Tony Bennett’s Mom’s Lasagna
Recipes Beef Italian Main Dish Pasta Pork
Description
The famous singer, Tony Bennett loved his mom's lasagna and you will as well. Her secret ingredient, not so secret anymore was cinnamon. It's made with a simple homemade sauce with ground beef, Italian sausage, onions, tomatoes, tomato sauce, two differen
Ingredients
1 1/4 lb. ground beef
2 medium onions, chopped
1/2 lb. hot Italian sausage
5 - 6 garlic cloves, minced
28 oz. can Italian plum tomatoes
28 oz. can Italian tomato puree
2 - 6 oz. cans tomato paste
1⁄4 c. minced fresh basil
1⁄4 t. cinnamon
1 t. salt
1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper
1 lb. lasagna noodles, cooked al dente
2 - 16 oz. containers Ricotta cheese
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 lb. Pecorino Romano cheese, grated*
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a skillet, brown the ground beef and onions; discard the fat; set aside.
Remove the Italian sausage from the casing; crumble; cook briefly in a Dutch oven with the minced garlic. Add tomatoes, tomato puree and tomato paste. Add the basil, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Add in the ground beef mixture; stir well. Simmer sauce for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Combine the Ricotta and eggs in a bowl.
Place a small amount of sauce in the bottom of a 15" lasagna pan. Layer 1/4 of the noodles, 1/3 of the Ricotta mixture and 1/3 of the grated cheese; cover with 1/4 of the sauce.
Repeat the layers twice.
Top with the remaining noodles. Cover with the remaining meat sauce.
Bake for 45 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes before slicing.
Serve.
*or freshly grated Parmesan cheese
12 servings