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Lasagne

Amount	Ingredient
5 cups	hot water
1 tablespoon	cooking oil
9	uncooked lasagne noodles
1 pound	ground beef
1/4 pound	bulk pork sausage
1	medium onion, thinly sliced
1/2	medium green pepper, chopped (1/4 cup)
1 clove	garlic, minced
16 ounce can	tomatoes, cut up
12 ounce can	tomato paste
1 teaspoon	dried basil, crushed
1 teaspoon	dried oregano, crushed
1 teaspoon	brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon	pepper
1 cup (7 1/2 ounces)	ricotta cheese
2	eggs
1/2 cup	grated parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon	dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon	dried basil
2 cups	shredded mozzarella cheese

Preparation Tips:

Combine water, oil, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a 12 x 7 1/2 x 2 inch baking dish. Cover tightly with vented clear plastic wrap. Micro-cook on 100% (high) 8 to 10 minutes or until water boils. Add noodles. Micro-cook, covered, on 100% (high) 5 1/2 to 8 minutes or until noodles are tender but still firm, rotating dish a half-turn after half the cooking time. Rinse noodles well under cool water. Spread on paper toweling to drain.
Combine ground beef, pork sausage, onion, green pepper, and garlic in a 3 quart casserole. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% (high) 6 minutes or until meat loses its pink color, stirring to break up meat after half the cooking time. Drain. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, 1 teaspoon basil, the oregano, brown sugar, pepper, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Micro-cook, covered, on 100% (high) 5 minutes. Stir. Reduce power to 50% (medium). Micro-cook, uncovered, 5 minutes or until heated through, stirring once.
In a medium bowl mix ricotta, eggs, Parmesan, parsley flakes, and 1/2 teaspoon basil. In a 12 x 7 1/2 x 2 inch baking dish, layer 1/3 each of noodles, ricotta mixture, meat sauce, and mozzarella. repeat twice, reserving the last 1/3 mozzarella. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 50% (medium) 20 to 28 minutes or until bubbly, sprinkling reserved mozzarella on top and rotating dish a half-turn after 15 minutes. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes. Makes 8 servings.

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