Fantastic Meat Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 1 (5 1/2 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (14 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (24 ounce) jar pasta sauce
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, dry grated
• 2 tablespoons dry basil
• 6 lasagna noodles, cooked (or oven ready)
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 in a non-stick skillet brown meat with salt and pepper. when browned stir in basil, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, pasta sauce, ricotta and parmesan, and simmer for a couple of minutes.
• 3 place 3 lasagna noodles on the bottom of bake dish and top with half the sauce. add another layer of noodles and then the remaining sauce. top with mozzarella cheese and cover dish with foil. bake for 45 minutes, remove from oven and let sit for 15 minutes before serving.