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*

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a skillet, brown the ground beef and onions; discard the fat; set aside.
3. 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.