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By Kim, January 10, 2010 9:27 am

It’s been a while since my last post, but with the holidays and then a great mini vacation, it was simply too hard to find time for a ton of cooking. I did want to share my mom’s awesome lasagna recipe that I made for Christmas day. It has been a tradition in my family to have lasagna for Christmas Eve and it always taste so good.  So this year, how could I possibly break that tradition?

The recipe is so easy and great to make ahead of time and just stick in the oven. Plus it always turns out so good! As a side note, it also freezes really well, so you can enjoy it at a later date.

Mom’s Lasagna

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef

32-45 oz. jar spaghetti sauce (depends on how much sauce you like)

1 1/2 cups water

8 oz. lasagna noodles (uncooked)

2 cups (15 oz.) ricotta cheese

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

3 cups (12 oz.) mozzarella cheese

2 eggs, beater

1/4 cup parsley

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

Directions:

Brown meat and drain the fat. Add the spaghetti sauce and water and then simmer for 10 minutes. Mix all the other ingredients in a large bowl (except noodles). Note: You may want to have extra mozzarella cheese to sprinkle on the top of the lasagna.

Then layer 1 cup of sauce on the bottom of pan, 3-5 pieces of lasagna noodles, 1 1/2 cups sauce, 1/2 of the cheese mixture, 3-5 pieces of lasagna noodles and then the remaining sauce. Optional: sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.

Cover with foil. (May be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated, allow for extra baking time.)  Bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes.  Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.