Moms Lasagna D' Italia- Revisited

Growing Up My Mom use to make this Lasagna. We loved it. She would serve it with Garlic Bread and Salad. It was a favorite Italian Night  Meal. I change some thing out to make it a healthier meal and using Today's  available Ingredients. Since this is from the 1950s. some ingredients are not in today's market. so I sub some things with healthier ingredients.





You will need:

1/2 Lb Lasagna Noodles
2 Tablespoon  Avocado Oil
2 cloves of Garlic chopped
1 medium sweet onion finely chopped
1.5 Lbs Ground Hamburger ( 85%)
2.5 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon  Ground Pepper
1/2 teaspoon Rosemary
1/4 teaspoon Basil
1 Tablespoon minced Italian Parsley
2 (6oz) cans Tomato Paste ( mom used Hunts)
1.5 cups Hot Water ( she used the pasta water)

The Cheese Mixture:

2 large Eggs beaten
1/2 Lb Ricotta cheese ( we used full milk)
1/2 lb Swiss cheese sliced
1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

Cooking the Noodles:
Cook noodles in 6 qts salted water ( use about 2 Tablespoon salt in the water) you want the water to taste like the ocean. bring the water to a boil Add  pasta noodles and cook for 15 minutes. remove from heat and set aside.

Preheat Oven to 350° Fahrenheit.

Cooking the Sauce:
In a skillet cook the Garlic and Onion on Med High heat in the Oil. cook until translucent about 4 minutes, Add the Ground hamburger and spices and salt and pepper. cook til crumbly about 8 minutes. Add the water and  Tomato Paste, stir and cook for 5 minutes. and set aside.

Making the Cheese Mixture:
Beat eggs and mix in Ricotta Cheese, mix well. set a side


Making the Layers:
In a  Buttered lasagna Baking dish ( 4" deep x 13" long x12"wide ). put about 1/4 cup of sauce on the bottom and spread out. Place 1/2 the noodles on top of the sauce.( make sure the noodles cover all the sauce and the bottom of the dish.  Now put all the  Cheese Mixture on top of the noodles. place 1/2 of the Swiss Cheese on top of the cheese mixture. put 1/2 the sauce on top of the Swiss Cheese. Place the rest of the noodles on top of the sauce.( make sure all the sauce is covered with the noodles).
 Add the remaining Sauce on top of the noodles and top with the rest of the Swiss Cheese.
Sprinkle with the Parmesan Cheese.

Bake at 350° Fahrenheit  for 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes Before serving.

Recipe copyright 2019 by "Auntie E Cookbook/EM Dubros"