Paula's Homemade Lasagna

I love this recipe and everyone who has had it seems to love it too! :-) This recipe makes one 9x13 pan and one 9x9 pan. I usually put the 9x9 in the freezer for a dinner later. The 9x13 easily serves 6 and the 9x9 easily serves 4! I only took pics of the 9x13 pan, but make sure that you make both pans at the same time so you don't use too big of portions on the 9x13 pan.

2.25 lbs of ground beef (if you want to go a little healthier, use ground turkey)
2 lb container of ricotta cheese
1 lb monterey jack cheese
1 lb medium cheddar cheese
1 pack of lasagna noodles
1 26.5 oz can of spaghetti sause (I use Hunts Traditional cause it's cheap and good!)
1/3 cup chopped onion

Spices: I do all my spices to taste.
Garlic salt
Salt
Pepper
Oregano
Season salt

Preheat oven to 350°

Step 1:

Start browing the ground beef, while starting this, begin to boil lasagna noodles and chop onions.

Step 2:

Add chopped onions and mix into ground beef. Season with spices to taste.

Step 3:

While beef is continuing to brown, shred the cheese.

Step 4:

Spray pan with cooking spray and layer with one layer of lasagna noodles. Use a spoon to spread spaghetti sauce on top of the noodles. (Remember not to use too much sauce on each layer or it will make it too juicy and your layers won't stay together when cut.)

Step 5:

Drain ground beef and sprinkle evenly over noodles and sauce.

Step 6:

Use a spoon to dollop ricotta cheese.

Step 7:

Sprinkle a layer of cheddar and monterey cheese.

Step 8:

Add another layer of lasagna noodles.

Step 9:
Repeat steps 4-8 again.

Step 10:

Spread sauce and sprinkle remaining ground beef and cheeses to create the top of the lasagna. Bake for 20-25 mins at 350°. The internal temp should be about 130°. (If you are baking this from the freezer, cover with tin foil and bake for an hour at 350°. Check the internal temp, if it's to 120° to 130°, remove foil and bake for another 5-10 mins.)

Step 11:

This is what your final product should look like. Let it set for a few minutes and serve with salad and garlic bread! :-)