Lasagna

Total Time: 12 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 12 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup onion (chopped)
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1/2 cup celery (minced)
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
• 4 (16 ounce) cans tomatoes
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 lb ricotta cheese or 1 lb dry curd cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
• 1/2 lb mozzarella cheese (thinly sliced)
• 1 (375 g) package noodles

Recipe

• 1 cook onion, garlic and celery in oil until soft (but not brown).
• 2 add beef and brown.
• 3 stir in remaining ingredients.
• 4 cover and bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce heat and simmer 3 hours until thick.
• 6 chill and refrigerate.
• 7 skim fat.
• 8 sauce should be thick enough to cut with a knife.
• 9 lasagna preperation.
• 10 layer ingredients starting with meat sauce, then cheese and then noodles.
• 11 add parmesan as desired.
• 12 once the dish has been filled, top it off with an even layer of mozzarella cheese.
• 13 cook for 30 minuets at 350 degrees f.
• 14 this can be made ahead and refrigerated but allow a little extra baking time if it is cold.