Beef and cheese lasagna

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Delicious traditional beef lasagna. Perfect for now, later or next week. If you don't want to eat immediately, portion it out, wrap it up, label and freeze it. For more great recipes follow @chefmarymoran on Twitter

Ingredients

• 1 pound of Lasagna noodles
• 1 pound of lean ground beef
• 1/4-cup minced onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 (8 oz) cans tomato puree
• 1 bunch basil
• 1/4 C diced carrots
• 1-teaspoon garlic powder
• 1-teaspoon oregano
• 1 1/2 cup ricotta
• 2 cups Mozzarella
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Cook ground beef to a golden brown color and set aside for later use.
Sweat onion then add tomato puree, basil, carrots, garlic powder, and oregano.
Let simmer then puree.
In a baking dish, layer 1/3rd of lasagna noodles, cooked beef, sauce and chesses.
Repeat layers twice
Bake covered at 350° oven for 45 min then uncover for 10 minutes.
Let stand for 8 to 10 minutes before cutting and serving