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Title: Rita's Lasagna
Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Cheese, Pasta, Herbs
Yield: 12 Servings

13 1/2 oz Box Ronzoni Whole Grain
- Lasagna
3 lb Ground beef
2 c Chopped onions
4 cl Garlic; minced
2 tb Salt
2 ts Black pepper
2 ts Dried basil
2 ts Dried oregano
2 ts Sugar
28 oz Can crushed or diced
- tomatoes
12 oz (2 cans) tomato paste
2 lg Eggs; beaten
32 oz Ricotta cheese
2 tb Dried parsley
1 ts Salt; additional
14 oz (2 cans) sliced black
- olives; drained
2 c Shredded mozzarella
2 c Shredded Parmesan
2 c Shredded cheddar cheese

Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC.

Boil lasagna noodles with a pinch of salt until barely
tender. Do not cook until soft, because they will
continue to cook while baking later. Drain, carefully
separate, and set aside to cool. I often boil more than
I need in case they cook too long and break apart.

Brown the ground meat and drain any fat in a colander.
Combine ground meat with chopped onions and garlic in a
pot. Cook until onions are soft. (You may want to add
the onions and garlic to the meat as you brown it.) Add
the next 7 ingredients above: salt, pepper, basil, etc.
Cook meat sauce on low for 40 minutes. Stir often. Taste
for seasoning.

In a bowl, combine beaten eggs, ricotta cheese, parsley,
and 1 tsp salt. Stir well with fork. Do not beat.

Thinly coat the bottom of a 13" x 9" pan with a ladle of
the meat sauce to prevent sticking. Make a single layer
of lasagna noodles to cover bottom of pan. Spread 1/2 of
meat sauce across noodles and 1/2 of ricotta mixture.
Sprinkle 1/2 of black olives, 1/2 of mozzarella,
parmesan, and cheddar cheeses over it. Repeat with
another single layer of noodles, rest of meat sauce,
ricotta mixture, black olives, and cheeses. Spray
underside of sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray
or grease with butter to prevent sticking and then cover
lasagna with it. Bake for 25 minutes.

Remove foil and bake for 20 minutes or until lightly
browned and cheese is melted.

Let it sit for 15 minutes before cutting.

RECIPE FROM: https://beingawordsmith.com

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