My FIL’s favorite lasagna

We were lucky to have my father in law live with us for a few months before he went into a eldercare facility. One of the symptoms of his illness was an increased appetite. Living with my food-loving husband for nearly 20 years, I had been training for this-haha! And man my father in law loved lasagna!

We recently lost him. So henceforth this recipe will be in his memory, and I made one for our family tonight. Enjoy it with your father in law or your favorite lasagna lover soon!

Ingredients:

Red sauce:

Small chopped onion

1 clove garlic

Ground beef

Ground mild sausage (cuz it’s extra)

24 oz jar pasta sauce

Small can tomato sauce

Tbsp italian seasoning

1/2 Tbsp oregano

For the white cheese layer:

16 oz ricotta cheese (or half ricotta and half small curd cottage cheese if thats your thing)

1 egg

Palmful of grated parmesan cheese

1 Cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 tsp italian seasoning

1/2 tsp pepper

Other ingredients:

9 lasagna noodles, cooked (no bake noodles freak me out 🤷🏼‍♀️)

2 lbs shredded mozzarella, divided

Grated parmesan and lots of it!

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cook the noodles.

Dice onion and saute with garlic in olive oil. Brown both meats. Rinse and drain. Add remaining red sauce ingredients and 1/2 Cup water. (I firmly believe in a saucy lasagna). Set aside.

Mix together white cheese layer ingredients and set aside.

Drain noodles. Build the lasagna.

Enjoy!