Lasagna recipe

This is the recipe I based the lasagna on with a few changes in the future.

For the meat sauce
In a big pot,
+ 1 lb ground beef
   1 lb sweet Italian sausage (may need to cook first before quartering & slicing)
   1/2 cup chopped onion (1/2 onion)
   2 cloves chopped garlic
Sweat the onions & garlic till soft. Brown the meats.

+ 28 oz crushed tomato
   16 oz tomato sauce
   12 oz tomato paste
   1/2 cup water
Stir together.

+ 2 Tbs white sugar
   1 tsp fennel seed
   2 tsp chopped fresh basil
   2 Tbs chopped fresh Italian parsley
   1 tsp salt
   1 tsp Italian seasoning
   1/2 tsp ground pepper
Cover & simmer on low for 1 1/2 hours.
Do a final seasoning.
Can be made the night before.

Ricotta mixture
   23 oz ricotta cheese
   1 container of cottage cheese
   1/2 tsp nutmeg
   1 egg
   2 Tbs chopped fresh Italian parsley
Mix with spoon.

Cook 11 lasagna noodles according to instruction.

Other ingredients
   1 lb shredded mozzarella
   1 cup grated Parmesan

Putting everything together
Preheat oven 350 degrees F.
In a 9 x 13in dish, layer (x2)
   2 cups of meat sauce
   layer of noodles (5-6)
   ricotta
   mozzarella
   Parmesan
Top with rest of meat sauce, rest of cheese.

Bake covered for 25 min.
Bake uncovered for 25 min.
Let rest 15 mins., before serving.

Serves 12 people.