Lasagna

Ingredients

• 500g sweet Italian sausage
• 500g lean ground beef
• 3 minced onions
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 900g passata (crushed tomato sauce)
• 200g tomato paste
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 1.5 tsp dried basil leaves
• 0.5 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 4 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 12 sheets lasagna sheets
• 500 ounces ricotta cheese
• 2 egg
• 450g mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 200g grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Remove the sausage meat from the casing and cook it together with ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste and tomato sauce. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4. To assemble 1st layer spread 1/3 meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange 4 lasagna sheets over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices and sprinkle  with a quater of parmezan cheese.
5. Repeat the same for the 2nd layer and the rest ingredients for the 3rd layer.
6. If you got any of the meat sauce left, let it cool and then freeze. Will be perfect with pasta, rice or baked potato
7. Cover with foil, make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
8. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.