Lasagna

Medium

45 minutes to 1 Hour

1- 1 Box Lasagna [ store bought] Or Make Your Own

2- Garlic [ 5 to 6 cloves]

3- Basil [ handful]

4- Olive Oil [ the best one you can get your hands on] [ 1 tablespoon]

5- Onion [ 1 quarter cup chopped]

6- Mozzarella Cheese [ shredded] [ 1 package]

7- Italian Cheese [ shredded] [ 1 package]

8-Ground Beef [ 2 packages]

9- Pepper [ 1/4 teaspoon]

10- Adobo [ 1 teaspoon] [ you can find it in the spices section at the supermarket]

11- Oregano [ 1/2 teaspoon]

12- Brown Sugar [ 1/2 teaspoon]

13- 1 Can of Tomato Puree

14- Salt [ a pinch]

I have been making this dish for the past 35 five years, it was my mom’s recipe, and it is the best lasagna I have ever tasted.
First step is to cook the ground beef in a deep pan with the olive oil, onion, garlic and basil.
Season the beef while is cooking with the adobo, pepper and oregano. Once the beef is cooked add the tomato puree and brown sugar.
Let it cook for at least 1/2 hour to 45 minutes. Boil the water for the pasta with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and salt.
Cook the pasta for 7 to 10 minutes, watch the pasta because you don’t want it soft, preferably al dente.
Drain pasta. To assemble the Lasagna, I start with a big spoon ground beef sauce in the bottom of the baking dish, then a layer of pasta, ground beef [ leave a little for the top] and cheese [ leave a little for the top], in that order.
Repeat the process until you are done with the ground beef and cheese. I usually have 3 or 4 layers of pasta.
Once you are done, place the leftover from the ground beef and cheese at the top.
Covered with aluminum foil in pre-heated oven at 350 F degrees for 45 minutes [ depending on the oven, it could be 30 minutes].
Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes, until pasta is lightly brown.
Cut into squares with sharp knife and serve. Enjoy!