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Baked Lasagna
Sauce
3 pounds ripe tomatoes, chopped
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
3 tablespoons tomato purée
1 large onion, peeled and chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
Put all the ingredients into a large cooking pot. Cover and simmer for about 1 hour. Pass through a sieve; return to the pot, and season to your satisfaction. Continue to simmer until sauce has thickened. Just before using this sauce, stir in 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter.
Lasagna
3/4 to 1 pound lasagna noodles
Butter
1/2 pound mozzarella cheese
1/4 pound Italian sausage or ground
beef, coarsely chopped
2 hardboiled eggs, chopped
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup ricotta or cottage cheese
Brown sausage or beef, then drain. Boil lasagna noodles. Drain and put a layer in a well-buttered casserole dish. Add a layer of mozzarella cheese, then a layer of sausage or beef and a thin layer of hardboiled egg. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan and ricotta or cottage cheese. Moisten cheese with some of tomato sauce. Continue in layers, finishing with a good thick layer of grated Parmesan. Dot with butter and bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes.
Serve with warm roll of garlic bread.
