Gales' Lasagna

My sisters recipe, it is very good traditional lasagna. It also freezes well.

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Serves: 9

Ingredients

• 1  lb ground beef
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 1  cup  chopped onion
• 2  cloves chopped garlic
• 1 (20 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1  teaspoon basil
• 1  bay leaf
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 1  lb ricotta cheese
• 1  lb mozzarella cheese
• 1⁄2 cup  grated parmesan cheese
• 1⁄2 lb  lasagna noodle (9 pieces)

Directions

1. Brown ground beef. Drain.
2. In olive oil cook onion till transparent. Add garlic to onion and just heat through.
3. In a dutch oven add whole tomatoes (break into pieces), tomato paste, onion and garlic, ground beef, salt, pepper, basil, bay leaf and oregano. Simmer 1 hour until sauce thickens. Remove bay leaf.
4. Cook lasagna noodles. Drain and rinse.
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
6. Grease 13 x 9 pan with olive oil.
7. Layer as follows:.
8. on bottom place one layer of noodles,.
9. Spread 1/2 ricotta cheese.
10. 1/3 of sauce.
11. 1/2 of mozzarella cheese.
12. 1/3 of parmesean cheese.
13. Repeat.
14. Layer of noodles.
15. 1/3 of sauce.
16. 1/3 of parmesean.
17. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
18. Stand 10 minutes at room temp before cutting.