Hand-me Down Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb ground beef
• 26 ounces tomato sauce (tomato & basil healthy choice or homemade)
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 1 cup water
• 15 ounces ricotta cheese
• 2 tablespoons chives
• 1 egg
• 8 ounces lasagna noodles
• 4 cups shredded whole milk mozzarella
• 4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef in a dab of olive oil. season with salt, pepper, oregano, rosemary, garlic salt, and old bay. drain.
• 2 add sauce, tomato paste, and water to ground beef. cover and simmer for 15 minute.
• 3 mix ricotta cheese, egg, and chives with a rubber spatula.
• 4 in the bottom of a 13x9 lasagna pan (can be a disposable one), put about 1 cup of sauce mixture to cover the bottom.
• 5 layer uncooked lasagna noodles.
• 6 spread 1/2 ricotta cheese mixture.
• 7 spread 2 cups of mozzarella cheese.
• 8 spread 1/2 sauce mixture to cover all the cheese.
• 9 layer uncooked lasagna noodles.
• 10 spread 1/2 ricotta cheese mixture.
• 11 spread 2 cups of mozzarella cheese.
• 12 spread 1/2 sauce mixture to cover all the cheese.
• 13 sprinkle parmesean cheese on top.
• 14 cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• 15 when ready to bake, pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. cook for 1 hour, uncovered.
• 16 allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving.
• 17 enjoy with a red wine, good salad, and garlic bread.