HOLLY TURNER'S LASAGNE FROM SCRATCH

By heathermcginnis

This a "fancy" lasagne recipe... lots of work because you make the meat sauce from scratch - great for company!!

Ingredients

• 1 lb lasagne noodles
• 1 lb mozzarella
• 1 lb ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 cup grated parmesan
• SAUCE
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 large onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 2 - 15 oz cans tomatoe sauce
• 1 - 28 oz can Italian tomatoes
• 1 - 5 oz can tomatoe paste
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp basil
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 - 8 oz can mushrooms

Preparation

Step 1

Cook noodles.

Brown ground beef and onions in oil. Combine all other ingredients and cook for 2 hours.

Put in lasagne pan.

Start with meat layer, noodles, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese and egg mixture, parmesan cheese - end with meat sauce.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour