Bakin: Words of wisdom, pt 1

"Jesus died for us so that we could have a heart."

Lasagna

So, I haven't blogged.... in a loooooooooooong time. My sister won't leave me alone about it.... sorry, I am a bit strapped for time, LoL!

Anyway, I will try and blog a bit more, Ok?

Here is a yummy recipe for Lasagna that I slaved away at today. It came out quite well and the family was pleased:

1 pound of sweet Italian sausage
1 pound of ground beef
1/2 cup of chopped onions
2 cloves of garlic chopped
1 (28 ounce) can of crushed tomatoes
2 (8 ounce) cans of tomato sauce
2 (6 ounce) cans of tomato paste
1/2 Cup of Water
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons fresh Basil leaves chopped
4 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
23 ounces of ricotta cheese.
1/2 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
1 egg
1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
12 lasagna noodles

Brown the ground beef, Italian sausage, onions and garlic in a large pot. Drain fat. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water. Add sugar, basil, parsley, salt, italian seasoning, and pepper. Stir, cover pot, and simmer 1 1/2 hour.
Soak noodles in hot water for 15 minutes.
Mix Ricotta, nutmeg, and egg until combined.
Build lasagna in 9×13 inch baking pan.
Spread 2 cups sauce on the bottom of the pan. Lay 6 noodles on top of sauce. Spread 1/2 ricotta mix onto noodles. Sprinkle on half of the mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. Spread 2 cups sauce over cheese layers. Lay 6 more noodles. Spread remaining ricotta mix. Sprinkle remaining cheeses, reserving some for top. Put last layer of sauce on top and then sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Cover with foil.
Bake at 350F for 25 min. Remove foil, bake an additional 25 minutes.
Remove from oven and let rest 15 min.