Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/4 lb ground hot sausage
  • 1/2 C pepperoni slices
  • 24 oz marinara sauce
  • 13.25 oz lasagna noodles
  • 1 T olive oil
  • 32 oz ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 C chopped parsley (fresh)
  • 2 T chopped basil (fresh)
  • 1/4 C grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 C shredded mozzarella cheese

Instruction

  • Brown ground beef and sausage (drain excess grease if necessary. Set aside.
  • Prepare lasagna noodles according to package directions. Drain. Toss with olive oil to avoid sticking or lay individual noodles on wax paper. Set aside until cool enough to handle.
  • While noodles are cooking, stir together ricotta, egg, salt, pepper, parsley, basil and parmesan cheese in a large mixing bowl.
  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Spoon 1 ladle of sauce into 9x13 baking dish to lightly cover bottom surface. Place 4 lasagna noodles over sauce, slightly overlapping. Spread 1/3 ricotta mixture over noodles. Add 1/4 of the meat mixture on to the ricotta, along with 1/4 of the pepperoni slices. Drizzle another ladle or two of sauce over the layer. Continue layering but ending with the top layer of just noodle, meat and sauce. Then top that layer with the 2 C of mozzarella cheese.
  • Cover with aluminum foil and bake 20 minutes.
  • Remove aluminum foil and bake an additional 20-25 minutes.