4 Cheese Lasagna

4 Cheese Lasagna

~ Translated from French by Rene Lanctot from one of her family recipes

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon of oil
1 large onion
2 garlic cloves
1.5 lb ground beef
Salt and pepper to taste
1 can (28 ounces) of tomatoes in cubes
1 can (19 ounces) of tomatoes in cubes
2 teaspoon of tomato paste
1 pinch of sugar
1 pinch of basil
1 pinch of oregano
6 lasagna noodle pieces
200-300 grams of Suisse Gruyere grated
½ lb of grated mozzarella
¼ to ½ of finely grated parmesan
½ small container of Ricota cheese (you’ll have to get this from the supermarket sorry!)

Preparation and Cooking:

Preparation and cooking:

In a large pot, heat oil on medium high.

Add onions and garlic and cook until the onions start to soften.

Add ground beef and brown. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Add both can of tomatoes, the tomato paste, sugar, basil, oregano.

Let it simmer for 25 to 30 minutes

In a separate pot, cook the lasagne pieces following the instructions on the box. (even I can do this part!!)

In a large rectangular pyrex container (9 X 15) alternate layers of:

• tomato sauce
• 3 pieces of lasagne
• 1 layer of mozzarella
• 1 layer of Gruyere
• 1 layer of parmesan
• 1 layer of Ricota

Repeat these layers in the same order a second time

Cook in middle of oven at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes

Enjoy!!!