Sausage & Ground beef Lasagna

Name: Sausage & Ground beef Lasagna
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound sweet or hot Italian sausage; 3/4 ground beef; 1/2 of an onion, minced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes; 2 (6.5 oz) cans tomato sauce; 2 (6 oz) cans tomato paste; 1/2 cup water; 2 Tbs white sugar; 4 Tbs parsley (fresh or dried), divided; 1 1/2 tsp dried basil; 1 1/2 tsp salt, divided (more to taste); 1 tsp Italian seasoning; 1/4 tsp (or more to taste) black pepper; 12 lasagna noodles (if using ready bake follow instructions on package); 16 oz ricotta cheese (my store ran out so I used cottage cheese mixed with about 1 tsp of oregano or Italian seasoning); 1 egg; 3/4 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced; 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; Optional: I used 1/4 of a bell pepper I had; Optional: 1-2 bay leaves

Elyse Rose @elyserose

USA

Sausage & Ground beef Lasagna

Elyse Rose @elyserose

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Ingredients

1 poundsweet or hot Italian sausage
3/4ground beef
1/2of an onion, minced
2 clovesgarlic, minced
1 (28 oz)can crushed tomatoes
2 (6.5 oz)cans tomato sauce
2 (6 oz)cans tomato paste
1/2 cupwater
2 Tbswhite sugar
4 Tbsparsley (fresh or dried), divided
1 1/2 tspdried basil
1 1/2 tspsalt, divided (more to taste)
1 tspItalian seasoning
1/4 tsp(or more to taste) black pepper
12lasagna noodles (if using ready bake follow instructions on package)
16 ozricotta cheese (my store ran out so I used cottage cheese mixed with about 1 tsp of oregano or Italian seasoning)
1egg
3/4 poundmozzarella cheese, sliced
3/4 cupgrated Parmesan cheese
Optional: I used 1/4 of a bell pepper I had
Optional: 1-2 bay leaves

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Steps

1

Cook sausage, ground beef, onion, bell pepper (if using) and garlic in a Dutch oven over medium heat until well browned.
2

Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water. Season with sugar, 2 tablespoon parsley, basil, 1 teaspoon salt, Italian seasoning, and pepper. Add bay leaves if using. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
3

If using noodles that need to be cooked, cook them according to the package. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining 2 tablespoon parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
4

Preheat oven to 375. To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
5

Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
6

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 25 minutes. Rest lasagna for about 15 minutes before serving.