Hearty Lasagna

This is our family's favorite recipe for lasagna. It is a hearty dish and does not have ricotta cheese in the recipe and features lots of yummy mozzarella. I use Italian Seasoning for the Italian Seasoning in this recipe. We serve it with salad topped with TSR Version of Olive Garden Italian Salad Dressingby Todd Wilbur and garlic bread.

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb  lasagna noodle
• 2  lbs ground beef
• 1  cup onion, chopped
• 2  teaspoons garlic, minced
• 28  ounces diced tomatoes, drained
• 15  ounces tomato sauce
• 8  ounces tomato sauce
• 12  ounces tomato paste
• 1  tablespoon  italian seasoning
• 1  tablespoon sugar
•  salt and pepper, to taste
• 12  ounces mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 2  cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

Directions

1. Make lasagna noodles according to package directions (you need to have 9 total for this recipe).
2. Rinse and drain pasta.
3. Brown ground beef with chopped onions and garlic and drain.
4. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper.
5. Simmer 30 minutes.
6. Put a little of the sauce on the bottom of a 9 X 13 pan.
7. Layer 3 lasagna noodles.
8. Layer 1/3 of the sauce.
9. Layer 1/3 of the sliced mozzarella.
10. Layer 1/3 of the shredded mozzarella.
11. Repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 layers.
12. Bake at 350f for 1 hour.
13. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.