Lasagna

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 10 1/2 ounces lasagna noodles (12 noodles)
• 2 eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 1 (16 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, diced

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, cook ground beef and onions until ground beef is browned and onions are tender. drain fat.
• 2 add tomatoes and their liquid and next 8 ingredients; bring to a boil. reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes stirring occasionally.
• 3 discard bay leaf. cook lasagna noodles as directed on the label; drain.
• 4 in a 13" by 9" baking dish, arrange half of lasagna noodles overlapping to fit. preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 5 in small bowl, combine eggs and ricotta cheese. spoon half of this mixture on top of noodles in baking dish and smooth out.
• 6 sprinkle ½ of the mozzarella and ½ of the sauce on top of the noodles. repeat layers.
• 7 place in oven for 45 minutes. remove and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.