16 GROUNDCOVER NEWS FOOD An adapted family recipe for lasagna AMANDA GALE Groundcover vendor No. 573 This recipe originated from a Dearborn, Mich. Ford Motor Company cafeteria kitchen at which my Beloved Granny worked when I was a little girl. Ingredients 1 box lasagna pasta 1 jar Prego spaghetti sauce 2 cans tomato sauce 2 Lb ground meat with finely chopped garlic and onions 1 Lb ricotta cheese 1 egg; mix ricotta cheese and egg together 2 packages mozzarella cheese Parmesan cheese Directions Prep a tasty sauce for pasta; ie, a sauce you use for spaghetti, Prego for example. Fry finely chopped onions and garlic; when onions are clear on surface, though ‘filmy’ within, add the ground meat and cook until meat is cooked. Add the ground meat along with the finely chopped onions and garlic to a large, round boiling pot that has the pasta sauce (such as Prego) and two cans of tomato sauce already simmering in it. Alternate simmering and boiling pasta as necessary, ie, with the ground meat and onions and garlic also w/in it; cook about two hours until all is fully cooked. Meanwhile, boil the Lasagna pasta strips for about five to ten minutes, until pasta is bendable (pasta does not have to be fully cooked at this point, only bendable). Start layering when pasta is cooked enough to bend and drained, put one layer of pasta in a baking pan, then put a layer of sauce, on that put some ricotta cheese, then a layer of mozzarella, and a little bit of parmesan cheese. Repeat layering as before and continue with layers until your layers are complete; Place pan in oven when layers are done, for about 1 ½ hours at 325 degrees. ENJOY! :) !! Some additional possible adaptations for lasagna, from Amanda Alternately, ground meat and finely chopped onions and garlic can be mixed together, formed into meatballs and cooked that way and then added to sauce. Variations of cheese combinations can be used, such as shredded cheddar with or without mozzarella, and Romano with or without parmesan. My Family added dried rosemary and dried basil, along with Parmesan and Romano at intervals right into the sauce — it gets absorbed and greatly brings out the flavor. Additional toppings such as mushroom, hickory smoked, applewood, or honey ham chunks, chicken chunks, olives, and green pepper can also be used/included. It’s probably BEST to boil the Lasagna strips, though Lasagna can also be baked directly if water-immersed in baking pan. Sometimes Lasagna might need to be baked at 350 degrees for three hours — especially if not pre-boiled and/or depending on oven. MAY 1, 2026 PHONE (734) 994 - 9174 • PEOPLESFOOD.COOP NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI 216 N. FOURTH AVENUE ANN ARBOR, MI MAKE MEALS YOU LOVE! Fresh ingredients to $5 OFF ANY PURCHASE OF $30 OR MORE One coupon per transaction. Must present coupon at the time of purchase. Coupon good for in-store only. No other discounts or coop cards apply. Not valid for gift cards, case purchases, beer or wine. OFFER EXPIRES 5/30/2026 By Amanda Gale, Groundcover vendor no. 573
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