Big Rick'S Famous Lasagna

Instructions:

Sauce: Brown Italian sausage and ground beef with diced onion and garlic in a frying pan on medium heat. Drain oil from pan and transfer meat mixture to large pot where you will create the sauce. Use medium-low heat and add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, and Italian seasonings. Let this simmer for about an hour and stir regularly. You should end up with a pretty thick, chunkier sauce.

Ricotta mixture: Whip one egg, parsley flakes, and ricotta cheese in a bowl and then keep in refrigerator until you are ready to assemble the lasagna.

Noodles: follow the directions on the back of the box. Right before you are ready to assemble the lasagna, pull the noodles out of the water one-by-one and lay them flat on a large white towel to soak up some of the water. You only need 9 noodles for this recipe.

Assembling the layers:

1. Spray the pan very lightly with a cooking spray

2. Spread a thin layer of sauce over the bottom of a 9 x 12 clear baking pan

3. Place 3 noodles flat and side-by-side

4. Spread a thicker layer of sauce on the noodles

5. Dab 1/3 ricotta mixture randomly over the sauce (this will melt & spread out)

6. Sprinkle 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese on this layer

7. Shake a heavy layer of parmesan cheese on this layer

8. Place 3 noodles flat and side-by-side

9. Spread a thicker layer of sauce (this is the middle, where you should put the most of everything)

10. Dab remaining ricotta mixture randomly over the sauce

11. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese

12. Shake a heavy layer of parmesan cheese

13. Place 3 noodles flat and side-by-side (top layer)

14. Spread the remaining sauce on top to cover the noodles

15. Shake a heavy layer of parmesan cheese on top

* Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until the center is hot. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.