Mama's Lasagne

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground beef (can use more if you want.) or 1 lb turkey (can use more if you want.)
• 2 teaspoons seasoning salt
• 3 tablespoons oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika (or more for a spicier lasagne)
• 2 sliced garlic cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans canned tomatoes, cut up
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 (1 1/2 ounce) envelope spaghetti sauce mix (you can use less)
• 8 ounces lasagna noodles
• 1 lb mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup grates parmesan cheese
• 2 bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 brown beef in 3 quart saucepan or dutch oven.
• 2 add seasoned salt, garlic, & pepper. cook uncovered & slowly for ten minute then stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, oregano, paprika, bay leaf (be sure to remove later) & spaghetti sauce mix.
• 3 cover & simmer 10 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, cook lasagne according to package instructions & drain. (seperate noodles & lay out flat on wax paper of aluminum foil to keep them from sticking as they cool) pour 2 cups of the meat sauce into bottom of 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• 5 arrange a layer of lasagne over the meat in pan.
• 6 top with slices of mozzarella & spoonfuls & ricotta.
• 7 repeat layers of meat sauce, lasagne, mozzarella, & ricotta.
• 8 top with layer of lasagne & remaining meat sauce. sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• 9 bake at 350f for 20-25 min., or until hot & bubbly.