lasagna (and the secret!)

How To Make lasagna (and the secret!)

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  ** Ground beef & sausage can be cooked ahead of time and refrigerated.
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  You should already have a batch of "Conforti Family Red Gravy" (see recipe) ready to go.
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  Preheat oven to 350.
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  Mix the ground beef with the seasonings in a large bowl. Mix well and form into 5-6 large meatballs.
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  Place meatballs on a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick spray. Bake about 30-40 minutes, or until browned and well done. Set aside to cool.
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  In a fry pan, brown the crumbled sausage. Drain well. Set aside.
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  Turn oven temperature up to 400.
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  Cook the box of Lasagna noodles according to package directions. Drain & rinse well with cool water. (If using no-boil noodles, you can omit this step.)
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  In a large bowl, crumble the meatballs and mix with the crumbled sausage.
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  In your Lasagna pan, spoon some sauce to just cover the bottom of the pan. Add a layer of noodles.
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  Then, add 1/3 of the ground beef/sausage mixture
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  12

  Spoon some Ricotta cheese over the meat and, using the spoon spread it around.
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  Add a layer of Mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle some Parmesan.
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  Repeat the layers two more times (sauce, noodles, meat, cheeses) to total 3 layers.
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  ** Be sure to cover the noodles with the sauce so that the edges are not showing, to keep them from drying out)
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  Top with a final layer of noodles, the last of the sauce, some Mozzarella & the cheddar.
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  Cover with some aluminum foil (sprayed with non-stick spray) or "tent" the foil with toothpicks to keep it from sticking to the cheeses. Bake for 45 minutes.
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  Remove the foil & bake for 15 minutes, or until cheese is golden browned.
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