Absolute Best Ever Lasagna
Recipe: https://recipestripper.com/recipes/56946445-2c0c-415c-bec7-4d1fe8193dcc
Original source: https://www.food.com/recipe/absolute-best-ever-lasagna-28768
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My family's favorite. This is a very meaty lasagna. We prefer it with cottage cheese, but you can easily substitute ricotta.
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Prep time: PT1H30M
Cook time: PT1H
Total time: PT2H30M

Ingredients
- 1 1/2  lbs    lean ground beef
- 1/2  lb    Italian sausage or 1/2  lb    ground veal
- 1   large    onion, chopped
- 2 -3       garlic cloves, minced
- 1   teaspoon    salt
- 1   teaspoon    fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 1   tablespoon    dried parsley flakes
- 1   tablespoon    dried oregano
- 1   tablespoon    dried basil
- 2 (14 1/2  ounce) cans   whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped  (or canned chopped tomatoes)
- 12   ounces    tomato paste
- 24   ounces    ricotta cheese
- 2       eggs, beaten
- 1/2  teaspoon    pepper
- 2   tablespoons    parsley
- 1/2  cup   grated parmesan cheese
- 1   lb    mozzarella cheese, divided
- 12 -15       lasagna noodles

Instructions
1. Brown ground meat, onion and garlic.
2. Add salt, pepper, parsley, oregano, basil, chopped tomatoes with juice, tomato paste; stirring until well mixed.
3. Cover and simmer 1 hour (or longer,but watch for getting too dry).
4. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain and set aside.
5. Spray a 13 x 9" baking pan with cooking spray.
6. Combine riccota cheese, eggs, pepper, 2 tablespoons parsley, Parmesan cheese and 1/2 1lb of mozzarella cheese; In a lasagna pan, layer noodles, meat sauce, and cheese mixture; repeat.
7. Top off with layer of noodles; sprinkle evenly with remaining mozzarella cheese; make sure to cover noodles completely.
8. Bake at 375F for 40-60  minutes, or until cheese mixture is thoroughly melted. (I cover w/ foil for about 40 minutes, then uncover for 15-20 minutes.
9. Let sit for 15-20 minutes before cutting and serving.