Cook lasagna noodles according to package and set aside
Add olive oil, chopped onions, and minced garlic to a large pan over high heat and cook for 5 minutes until onions are tender
Add ground beef to pan and cook until meat is brown
Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, sugar, salt, Italian seasoning, basil and pepper mix well and cook until most of the liquid is gone to have a chunky meat sauce
Take a 9x13 glass casserole dish and spray with cooking spray
Add a layer of 3 lasagna noodles and then a third of the meat sauce and spread evenly
Then take a third of the mozzarella and provolone mixed cheese and put on top
Repeat the above two steps 2 more times where you have 3 layers of noddles, meat sauce and cheese
Take a piece of foil and spray with cooking spray and put the sprayed part on top of the lasagna and seal.
Cook for 45 minutes and then take foil off and cook another 10 minutes and let it sit for 15 minutes before cutting into
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Notes
I prefer to use a sweet onion, but a regular yellow onion will work
To avoid having to do a bunch of chopping, throw your half of onion in a food processor for easy chopping
I used a garlic press to easily make minced garlic
I prefer onions that are a little more cooked so I cook them for 5 minutes before adding ground beef. If you like crunchy cook for a minute before adding ground beef
Don't drain the fat after browning your ground beef. You're going to lose some of the garlic and onion flavor by doing that.
I prefer a more chunky tomato flavor in my lasagna, but if you do not want chunks use crushed tomatoes instead of diced
Cook the meat sauce until there is only a little bit of liquid. You want your meat sauce to be thick and not runny
I start with a noddle layer instead of meat sauce because I like that clean look on the bottom which is why I spray my casserole dish before. If you prefer you can put a little meat sauce on the bottom before the first lasagna layer.
Be sure and spray your piece of foil with cooking spray before adding it on top of the lasagna. This prevents the cheese from sticking and coming off on your foil
Let the lasagna sit for 15 minutes before you cut into it so it isn't as runny