Way-easy Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 lbs ground beef (a combination of 2 lbs ground beef and 1 lb ground lamb is really good!)
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 lb ricotta cheese or 1 lb cottage cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons parsley, minced
• 3/4 cup freshly-grated parmesan cheese
• 10 -12 lasagna noodles (i use no-boil)
• 6 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet, heat olive oil and cook ground beef until well-browned.
• 2 add onion and garlic and cook 5 minutes longer.
• 3 mix in italian seasoning, sugar, oregano, cinnamon, tomato sauce and tomato paste.
• 4 simmer for 45 minutes, or until sauce has thickened.
• 5 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 6 mix ricotta cheese, eggs, salt, basil, pepper, parsley and parmesan cheese together.
• 7 set aside.
• 8 in a greased 9x13-inch pan, layer noodles, 1/3 of cheese mixture, 1/3 of meat mixture and 2 cups mozzarella cheese.
• 9 repeat layering 2 more times.
• 10 cover pan with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes.
• 11 remove foil and bake 10-15 minutes longer.
• 12 let stand 15 minutes before cutting into pieces.
• 13 enjoy!