Lasagna

So to start off this Blog I decided to make something that I've never made before, Lasagna. I love Italian food, although it seems like most Italian food is the same. As long as you have a good sauce, you're more than likely going to have success with whatever you decide to make.

This is the sauce recipe that I used:

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
1 teaspoon fennel seed
2 teaspoons fresh Basil leaves chopped
4 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley chopped
2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

Brown sausage links in a fry pan over medium heat for about 15 minutes or until nice and brown. Using the same sauce pan add the onions and hamburger and cook until hamburger is browned. Mix all ingredients in a Crockpot and cook on low 8-10 hours or high 4-6 hours.

Ricotta Mixture:
18 oz of Ricotta Cheese
1 egg
2 table spoons fresh parsley
2 Tsp of salt
3 cloves of garlic, minced
Mix all ingredients together

Then I took out a 9 x 13 inch pan out and put a layer of sauce down, then noodles, then ricota mixture then mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Then noodles etc, for three layers. I then covered the dish with plastic rap then tinfoil. I put it in the refrigerator over night. This helps to solidify the lasagna together helping it hold its shape while you are serving it.

Remove plastic rap and foil, cover it with only foil. Cook for 25 minutes at 375 degrees with the foil on then another 25 with the foil off. Keep an eye on it for the last 10 minutes, when cheese is golden, you are good to go. Take it out and let it cool off for at least 15 minutes.

Side note: I only cooked the noodles for about 5 minutes, its best to let them cook the rest of the way in the oven with all the delicious ingredients.