Ingredients
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9 lasagna noodles
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1 lb Italian sausage
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1/2 lb ground beef
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1 cup onion, chopped
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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2 teaspoons sugar
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1 tablespoon salt
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1 1/2 teaspoons basil leaves
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1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
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1/4 teaspoon pepper
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1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, broken up
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2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
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1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
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1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup ripe olives, sliced
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1 lb mozzarella cheese, grated
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3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
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1 egg, beaten
Instructions
- Prepare lasagna noodles according to package directions.
- Drain.
- Cook Italian sausage and ground beef; drain excess fat.
- Add onion and garlic.
- Stir and cook 5 minutes.
- Add next 7 ingredients and simmer 20 minutes.
- Combine egg, ricotta, parsley and salt in small bowl.
- In bottom of a 9x13-inch pan, spoon about 1 1/2 cups meat sauce.
- Layer 1/3 of the lasagna, 1/3 the meat sauce, 1/3 the ricotta, 1/3 the sliced olives, 1/3 the Mozzarella and 1/3 the Parmesan.
- Repeat layering.
- Cover with foil.
- Bake in a 375° oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake uncovered 25 minutes longer.
- Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.