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Tony Bennett's Mother's Lasagna

Lasagna made with a simple homemade sauce spiced with spicy sausage and mixed with ricotta and Pecorino Romano cheese.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Author: Hezzi-D

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 lb. ground beef
  • 2 medium onions chopped
  • 1/2 lb. spicy Italian sausage casings removed
  • 5 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 can 28 oz Italian plum tomatoes
  • 1 can 28 oz tomato puree
  • 1 can 6 oz tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 box no boil lasagna noodles
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 c. ricotta cheese
  • 2 c. mozzarella cheese
  • 12 oz. Pecorino Romano grated

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large pot, cook the onions and olive oil over medium high heat for 5-6 minutes, stirring until translucent.
  • Add in the sausage and garlic and cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently, until the sausage is cooked.
  • Add in the tomatoes, tomato puree, tomato paste, salt, and pepper. Simmer, stirring frequently, for 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, cook the ground beef in a skillet over medium high heat, stirring frequently, about 7 minutes.
  • Add the ground beef to the tomato sauce mixture and remove from heat.
  • In a large bowl combine the eggs, ricotta, and mozzarella. Mix well.
  • Place a half cup of sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
  • Place 3 lasagna noodles on top of the sauce. Place 1/3 of the ricotta mixture on top of the noodles and spread evenly. Sprinkle with 3 ounces of Pecorino Romano. Spread with 1/4 of the sauce mixture. Repeat the layers two more times.
  • End by placing 3 lasagna noodles on top and pouring the remaining 1/4 of the sauce over top of the noodles then sprinkling it with the remaining 3 ounces of Pecorino Romano. I also sprinkles a handful of mozzarella cheese on top.
  • Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Remove foil and cook for 15 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and cool 5 minutes. Cut and serve.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Rachael Ray Magazine