Lasagne

This lasagne recipe is an adaptation of one of my grandmother's beloved family dishes.

Lasagne
9 servings

Ingredients:
1 box lasagne noodles (I used roughly 2/3 of a box of oven ready noodles, you may use more or less depending on the size of your dish/love of pasta)
1 lb ground beef (I used 93% lean)
1 large onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
3/4 tsp parsley
1 6 oz can tomato paste
1 1/2 cups water
1/4 tsp, plus 1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp, plus 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp oregano
1 lb mozzarella cheese, grated or sliced
1 lb ricotta cheese
1 batch of tomato, pizza, or marinara sauce

1. Brown the meat in a pan with the onion, garlic, and parsley.

2. Add the tomato paste, water, salt, pepper, basil, and oregano.

3. Simmer for roughly 45 minutes, until the mix begins to thicken.

4. Preheat oven to 375F degrees.

5. Pour meatless sauce batch into a casserole dish. I used a medium sized dish.

6. Begin to layer the lasagne, starting with the noodles, then meat sauce, mozzarella cheese, and ricotta cheese. Continue layering until the meat sauce and cheeses are completely used up, about 3 layers, making sure to end with a layer of ricotta on the top.

7. Bake for roughly 30 minutes, until the top starts to brown and the cheese melts or, in my case, the sauce begins to overflow.

8. Enjoy!

Nutritional Info per Serving (not including meatless sauce):
Calories 371; Total Fat 18g; Cholesterol 90mg; Sodium 419mg; Total Carbs 22g; Protein 26g