Lasagna and Chicken Parmesan for Pasta Sauce

Yesterday I posted my blog with a great recipe for my Mom's Pasta Sauce. So following that today I thought I would share two great recipes her sauce would compliment. These are definitely two

of my families favorites! 

As Always Enjoy!

~Eat4Self

Lasagna

Cooked Lasagna Noodles

Pasta Sauce (see recipes)

1 lb ground beef

1 lb ground sausage

16-ounce bag of Mozzarella cheese, shredded

16 ounces Ricotta cheese

3/4 cup Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup parsley

1 large farm fresh egg

Mix egg, parsley and ricotta cheese. Brown ground beef and ground sausage together in a skillet until browned. In a deep baking dish, begin layering with about 1/3 of meat on the bottom, then one layer lasagna noodles, 1 layer ricotta cheese, top with shredded mozzarella and some Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers until used and top with pasta sauce. 

Heat oven to 375 and bake covered for 25 minutes, then uncovered for another 25 until cheeses are bubbling. Let stand 15 minutes. 

Chicken Parmesan

2-3 skinless boneless chicken breasts

3-6 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

3-6 farm fresh eggs, beaten

1-2 cups of Italian bread crumbs

1-2 cups tomato sauce

shredded mozzarella cheese

Take each breast and put in a ziplock bag one at a time. Pound out chicken with a meat mallet on a cutting board until spread out and 1/2 inch thick. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large skillet. In one wide bowl beat eggs and put near skillet, next pour bread crumbs on a plate also near skillet. Add one empty plate to the opposite side of skillet and then you are ready to begin. Take your first piece of chicken and drench it in the egg batter, then lay it on both sides in the bread crumbs (which should stick to the egg), next put chicken directly into hot oil. Let the chicken brown and flip once, brown both sides. Remove chicken and set on an empty plate. Repeat until all chicken has been cooked. Take the chicken and place the pieces in a large baking pan, top with a layer of tomato sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese. 

Heat oven to 350 and bake 20-25 minutes.