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LASAGNA 2 to 3 lb. ground chuck 1 lb. lasagna noodles 1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen chopped spinach 1 (18 oz.) can tomato paste (Hunt's 18 1/2 oz.) 1 (30 oz.) can tomato sauce (Hunt's 29 oz.) 2 Tbsp. parsley flakes 1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper 2 large onions, chopped 6 garlic cloves, diced 1 Tbsp. oregano 1 qt. home can tomato sauce or another 29 oz. can Hunt's 2 Tbsp. olive oil or butter 2 large Ricotta cheese (can use cottage cheese) 1 lb. Mozzarella cheese 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese 6 eggs 1 (10 oz.) pkg. sliced pepperoni Use pan or Pyrex or Corning Ware dishes. Heat water to boil for noodles. Follow directions on box. Brown meat in frypan. Add salt and pepper. Keep hot. Saute onion in butter or olive oil. Add garlic. (Microwave for this.) Thaw spinach and press. Leave moist, don't press dry. Add to meat mixture, tomato paste, tomato sauce, parsley flakes, oregano. Stir and add onions/garlic and spinach. Thin mixture with 1/2 quart home canned tomato sauce or 1/2 can Hunt's, continuing to cook over low heat. After noodles have cooked, drain and run cold water over them to cool. Keep noodles in cold water until ready to use. Cut up Mozzarella cheese into very small chunks. Beat eggs with fork. Add Ricotta, Parmesan and Mozzarella. Drain noodles. Spread some of the home can or Hunt's sauce on bottom of pan or dish. Add layer of noodles (overlap). Spread layer of egg/cheese mixture about 1-inch thick. Cover with layer of noodles. Overlap to prevent sauce leaking onto cheese. Add layer of sauce, layer of noodles, layer of cheese, noodles, sauce, and press pepperoni slices in rows across top. Bake at 350 degrees or if glass pan or dish, 325 degrees, until heated through and bubbling. Let stand for at least 30 minutes to set before cutting into serving portions. P.S.: I only make one cheese layer thick. I put plain sauce in pan, noodles, cheese, noodles, meat sauce on top and pepperoni. This will make 2 medium pans easily and feed 10 people. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |