Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Great Meal-Great Evening
Don and I went to dinner at The Empress and Buzz’s last weekend. They fixed a lasagna that was sooooo good, and were nice enough to give me the recipe to share.
1 pound ground beef & 1 pound ground sweet Italian sausage
½ cup chopped onion, 1 clove minced garlic
2 cans crushed or diced tomatoes (1 pound each)
2 cans tomato sauce (15 ounces each)
2 Tablespoon parsley flakes
1 Tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon basil leaves
1 large container ricotta cheese (32 oz.)
1 cup parmesan cheese
2 Tablespoon parsley flakes
1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoon oregano
1 package lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• Cook and stir ground meat, onion and garlic in large saucepan until meat is
brown. Drain off fat.
• Add tomatoes and break up with a fork.
• Stir in tomato sauce, 2 T. parsley, sugar, 1 t. salt and basil.
• Heat to boiling, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour till mixture looks like
spaghetti sauce.
• Mix ricotta cheese, 1 cup parmesan cheese, 2 T. parsley, 1 t. salt and
oregano.
• Reserve 1 cup meat sauce for thin top layer
In an ungreased 13x9x2 inch pan, layer noodles, ricotta cheese mixture, sauce, and mozzarella cheese. Repeat 2 more times. Spread reserved meat sauce over top. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake uncovered 45 minutes. For easier cutting, let stand 15 minutes after removing from oven.
Thanks for the great meal
And thanks especially for the great visit.
