up; 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste; 1 egg, beaten; 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese; 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup ripe olives, sliced; 1 lb mozzarella cheese, grated; 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

19 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

9 lasagna noodles
1 lb Italian sausage
1/2 lb ground beef
1 cup onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, broken up
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
1 egg, beaten
1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup ripe olives, sliced
1 lb mozzarella cheese, grated
3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Directions

1

Prepare lasagna noodles according to package directions.
2

Drain.
3

Cook Italian sausage and ground beef; drain excess fat.
4

Add onion and garlic.
5

Stir and cook 5 minutes.
6

Add next 7 ingredients and simmer 20 minutes.
7

Combine egg, ricotta, parsley and salt in small bowl.
8

In bottom of a 9x13-inch pan, spoon about 1 1/2 cups meat sauce.
9

Layer 1/3 of the lasagna, 1/3 the meat sauce, 1/3 the ricotta, 1/3 the sliced olives, 1/3 the Mozzarella and 1/3 the Parmesan.
10

Repeat layering.
11

Cover with foil.
12

Bake in a 375° oven for 25 minutes.
13

Remove foil and bake uncovered 25 minutes longer.
14

Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.