LASAGNA Aunt Lynn's Recipe
DONNA & JOE AITA
ingredients
- SAUCE:
- 1 Lb Italian sausage (removed from casings & tear to small pieces)
- 1 TB parsley flakes
- 1 clove garlic, minced (or minced white bulbs of 4-5 green onions)
- 1 TB dried basil
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 (15oz) can tomatoes (diced or whole and hand crushed)
- 2 (6 oz) cans tomato paste
- 10 oz lasagna noodles
- CHEESE FILLING:
- 3 cups ricotta (cottage cheese)
- 2 beaten eggs
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 TB parsley flakes
- 1 TB dried oregano
- 1 TB dried basil
- 1/2 cup Parmesan, grated
- 1 Lb sliced mozzarella
directions
- 1
- Bring large pot of salted water to a boil
- 2
- meanwhile, brown sausage in large saute pan and spoon off the fat
- 3
- add next 6 ingredients, bring to boil, then simmer until sauce is thick (@ 45 min)
- 4
- cook noodles in boiling water until tender and drain and rinse in cold water and hold aside
- 5
- in a mixing bowl, combine ricotta, eggs, S & P, parsley, oregano, basil and Parmesan and stir well to mix.
- 6
ASSEMBLY:
- 7
- preheat oven to 375°
- 8
- Use a 13“ x 9” x 2" baking dish
- 9
- Coat bottom with layer of sauce
- 10
- then top with 1/3 of noodles
- 11
- spread 1/2 of cheese mixture evenly and top with 1/2 of the mozzarella slices and cover with layer of sauce
- 12
- add next 1/3 of noodles and repeat with cheese mix, mozzarella and sauce
- 13
- top again with last 1/3 of noodles and top noodles with sauce.
- 14
- Reserve at least 1 cup of sauce for use later as needed.
- 15
Bake at 375° for 30 minutes uncovered
- 16
Let stand 15 minutes before slicing
- 17
(can be stored in refrigerator or freezer if wrapped well after allowed to cool.
- 18
When reheating, apply some of reserved sauce to top before reheating in microwave or 300° oven until heated through.
notes
can replace sausage with other ground meats or diced sauteed vegetables
Source: DONNA & JOE AITA
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