Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 1/2 lb ground pork, browned and drained
1/2 lb ground beef, browned and drained
1/3 cup diced sautéed onion
2 (24 oz) jars favorite spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup water
8 oz uncooked lasagna noodles
16 oz bag shredded mozzarella cheese
Cheese Filling:
8 oz ricotta cheese
1 egg
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 TB dried parsley
1/2 tsp salt
1/4/tsp pepper
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Directions: |
Directions:1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a lasagna pan (I use a foil pan- just the right size!)
2) After cooking the pork and beef w/ onions, add the water and 1 1/2 jars of spaghetti sauce. Sauce will appear watery, but the dry pasta will soak it up. Reserve other half jar of sauce for later.
3) Simmer meat, onions, and sauce for 10 minutes.
4) Meanwhile, in small mixing bowl, combine egg, ricotta, parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and parsley.
5) Spread thin layer of meat sauce on bottom of greased pan. Cover with layer of DRY lasagna noodles.
6) Spread half of ricotta mixture on top of noodles and sprinkle 1/3 bag of shredded mozzarella over ricotta layer.
7) Spread more meat sauce on top of the mozzarella, then a layer of noodles, ricotta, mozzarella cheese, then sauce. Cover sauce with one final layer of lasagna noodles (3 layers of noodles altogether).
8) Add 1/4 cup water to reserved spaghetti sauce and spread over top of final layer of noodles.
9) Cover lasagna with foil and bake for 50 min, or until lasagna feels tender when a sharp knife is inserted. Uncover, sprinkle with additional mozzarella cheese, and bake another 10 minutes.
10) Let rest for 10-15 minutes before cutting and serving, in order to firm up. |
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