Homemade Lasagna

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pound ground Italian sausage
• 1 large onion
• 5 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon fennel
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 cup fresh chopped basil (or 8 tbsp dry)
• 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley (or 2 tbsp dry)
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 28 oz crushed tomatoes
• 15 oz tomato sauce
• 12 oz tomato paste
• Cheese mixture: 30 oz ricotta cheese
• Cheese mixture: 1 egg
• Cheese mixture: 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Cheese mixture: 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• Cheese mixture: 2 tablespoon chopped parsley
• Mozzarella cheese slices
• Parmesan cheese
• Lasagna noodles

Instructions

1. Brown and drain the beef and sausage.
2. Combine all sauce ingredients in a pot and simmer over med/low heat for 1 hour.
3. Make the ricotta cheese mixture and set to the side.
4. Take a 9x13 pan, add noodles and cover with hot sink water for 30 mins, or until al dente.
5. Drain noodles.
6. Start lasagna layers: meat sauce, noodles, ricotta mixture (1/3), mozzarella slices, meat sauce & 1/4 cup parmesan. Repeat the process.
7. Bake at 375° for 50 mins.
8. Remove foil after 25 mins.