Lasagna

Total Preparation Time

Total preparation time is 3 hours

• Prepare ingredients - 15min
• Cooking sausage - 10min
• Simmer - 90min
• Make noodles - 20min
• Bake - 50min
• Cool - 15min

Ingredients

• Sausage - 1lb (450g)
• Onion (minced) - 1/2 - 1 cup
• Garlic - 2 cloves
• Crushed tomatoes - 1 28oz (800g) can
• Tomato paste - 2 6oz (170g) cans
• Tomato sauce - 2 6oz (170g) cans
• Water - 1/2 cup
• Sugar - 2 tablespoons (30ml)
• Basil - 1 1/2 teaspoons (7ml)
• Fennel - 1/2 teaspoon (2ml)
• Italian seasoning - 1 teaspoon (5ml)
• Salt - 1 teaspoon and 1/2 teaspoon (5ml and 2.5ml)
• Pepper - 1/4 teaspoon (1ml)
• Parsley - 2 tablespoons and 2 tablespoons (30ml and 30ml)
• Pasta - 1lb (450g)
• Ricotta - 16oz (450g)
• Egg
• Mozzarella - 1lb (450g)
• Parmesan - 3/4 cup

Method

1. Use a deep pot to cook the meat sauce
2. Cook sausage until brown then add onion and garlic and cook until soft
3. Add tomatoes, water, seasoning (only 1tsp of the salt!), and half the parsley
4. Simmer 90min
5. Make noodles and rinse in cold water
6. Combine ricotta with egg and parsley and 1/2 tsp salt.
7. Preheat oven to 375 (190)
8. Add a layer of meat sauce to cake pan
9. Add a layer of noodles
10. Add a layer of ricotta
11. Add a layer of meat sauce
12. Add a layer of noodles
13. Add a layer of ricotta
14. Add a layer of mozzarella
15. Cover in foil
16. Bake for 25min
17. Uncover and bake for 25min
18. Cool 15min