Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 to 3 medium onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. ground pork sausage
3 large cans whole peeled tomatoes
1 (12 oz.) and 1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
Ricotta or small curd cottage cheese
Mozzarella cheese (lots)
Parmesan cheese
lasagna noodles
salt (as desired)
pepper (as desired)
1 to 2 tsp. sugar
1 to 2 tsp. oregano
4 to 5 pinches Italian seasoning
1 to 2 envelopes French's spaghetti sauce mix

Preparation

Saute onions and garlic in a little oil.
Add ground beef and pork sausage.
Cook until all red color is gone.
Drain off excess fat.
Mash tomatoes with a spoon or your hands.
Add to meat.
Add salt, pepper, sugar, oregano, Italian seasoning, French's spaghetti sauce mix.
Simmer gently, uncovered, until sauce cooks down to about 1-inch (approximately 2 hours).
In a baking pan, just cover the bottom with sauce, then layer lasagna noodles, sauce, Ricotta or cottage cheese and lots of Mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers as before.
End with sauce, Mozzarella and a little Parmesan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 about 40 to 50 minutes, until bubbly and slightly brown.
Remove from oven 15 to 25 minutes before serving so it will set before cutting.