Restaurant Style Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 9 lasagna noodles
• 2 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 12 slices mozzarella and provolone cheese
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef (i always use 1 pound)
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 2 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano (rub between fingers to release flavor)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil (rub between fingers to release flavor)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or 1 minced fresh garlic clove
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• salt and pepper
• 3 (6 1/2 ounce) cans tomato sauce

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. add lasagna noodles and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• 3 to make filling- combine in a bowl: ricotta cheese, mozzarella, parmesan and eggs.
• 4 to make sauce- in a skillet, brown the ground beef until cooked through; drain grease and onions and peppers and cook until vegetables have softened.
• 5 add to skillet, browned ground beef mixture, mushrooms,oregano, basil, garlic powder, sugar, salt, pepper and tomato sauce. heat through and stir.
• 6 in a 9x13 inch pan, alternate layers of cooked lasagna noodles, sauce, and filling, making 3 layers total. top with sliced mozzarella and provolove cheese. bake for 40 minutes. let stand 10 minutes before cutting.