Fabulous Friday

Don’t you just love Friday’s? They just feel so carefree. Maybe it’s knowing all day that because it’s Friday, you can stay up and watch a movie because you don’t have to get up early on Saturday. So let’s celebrate Fri and make this delicious Meatball Lasagna. Because I am in my carefree mood, I’m not even going to beat you over the head with a wet noodle if you buy the meatballs, instead of making them homemade.
2 (14 1/2 oz) cans diced tomatoes, drained
1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic clove,minced
1 tables dried basil
4 teas dried parsley flakes
2 teas sugar
Dash of garlic salt
8 uncooked lasagna noodles
24 cooked meatballs ( small as 1 1/2 ” to 2 ” in diam)
1 egg
1 cup rocotta cheese (I use small curd cottage cheese, just because I like the texture better)
2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Add first 10 mingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer for 20 min. Cook noodles (unless you are using the precooked ones) according to directions. Drain them and set aside. Crumble meatballs into tomato mixture. In a seperate bowl, mix the egg and ricotta or cottage cheese. Spoon 1 cup of meat sauce into a greased 13x9x2 inch dish. Top with 4 noodles, half of egg mixture, half of remaining meat sauce, and half of mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. Repeat the layers. Cover and bake at 350 for 45 min. Uncover and bake another 5-10 min or until light brown. Let stand 15 min before serving.