What’s Cookin’?: Lasagna

Ingredients:

• 6 lasagna noodles
• 12 oz. ground beef
• 2 ½ cups pasta sauce
• 1 ½ cups ricotta cheese
• 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella Cheese
• Italian Seasoning
• 2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions:

1. Cook ground beef in large skillet over medium-high heat until brown, stirring occasionally.
2. Remove from heat, drain fat, return to skillet.
3. Add 1 ½ cups pasta sauce to skillet. Stir until hot, remove from heat.
4. Spoon 1 cup pasta sauce in baking dish, then place 2 uncooked noodles on sauce.
5. Place one-third meat mixture over noodles, spread 3/4 cup ricotta cheese over meat.
6. Sprinkle 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese on top.
7. Layer remaining ingredients.
8. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over top, if desired.
9. Cover baking dish with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
10. Remove from oven, let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

Billy Habermann
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