LASAGNA SQUARES

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Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 2h45m

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 lb ground chuck or round
2 Italian sausage (mild or sweet), remove casing
1 med onion, chopped
1/2 bell pepper, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced or may use powdered garlic
1 can (28 oz.) tomatoes
1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
1/4 cup minced parsley or may use 2 tablespoons dried parsley
1/2 tsp dried leaf oregano
1 bay leaf
1 egg
1 tub (15 oz.) ricotta cheese
1 egg
1 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 pkg (8 oz.) lasagna noodles
12 oz mozzarella cheese grated

Steps:

Sautee meat, onion, green pepper and garlic until meat is done, and vegetables are clear, stirring often. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, parsley, oregano and bay leaf. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. Remove bay leaf before combining ingredients. Combine ricotta cheese, egg, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Cook noodles according to package directions. I cook mine only 9 minutes. Drain and add cold water to cool them down for handling. I dry mine on paper towels 3 at a time.
Spoon about 1/4 of the tomato sauce in bottom of 12" x 9" lasagna dish or baking dish, top with 3 noodles, 1/3 of ricotta cheese mixture, 1/4 tomato sauce, 1/3 mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese. Repeat all layers topping with ricotta, tomato sauce, mozzarella and parmesan until all noodles have been used.
Bake in 350 degrees F oven 45 minutes. Let stand for a few minutes before cutting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g