Ooey Gooey Lasagna

Ooey Gooey Lasagna is a feast for the senses!

This lasagna recipe can be used to persuade.
It's the big guns!

Prep Time: 40 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Hour 25 Minutes
Ready In: 2 Hours 15 Minutes
Servings: 8+

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INGREDIENTS

Sauce:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup white onion, chopped
1/2 cup carrots, peeled and finely chopped
3 tablespoons garlic, minced
8 ounces lean ground beef
8 ounces Italian sausage, casings removed
1-28 ounce can crushed tomatoes, with juice
1/4 cup tomatoe paste
1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper

Lasagna:

15 lasagna noodles
2-15 ounce containers part skim ricotta cheese
1-1/2 cup freshly grated parmasean
1 cup Montery jack cheese, grated
4-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated
2 large eggs
1 bag baby spinach, washed and chopped

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DIRECTIONS:

1. To make the sauce, heat oil in a 4-quart sauce pan. Add onions, carrots, and garlic and cook at medium heat till tender; 10-12 minutes.

2. Add beef and sausage. Continue cooking for an additional 5 minutes. Break meat up as you go.

3. Add the rest of the ingredients. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes.

4. Discard bay leaf.

5. In a small bowl, combine ricotta with eggs and spinach. Mix well.

6. While sauce is cooking, prepare the lasagna noodles according to package instructions.

7. Spread 1/2 the sauce on the bottom of a 13 x 9 glass baking dish.

8. Top with 1/3 of the noodles.

9. Next, top with 1/2 the ricotta mixture and 1/2 of the parmasean, jack, and 2 cups of mozzarella.

10. Lay 5 more noodles on top.

11. Top with remaining ricotta mixture, the remaining parmasean and jack cheeses and 2 more cups of mozzarella. Top with 1/2 cup of sauce.

12. Top with last 5 noodles. Pour on remaining sauce and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.

13. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for forty minutes.

14. Uncover and bake an additional forty minutes until hot and bubbling.

15. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Don't forget to READ THE LETTERS that lead to this advice! Enjoy! Whitney & Liria