Simple Grass-fed Beef Lasagna

15 oz ricotta cheese

2.5 oz parmesan cheese, grated

1 egg, lightly beaten (Lippert Family Farm free range) 

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

6 cups Ragu tomato sauce

12 no-boil lasagna noodles

1 pound mozzarella, shredded

1 pound ground beef (Lippert Family Farm grass-fed) 

1. Mix ricotta, 1 cup parmesan, egg, salt, pepper until well combined.

2. Brown ground beef, then add sauce.

3. In 9x13 baking dish spread 1/4 cup meat sauce, place 3 noodle on top and drop 3 tablespoons of the ricotta mixture down the center of each noodle, then spread it to an even thickness. Sprinkle evenly with 1 cup of mozzarella. Spoon 1.5 cups of the sauce evenly over cheese. Repeat this layering two more times. 

4. For final layer, place the three remaining noodles on top. Spread the remaining 1 1/4 cups sauce over the noodles. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella and then the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan.