Sinfully Rich Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 12 lasagna noodles, cooked and drained (can use the no-cook type)
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 2 (8 ounce) cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 (26 ounce) jar classico basil spaghetti sauce
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed to remove excess moisture
• 1 lb ground beef, crumbled,cooked and drained
• 1 (17 ounce) jar classico alfredo sauce or 1 (17 ounce) jar sun-dried tomato alfredo pasta sauce (i use the latter)
• 1/4 cup red , if desired
• 1 tablespoon sugar, added to the marinara sauce,if desired

Recipe

• 1 if using regular lasagna noodles, cook as directed on package.
• 2 combine cheese& eggs; mix together well.
• 3 lightly spray baking dish with vegetable spray such as pam.
• 4 if using and/or the sugar, mix with marinara.
• 5 spread 1 cup marinara sauce in bottom of baking dish.
• 6 at this point, if you care to, you can mix the remainer of the marinara sauce with the cooked ground beef.
• 7 easier and faster to layer that way.
• 8 lay 4 noodles on sauce in dish.
• 9 spread 1/2 the cheese mixture on noodles.
• 10 layer 1/2 the spinach on top of cheese mixture.
• 11 spread 1/2 the ground beef and marinara on top of spinach layer.
• 12 repeat layers once again: noodles, cheese, spinach, ground beef and marinara.
• 13 add one more layer of noodles.
• 14 spread jar of alfredo sauce over last layer of noodles.
• 15 cover and cook at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
• 16 uncover and cook 15 minutes more.
• 17 can sprinkle more grated parmesan on top for the last 15 minutes if desired.
• 18 after cooking, it helps to let it sit for 10-15 minutes before cutting.
• 19 reduces the filling running out of the lasagna layers.