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Pre-Heat oven to 375 degrees
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Cook/Brown Ground Beef, Onion, & Garlic; Drain grease
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Combine Ground Beef Mixture with Sauce in large bowl
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Combine Ricotta, Spinach, Egg, Basil & Oregano in medium bowl
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Begin the layering in 13x9x2-inch baking dish
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Cover bottom of dish with sauce mixture
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3 Lasagna noodles - not touching each other or the sides of the dish
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Ricotta Mixture (1/4 of mixture) I spread ricotta over noodles like peanut butter on bread, and then place in dish (easier)
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Sauce (1 cup) Spoon over so all of ricotta is covered
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Mozzarella Cheese (1 cup) sprinkle evenly over dish
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Continue with Noodles, Ricotta, Sauce, Mozzarella Cheese layering until you run out of noodles
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Add a little extra sauce around the edges (no noodles should be exposed)
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Add top layer of Mozzarella Cheese, Italian Cheese, and Parmesan Cheese
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Cover dish with foil & Bake 30 minutes
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Remove foil and Bake an additional 10-15 minutes, until top begins to brown
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Serve with Parmesan Cheese, left over sauce mixture, and Italian or Garlic Bread
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Great leftover and great to freeze and save for another time!
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Can also be made ahead of time, just refrigerate or freeze.