Lasagne

Ingredients

Meat Sauce

• 1 pound Italian sausage
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon whole basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1-pound can tomatoes
• 2 6-ounce cans tomato paste
• 10 ounces lasagne noodles

Ricotta Filling

• 2 eggs
• 3 cups fresh Ricotta or cream-style cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
• 2 tablespoons parsley flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced very thin

Steps

1. Brown meat slowly; spoon off excess fat.
2. Add next 5 ingredients and 1 cup water. Simmer, covered, 15 minutes; stir often.
3. Cook noodles in boiling salted water till tender; drain; rinse.
4. Beat eggs; add remaining ingredients, except mozzarella.
5. Layer half the noodles in 13x9x2-inch baking dish; spread with half the Ricotta filling; add half the mozzarella cheese and half the meat sauce. Repeat.
6. Bake at 375° about 30 minutes (or assemble early and refrigerate; bake 45 minutes).
7. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

Serves 8 to 10.

Oven 375°.

Photo: stock photo found online.

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