World's Greatest Baked Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 cup water
• 1 crushed bay leaf
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 lb italian sausage
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced (about 1 1/4 cups)
• 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped (about 1/2 cup)
• 2 teaspoons parsley, chopped
• 4 ounces black olives, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 eggs
• 15 ounces ricotta cheese
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded (ab 2 cups)
• 4 ounces fresh parmesan cheese, divided (ab 1 1/3 cups)
• uncooked lasagna noodle

Recipe

• 1 combine tomato sauce, tomato puree, tomato paste, water, bay leaf and oil in lg saucepan.
• 2 cook at medium-high heat, stirring constantly to a light boil.
• 3 in a separate frying pan, sauté sausage.
• 4 drain fat and add garlic, mushrooms and onion, sautéing for 1-2 minutes.
• 5 add parsley and olives to the tomato sauce mixture and stir in the ground meat mixture.
• 6 add salt, sugar, oregano, thyme, rosemary, basil and pepper.
• 7 stir together and cook on med heat until mixture boils, stirring constantly.
• 8 reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
• 9 preheat oven to 350°.
• 10 prepare meat sauce.
• 11 blend together eggs, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese and 1 cup parmesan cheese.
• 12 in a casserole dish layer lasagna as follows:.
• 13 meat sauce, noodles, cheese mixture, noodles, meat sauce, noodles, cheese mixture, noodles, meat sauce and top with remaining parmesan cheese.
• 14 bake for 35 minutes, uncovered.
• 15 check for doneness by poking through noodles with knife.