Fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, and of course cheese. This is a very simplistic take on a classic lasagna. No twist, just what you grew up eating. I love it because it remember me of the lasagna I had growing up. I love the fresh tomatoes and basil.
2 lbs ground meat, 3 tbsp Olive Oil
2 lbs ground meat, 3 tbsp Olive Oil
Fresh Lasagne noodles or 1 box
4-6 fresh tomatoes
1 15 oz Tomato Sauce, 2 6 oz cans tomato paste
4 medium onion, 4 ribs of celery chopped
2 small green peppers, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 Tbsp parsley, 2 T basil, 2 T oregano
Salt, Pepper, and Tony Chachere to taste
1 lb shredded mozzarella cheese
1 16 oz ricotta cheese, 1/3 c. parmesan
1 egg
Brown meat. Cook noodles.Chop all seasonings. Add Olive Oil. Saute onion, celery, greenpeppers, garlic, parsley, basil, oregano and fresh tomatoes until soft.
Add tomato sauce and paste.
Add browned meat and 1/4 c water. Stir until well mixed. Season. Cook meat sauce for 1 hour. Add water as needed. Sauce should be thick. Mix parmesan cheese, ricotta, and 1 egg. In a baking dish, layer meat sauce, cheese mixture, and lasagna noodles. Top with meat sauce and mozzarella cheese with fresh basil. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes. Delish.
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