Lasagna

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

Ingredients

• 12 ounces bulk italian sausage or 12 ounces lamb sausage or 12 ounces ground beef
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon dried italian spices, crushed
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 6 dried lasagna noodles
• 1 egg
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 sauce: cook the sausage, onion, and garlic until meat is brown. drain the fat.
• 2 stir in the next 5 ingredients; bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 cook noodles in boiling water 10-12 minutes until tender but firm. drain, rinse with cold water and drain again. noodles you don't have to boil should work well too.
• 4 filling: mix the egg, ricotta and parmesan cheeses together. preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 5 spread 1/4 of the meat sauce on bottom of 2 quart rectangular baking dish. layer 3 noodles, 1/2 filling, 1/4 of the sauce, and mozzerella cheese. repeat layers. sprinkle with parmesan cheese if you want.
• 6 place the dish on a baking pan to catch any spills. bake 30-35 minutes until heated through. let stand 10 minutes before serving.