Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 28 ounces no-boil lasagna noodles
• 200 g beef
• 14 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 14 ounces tomato sauce
• 14 ounces tomato paste
• water
• 1 teaspoon onion, powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon dried italian seasoning, crushed
• dried chili pepper flakes, to taste (optional but recommended)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• salt
• mushroom, cut into small cubes
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 28 ounces mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
• 500 g ricotta cheese
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a sauce pan add a tablespoon of olive oil and add the meat until brown ,add mushrooms and spices.
• 2 add the tomato sauce (spaghetti sauce) all of it then add water in the empty tomato sauce bottle and add it also to the meat.
• 3 add chopped tomato and tomato paste and the bay leaf . leave it for 2 hours or more the longer you keep the better it will taste.
• 4 in a medium bowl add ricotta cheese ,mozzarella,a dash of parmesan and the egg.
• 5 mix well add salt pepper and cayenne .add the parsley mix well.
• 6 in a buttered baking dish (about 11x7x2-inches), layer 1/3 of the sauce then add the pasta.
• 7 and then 1/3 of cheese repeat layers twice or as needed. bake lasagna at 180° for 30 minutes covered and then uncover for 15 min, or until thoroughly heated and bubbly.
• 8 let stand for 8 to 10 minutes before cutting and serving.