Mom's Lasagna

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese (large size container)
• 1 (16 ounce) box lasagna noodles (you'll have some extra)
• 1 (26 ounce) jar chunky garden combination pasta sauce (i use ragu)
• 1 (26 ounce) jar pasta sauce, of your preferred spice flavor (i use ragu)
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 (16 ounce) packages shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 eggs
• parsley, to taste
• italian seasoning, to taste

Recipe

• 1 brown the ground beef in a large pan.
• 2 drain the grease.
• 3 add all of the chunky vegetable sauce and enough of the original/spice for the meat to be able to simmer.
• 4 simmer for 30 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile boil the lasagna noodles.
• 6 mix the ricotta cheese and eggs.
• 7 add parsley and italian seasoning until the cheese is well flecked with it (i tend to use about a palm full of each).
• 8 when the meat is done, put a thin layer of meat on the bottom of the lasagna pan.
• 9 then add layers of noodles, ricotta mix, meat, and mozzarella cheese to the top (end with mozzarella).
• 10 bake for 45 minutes covered with tinfoil and 30 minutes uncovered at 325°f serves 6-10 when made in a large pan.