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Ingredients
- 1 lb Grnd beef
- 1/2 lb Sweet Italian sausage, removed from its casing and broken into small chunks
- 5 c. Basic tomato sauce
- 12 ounce Frzn minced spinach
- 24 ounce Ricotta cheese
- 2 lrg Large eggs
- 1/2 c. Grated Parmesian
- 1 Tbsp. Salt
- Â Â Extra virgin olive oil, or possibly butter, for greasing the baking pan
- 1 lb Lasagna noodles
- 1 lb Mozzarella, thinly sliced or possibly grated
Directions
- EQUIPMENT
- large frying pan - colander - medium saucepan - 9" x 13" baking pan - 2 large bowls - aluminum foil
- METHOD
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Place large frying pan on high heat and let it get very warm, about 45 seconds. Add in grnd beef and sausage and brown, stirring frequently, till meat is cooked through. Transfer meat to a colander and let fat drain. Then transfer to a large bowl, add in the tomato sauce and stir to combine. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, cook the spinach in sufficient boiling water to cover, till cooked through about 5 min. (The spinach can also be cooked in the microwave.) Transfer to a colander and rinse with cool water. Squeeze small clumps of spinach between your hands till the water is thoroughly extracted. Transfer spinach to large bowl. Add in ricotta, Large eggs, 1/4 c. parmesian, and mix well. Lightly oil or possibly butter baking pan. Spoon in just sufficient meat sauce to cover the bottom. Cover sauce with a layer of pasta, laying strips lengthwise, side by side, and up to edges of pan.
- Cover pasta with 1/4 of remaining sauce and top with 1/2 the mozzarella.
- Cover mozarella with second layer of pasta and coat pasta with 1/3 of remaining sauce. Spread on all of ricotta-spinach mix in a even layer and cover it with a third layer of pasta. Spread on 1/2 of the remaining sauce and top with the remaining mozzarella. Arrange fourth layer of pasta and cover with final layer of sauce. Sprinkle on remaining 1/4 c. Parmesian. Cover pan securely with foil and bake till cheese melts and noodles are cooked through, about 50 min. Remove lasagna from oven and let rest for 5 min before serving.
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