Lasagna with Meat Sauce

Lasagna with Meat Sauce

Sauce:
5-6 Cloves garlic, minced
1/4 medium onion finely chopped
2 tbsp. Olive oil
1 lb. ground beef or turkey
1. lb. Italian Sausage
Salt & Pepper
1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
2 28 oz. cans tomato sauce
2 6 oz. cans tomato paste
4-5 tbsp. Italian Seasoning
2 tbsp. Crushed red pepper
3. tbsp. Parsley
1 ½ tbsp. Basil

1 box Lasagna noodles

1 large container Ricotta cheese
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Note: This makes enough sauce for 2 lasagnas, so I freeze half of it, but you can cut it in half.

Heat olive oil in large pot or Dutch oven. Add onion and garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add beef and sausage and cook until browned. Drain and return to pot. Add the rest of the sauce ingredients and stir. Simmer on low for 3-6 hours stirring occasionally.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cook lasagna noodles about ¾ of the way done (they will finish cooking in the oven)

Spread a thin layer of sauce in the bottom of baking dish. Place a layer of noodles. Then layer ricotta cheese, sauce, mozzarella and parmesan. Repeat until all noodles are gone. Top with lots of mozzarella cheese and cover loosely with foil. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 15 minutes.