Instructions: Sauce: Heat olive oil in saucepan. Crumble in ground beef and saute until beef is browned. Drain off excess fat. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Continue cooking for 5 minutes. Set aside. Lasagna: Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water with olive oil and salt. About 9 minutes.

Drain and let cool. Set aside. Ricotta mixture: Combine all ingredients in blender or electric mixer and m well at medium speed. Assembling: In a 13x9x2-inch casserole spread a thin layer of meat sauce on bottom and put one layer of cooked lasagna noodles. Next, a layer of sliced mozzarella, and on top of that add 1/3 of the meat sauce, then 1/2 of the rocotta mixture. Continue to layer until all ingredients are used. Top wi grated Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes.

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