MmM MmM Good!

Over the past years, I feel I have become a proclaimed lasagna connoisseur.  After tasting numerous  different lasagna dishes, this recipe of my aunt's has become a favorite of mine.

My aunt's lasagna recipe has a homemade delicious meat sauce that is piled between layers of cheese that adds the gooey goodness to this dish.

Let's start out with the ingredients for the sauce.
- 2 large cans of Italian tomatoes
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 links of sweet Italian sausage or pepperoni
( I usually use the Italian sausage and pepperoni and subtract the ground beef. It depends on one's preference.)
- 1 large onion (finely chopped)
- 2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 T oregano
- 2 small cans of tomato paste
- 1/2 T basil
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Remaining ingredients for lasagna:

-1 LB Mozzarella cheese
- 1 LB ricotta cheese
- 1/4 Cup Romano cheese
- 1 box of lasagna noodles
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Steps to prepare the sauce:

1.) Place the 2 large cans of Italian tomatoes and the tomato paste in a large sauce pan. (heat slowly, adding salt and pepper to taste)
2.) Saute the large onion and the 2 cloves of garlic. When lightly browned, add the mixture to the tomato mixture.
3.) Brown the beef and sausage in the same pan. Once browned, add to tomato mixture.
4.) Add oregano, basil to sauce.
5.) Let sauce simmer.

Assembling the lasagna:

1.) Spread sauce on the bottom of the pan.
2.) Line with noodles, mozzarella, ricotta, romano.
3.) Repeat and end with sauce.

BAKE @ 350 for 45 minutes.

ENJOY!!!