Monday, May 10, 2010

Mama Sophia's Lasagna

Tomato Sauce:
2 28 ounce cans crushed tomatoes with puree
2 28 ounce cans tomato puree
2 8 ounce cans tomato sauce
2 12 ounce cans tomato paste
2 lbs. ground round
4 cloves of garlic and 1 large onion chopped
basil, oregano, salt and pepper to taste

Saute onion and garlic, add ground round, and brown.
Add tomatoes, puree, sauce, and paste.
Add basil, oregano, salt and pepper.
Simmer until thick, about 6 hours.

Lasagna:
3 lbs lasagna noodles, cooked
2-3 lbs ricotta
3 lbs mozzarella
parmesan cheese

Cook noodles according to package directions in water that has a tsp of olive oil. Drain. In a large lasagna pan, ladle tomato sauce on bottom. Layer noodles, overlapping a bit. Add sauce, ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan. Repeat layers until you reach top of pan. Finish final layer with sauce, ricotta, parmesan, and a generous helping of mozzarella. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until cheese is melted and lasagna is heated through. Serves 8-10.

1 comment:

  1. This meal takes a while to prepare but it is so worth it! This is the best tasting lasagna that I have ever found a recipe for.

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