Mountain Mama's Best Lasagna

 Lasagna

Watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW-hFJaHSK8

Ingredients

14 lasagna noodles

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

66 oz. Ragu traditional spaghetti sauce

1 - lb. ground sausage

1 - 1b. bacon

15 oz. ricotta cheese

3 cups, shredded colby & monterey jack cheese

3 cups, shredded mozzarella cheese

parmesan cheese

salt

vegetable spray

Directions

Place lasagna noodles in boiling water with vegetable oil and 1 teaspoon salt.  Boil for 15 minutes.  Drain noodles and rinse with cold water. Sauté ground sausage over medium/low heat until done.  Sauté bacon over medium/low heat until done. Drain sausage.  Drain bacon. Mix sausage, bacon and spaghetti sauce together in a pan or bowl. Spray 9"x13" pan with vegetable spray. Layer 3 lasagna noodles plus 1/2 of a noodle, cut into 3 parts, to make one complete lasagna noodle layer.  See picture below. Spoon 1/3 of the ricotta cheese on lasagna layer.  Spread out ricotta cheese with forks. Lightly salt this layer. Sprinkle with 1 cup of shredded colby & monterey jack cheese. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.  Spoon 1/4 of spaghetti sauce mixture evenly over this layer. Repeat these layers 2 more times. Top with final layer of lasagna noodles and remaining 1/4 of spaghetti sauce mixture.  Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese on this top layer. Bake, uncovered for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.  Let rest for 10-15 minutes before serving.