Old Fashioned Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. olives
1 lb. extra lean ground beef
1/4 c. olive oil
1 c. chopped onion
2 minced cloves garlic
1 large can tomatoes
2 large cans tomato paste
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. each: dried basil and dried oregano
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/2 bay leaf
1 (8 oz.) pkg. lasagna noodles
1/2 lb. Mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Cut olives in large pieces.
Set aside.
Brown ground beef in olive oil.
Add onion and garlic to ground beef and cook until transparent.
Add next six ingredients.
Cover and simmer one hour or until sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally.
Stir in olives.
Meanwhile, cook lasagna in boiling salted water for 20 minutes.
Drain.
Grate Mozzarella cheese.