Decadent Bison Lasagna!

This dish will have you coming back for more mouth watering bites time and time again, not only for the amazing taste but for the ease.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Serves: 12


Ingredients:

2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 large tin of hunts tomato sauce
2 large fresh bay leaves
1 cup of water
1 Tbsp of oregano
1 egg
1 large can of ricotta cheese
1/2 cup of  fresh Parmesan cheese
2 and 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese (or you can use monterey jack cheese).
1/2 white onion
Olive oil
9 cooked lasagna pasta noodles
Salt and pepper to taste.
1.5 lbs of bison ground meat
1/4 cup of fresh parsley

Directions:

Heat oven to 350°F. Place two cloves of minced garlic in 1 tbsp of olive oil with 1/2 white minced onion, cook until translucent. Add bison meat and bay leaves to pan. Brown bison meat in large skillet on medium-high heat. Meanwhile, mix 1-1/4 cups mozzarella (or monterey jack cheese), full can of ricotta, 1/4 cup Parmesan, parsley (use 1 Tbsp of oregano for substitution) and egg(beaten) until blended.

Drain meat; return to skillet. Stir in tomato sauce. Add 1 cup water to skillet, stir until blended. Remove bay leaves from meat sauce. Place 3 cooked lasagna noodles onto bottom of a 13x9-inch baking dish. Spread 1 cup meat sauce onto noodles. Then spread 1/3 of the ricotta cheese mixture on top, top with layers of 3 lasagna noodles. Then reapply the meat sauce and cheeses and top with 3 lasagna noodles. Place 1-1/4 cups mozzarella on top and 1/4 cup of Parmesan on top of the noodles. Cover the dish with foil.

Bake the lasagna for 1 hour, remove the foil after 45 min. Let stand 15 min. before cutting to serve.