Audrey's Basic Lasagna

Homemade Red suace recipe follows. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees. In a saute pan over medium heat, add the 2 Tbl Extra Virgin Olive Oil and saute the diced onions, 1 Tbl Italian Seasoning, salt, and pepper until onions are caremelized. Lastly, add the 1 Tbl garlic and saute for a minute or so more. Add the 1 pound of Ground beef to the pan and saute until golden brown. (Note: skim or strain off any extra oil/grease created by ground beef.) Place a couple of spoonfuls (1/2 cup) of red suace in the bottom of a 9''x12'' lasagna pan. Next, line the bottom of the pan with one layer of no-boil noodles. In a medium sized bowl, mix the ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, 1 Tbl of Italian Seasoning, and egg together. Evenly spread this mixture directly on the bottom layer of noodles. Line the pan again with another layer of noodles atop the ricotta mixture. Spoon the meat mixture directly atop the second layer of noodles. Spread on a thin layer of motzarella cheese. Spoon 1 to 1 1/2 cups of red sauce on top of the meat/cheese mixture. Place the third layer of noodles. Directly atop the layer of noodles spoon 2 cups of red sauce. Top the entire lasagna with teh remaining motzarella cheese. Cover the pan with two layers of aluminum foil and place in teh pre-heated oven. Bake at 450 degrees for 40 minutes, or until thoughly heated/ melted. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes uncovered until the cheese topping is mely and browned. Homemade Red Sauce Recipe: 2 cans of diced tomatoes 1 can tomato sauce 1 can tomato paste 1 diced & sauted small yellow onion 1 Tbl minced & sauted garlic 2 Tbl Italian Seasoning 2-4 Tbl sugar/ Splenda (to taste) Place all ingredients in a sauce pan and simmer until needed.