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Recipe Tags: Weeknight Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Occasion Main Dish Beef Pasta European Dinner Party Italian Lasagna One Dish Meal Oamc Freezer Make Ahead Ground Beef Meat Beef Sausage Pasta Rice And Grains Taste Mood Savory Number Of Servings 4 Hours Or Less

Italian Style Lasagna

Don't second guess the cream cheese cubes--it's wonderful! can freeze either prior to or after baking.

Steps

Fry together ground beef and italian sausage until no longer pink.
Drain.
Add onion , celery and garlic.
Cook about 5 minutes.
Add to meat mixture the remaining 8 ingredients.
Cook covered for 30-45 minutes , adding small amounts of water if necessary and stirring frequently.
Mixture should be relatively thick.
Remove from heat and stir in minced parsley.
Preheat oven 350 degrees.
Grease lasagna baking pan.
Layer a small amount of meat sauce in bottom of baking pan , topping with about 5 noodles , overlapping slightly.
Top lasagna noodles with more sauce , several pieces of cream cheese and the 3 cheeses all equally divided between remaining layers.
Repeat until sauce , noodles and cheese are used up.
Cover baking pan with foil and bake 40 minutes.
Remove foil from pan and return to oven , baking an additional 10 minutes or until bubbly.
Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

Ingredients

lean ground beef, italian sausage, onions, celery, garlic cloves, tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, sugar, dried italian seasoning, bay leaves, parsley, cream cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, lasagna noodle