1/2 onion
2 cloves garlic
oil for above
1 jar (+) spaghetti sauce (I sometimes add small jar of tomato paste)
1 lb ground beef
.5 lb ground italian sausage (or several links out of casing)
some sliced black olives
spices like oregano, basil
1 cup ricotta cheese
1.5 lbs shredded mozzarella
Parmesan cheese
1 box lasagna noodles
You basically make a sauce how you like. I start by sauteing onions and garlic, browning the beef and sausage, draining fat, then adding spices and such.
In a bowl, mix 1 lb mozarella with the ricotta and some Parmesan cheese.
I put a couple tablespoons of water in the bottom of a 10-in Dutch oven. (A note on lasagna noodles: I don't cook in advance. I just break the hard pieces and layer. I will buy oven ready if I see them, but I also do this with regular noodles. Always have. In home over or Dutch oven.) I break and layer lasagna noodles on the bottom, and then a small layer of sauce. If these burn, just don't pull this layer onto plates. Then layer noodles, 1/2 cheese mixture, sauce, noodles, 1/2 cheese mix, sauce. Top with more Moz cheese and a thick layer of Parm cheese.
6 coals on the bottom, 12-14 on top. Cook for 45 mins or so.
