Meat
Sauce:
1
pound Italian sausage
1
clove garlic, minced
1
Tablespoon whole basil
1 ½
teaspoon salt
1
1-lb can (2 cups) tomatoes
2
6-oz cans (1 1/3 cups) tomato paste
Brown
meat slowly; spoon off fat. Add
remaining ingredients. Simmer uncovered ½ hour – stir now and then.
Lasagne:
Cook
10 oz lasagne or wide noodles till tender in large amount boiling salted water
– this may take 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water.
Cheese
Filling:
3
cups fresh Ricotta or creamy cottage cheese
½
cup grated Parmesan or Romano Cheese
2
Tablespoons parsley flakes
2
beaten eggs
2
teaspoons salt
½
teaspoon pepper
1 pound
Mozzarella cheese, sliced very thin
Mix
first 6 ingredient. Place half the cooked noodles in a 13x9x2xinch baking dish;
spread with half the Cheese Filling; cover with half the Mozzarella cheese and
half the Meat Sauce. Repeat layers. Bake in moderate oven 375 degrees for 30
minutes. Before cutting in squares, let
stand 10 minutes – filling will settle slightly. Makes 12 servings.