"you'll Never Miss The Noodles" Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 lb sweet italian sausage link, removed from casings
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled
• 1 cup water
• 16 ounces whole milk ricotta cheese
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped or 1/4 cup dried parsley
• 5 large mushrooms, sliced thin
• 2 medium zucchini, sliced lengthwise
• 1 lb spinach, steamed
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 brown the meat and sausage in a large frying pan.
• 2 when meat is about half done, add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic and continue cooking until the onion is transparent.
• 3 add the tomato sauce, paste, water and seasonings; mix well.
• 4 cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 beat the eggs and ricotta together; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 6 preheat oven to 325° and spray a 9x13-inch pan with olive oil cooking spray.
• 7 spread 1/2 of the meat mixture in the bottom of the pan.
• 8 top with sliced zucchini.
• 9 spread the zucchini with the ricotta mixture and top with the spinach and mushroom slices.
• 10 top that layer with with half of the mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
• 11 cover with the remaining meat mixture and top with the remaining cheeses.
• 12 bake at 325° until the cheese is bubbly and beginning to get golden, about 35 to 45 minutes.