Meatball Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 4 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• garlic salt
• 8 uncooked lasagna noodles
• 24 cooked meatballs
• 1 egg
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in large saucepan, combine first 10 ingredients. bring to a boil. reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. meanwhile, cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain. crumble meatballs into sauce.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine egg and ricotta cheese. spoon 1 cup of the meat sauce into a greased 9x13 pan. layer with 1/2 the noodles, ricotta mixture, meat sauce, mozzerella and parmesan cheeses. repeat layers. cover and bake at 350 for 45 minutes. uncover, bake 5-10 minutes longer or until golden brown. let stand for 15 minutes befor serving.