Lasagna

This recipe is from the Italian side of the family. Oops, sorry, I don't have an Italian side. Well, it's not only the greatest lasagna I've ever tasted, but it's very easy to make. This recipe will serve 6 hungry folks

Ingredients:

    1 1/2 lbs ground beef (omit if making vegetarian lasagna)
    1 jar Golden Grain Marinara sauce
    1 jar Prego Traditional sauce
    1 large red onion, chopped
    1 big bag of spinach
    1 box of lasagna noodles
    1 lb Mozzarella Cheese
    1 lb Monterey Jack Cheese
    A few tablespoons of Ricotta Cheese
    Digital Camera (Optional)

Scenario:

In a large skillet, brown the ground beef, then dump it out into a colander to drain. (Skip the ground beef part if you or your friends are vegetarians). In the same skillet, cook the onion on medium heat until tender. Put the ground beef back into the skillet, along with both jars of sauce. Simmer this concoction for at least 30 minutes.

Shred the cheese in your favorite food processor (this is one of the "easy" steps). If you don't have a food processor, I hope you have strong wrists.

While the sauce is simmering, put the spinach in a pot, with about 1 inch of water. Simmer the spinach until it's done, about 15 minutes. When the spinach is done, put it aside into a bowl, and then cook the lasagna noodles according to the directions on the box. Make sure you don't overcook the noodles!

When all of the above is done, it's time to assemble the lasagna.

Use a 4 qt. 15x10x2 baking dish. Put a couple of spoonfuls of sauce in the bottom so that the noodles don't stick to the bottom. Then, start the assembling. Lay the lasagna noodles along the bottom, with slight overlaps.

Then, spoon in half the sauce, then all of the spinach. After licking the spinach off of your hands, wash your hands, then spread about two thirds of the cheese. Put a few spoonfuls of ricotta on next.

Add another "noodles, sauce, cheese" layer, and it's ready to bake. Put it in a 350 degree oven for about 1/2 hour. I like to use a see through baking dish, that way I can see when the sauce is bubbling.

Serve in your favorite eating apparatus. Me, I use a plate. Go wild and sprinkle some parmesan cheese on it if you want