Lasagna

Lasagna
(makes enough for an 8X8 casserole dish...double for a 9X13)

4 Lasagna Noodles
1 lb. Hamburger
2 c. Tomato based sauce (my husband LOVES Dani's Pizza Sauce; my grandma uses 1 can tomato soup with 6 oz. tomato sauce)
1 egg
1 package Beefy Onion Soup Mix (optional)
1/2 c. sour cream
1/2 c. each of Cheddar, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheeses

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Brown hamburger, drain. Sprinkle with Beefy Onion Soup mix. Heat to piping hot.
3. Beat the egg. Add a large spoonful of hot sauce to egg, then add back into sauce. Cover and heat to boiling. (The sauce will turn orange-ish).
4. Cook lasagna noodles as directed; drain.
5. In an 8X8 casserole dish layer noodles (you'll have to cut them to fit...use the scraps from two noodles to make a third whole noodle), sauce, sour cream, cheeses. Then repeat omitting the sour cream the second time.
6. Bake for 22-25 minutes or until cheeses are bubbly.

**If you want to throw this straight into the freezer DON'T cook the noodles AT ALL!

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Easy Spaghetti Sauce

Quick and Easy Spaghetti Sauce

This is a good "recipe," if you can call it that, for when you need to make dinner quick. It's also good for feeding the masses. AND it freezes well! I like to use Ziploc's Gallon and Quart sized freezer bags because thawing/defrosting is easy, but old Prego jars also work.

Serves 4
1 lb. hamburger
2/3-1 jar Prego ("Flavored with Meat") Sauce
1 pkg. Lipton Beefy-Onion Soup Mix
Salt and Pepper, to taste

1. Brown and drain hamburger. (Brown slowly over medium heat).
2. Sprinkle onion soup mix over hamburger (DON'T omit the soup mix if you don't like onions. Pour mix over meat using a strainer or sifter to remove onion pieces).
3. Add Prego and salt/pepper to your liking.

Serve with Spaghetti noodles, freshly grated Parmesan cheese, and "Grandma's Bread sticks"