My Best Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
5 large cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1/4 lb. ground beef
1/4 lb. pork sausage
3 Tbsp. Contadina tomato paste
1 (28 oz.) can Contadina whole tomatoes, chopped with juice
1 (8 oz.) can Contadina tomato sauce
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. crushed thyme
2 tsp. crushed basil
3/4 tsp. crushed oregano
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 (15 oz.) carton part-skim Ricotta cheese
1 egg, well beaten
1 tsp. dried parsley
1/4 tsp. black pepper
2/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 1/3 c. grated Mozzarella cheese, divided
8 lasagna noodles

Preparation

Prepare meat
sauce.
In a 3-quart saucepan, heat olive oil; add
chopped onion and saute about 3 minutes.
Add garlic and red pepper; saute 1 minute.
Add ground beef and sausage. Brown meat, then drain off fat.
Add chopped tomatoes, paste, sauce,
sugar, salt, pepper, thyme, basil and oregano.
Bring to a
boil;
lower heat
and
simmer, uncovered, for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.