***Lasagne - Auntie Mimi's

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 c. olive oil
• 1 large red onion, chopped
• 1 lb. ground chuck
• 1 lb. ground sirloin
• 1 lb. mild Italian sausage, casing removed and in bite size pieces
• 2 c. sliced, sauteed, crimini mushrooms
• 1/2 c. fresh parsley, chopped
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 1 sm. can tomato paste
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 1 sm. can tomato sauce or 1 c. San Marzano tomato puree
• 1 lge. can Homestead meat sauce
• 1/2 c. red wine
• 1 package cooked wide lasagne noodles
• 1 lb. fresh whole milk ricotta (or more!)
• 1 lb. whole milk mozzarella, shredded (or more!)

Details

Adapted from thepioneerwoman.com

Preparation

Step 1

Saute garlic and red onion in olive oil until softened.
2
Add sausage with mushrooms and cook together for a few minutes..
3
Add chuck and sirloin.
4
Saute a few minutes.
5
Add chopped parsley, tomato paste, sugar, tomato sauce, Homestead sauce, red wine.
6
Simmer for one hour.
7
Place sauce in bottom of rectangle pyrex dish. Alternate with wide lasagne noodles,ricotta, mozzarella, sauce, etc finishing with mozzarella.
8
Cover with foil and bake in 325° oven for 40-60 minutes or until heated through.