Three Meat Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large sweet onion, chopped
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb bulk italian sausage
• 3 -4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 12 pieces uncooked lasagna noodles
• 2 (15 ounce) containers ricotta cheese
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (for ricotta)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 16 ounces grated mozzarella cheese
• 8 ounces thinly sliced pepperoni
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 cook onion in olive oil in a large skillet until tender, several minutes.
• 2 add garlic, ground beef, italian sausage, basil, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper to pan and cook until meat is thoroughly browned and breaking up lumps as it cooks.
• 3 drain fat.
• 4 add tomato sauce, tomato paste, and brown sugar to pan, mixing well.
• 5 reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 25-30 minutes.
• 6 meanwhile, cook lasagna noodles in plenty of boiling salted water for ten minutes, then drain.
• 7 in a mixing bowl, stir together ricotta cheese, eggs, parmesan, salt, pepper, and parsley until smooth.
• 8 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 9 in a large lasagna baking pan, place 1/3-1/2 of meat sauce in bottom of pan (just enough to cover).
• 10 on top of the meat sauce in pan, layer the lasagna as follows: 4 noodles (to cover pan), 8 ounces shredded mozzarella, 4 ounces sliced pepperoni, 4 more noodles, ricotta cheese mixture, 4 more noodles, remaining meat sauce mixture, 8 ounces mozzarella, 4 ounces of pepperoni, and 1/4 cup parmesan.
• 11 if any corners of noodles try to stick up past the sauce in the pan, tuck them under the sauce.
• 12 bake at 375f for 30-40 minutes or until heated through and cheese is golden and bubbly.
• 13 allow to rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving.