090513 - lasagna

090513 – lasagna

090513, 10:08 pm
Filed under: DINNER | Tags: beef, italian, pasta, spinach, tomatoes

At long last… my ‘famous’ lasagna recipe!  A few people have been, ahem, pestering me to post this one.  It tastes better than it looks – promise!

this was originally my uncle’s recipe and i had to improvise the quantities.  He is one of those cooks who magically throws ingredients together and makes it come out just right.  I think this tastes a like his, but was a tad watery, probably from the frozen spinach i used.

• 1 lb ground beef (we use Laura’s 92% lean)
• 1 T evoo
  
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 4 large cloves garlic, minced
• 2 32 oz. cans of whole tomatoes
• 1 t fennel seed
• 1 t mustard powder
• 1 t onion powder
• 2 t basil
  
• 1 T salt
• 2 t sugar
• 4 C spinach (i used frozen- it was all i had on hand)
• 15 oz. ricotta cheese
• 1 T thyme
  
• 1 bag mozzarella cheese
• 1 package (no boil) lasagna noodles
  

1. brown ground beef in a large saucepan, rinse and drain.  heat oil in the saucepan and saute garlic and onion.  before adding the tomatoes, slice them into chunks using a sharp knife in the can.
2. Preheat oven to 450° F.
3. add the tomatoes, fennel, mustard powder, onion powder, basil, salt, and sugar and bring to a boil.  stir in meat and continue simmer.
4. mix ricotta cheese, thyme and 1/3 C of mozzarella cheese.
   
5. layer, starting with sauce, then noodles, ricotta mixture, and spinach.  Repeat, finishing with noodles, then sauce, and remaining mozzarella cheese.  I like to sprinkle a little exra basil on top.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.

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