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First, combine your diced tomatos and tomato sauce in a bowl or measuring cup.
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Set aside.
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Next, heat your olive oil in a large saute pan.
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Chop up your onion and toss it in the pan, cooking on medium heat.
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Add salt and red pepper flakes and cook until onions are softened.
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Then, add the ground beef and cook until beef is browned.
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Once meat is cooked, drain grease if necessary.
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Then take your broken lasagne noodles and scatter them across the pan, covering the beef and onions.
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Then, pour your tomatoes and sauce mixture over the noodles.
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Cover your pan and turn your heat down to low.
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Simmer for 20-25 minutes or until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally.
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The noodles near the bottom cook quickest, so be sure to move them around a bit every 10 minutes or so.
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When your noodles are cooked, remove the pan from heat and stir in your Parmesan.
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Next, dot your lasagne with heaping tablespoons of ricotta.
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Cover the pan and let it sit off of the heat for five minutes to warm up your cheese.
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Finally, scatter your dish with basil leaves.
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Your final instruction is to scoop yourself a heaping bowl of this delicious lasagne, savor its amazingness and pat yourself on the back for being so clever.