Larry's Lean Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 carrot
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 2 ounces tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3 ounces fresh grated pecorino romano cheese
• 3 ounces fresh grated asiago cheese
• 6 lasagna noodles, uncooked
• 3 tablespoons chopped black olives

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 brown the beef in a medium hot skillet with the olive oil. drain and reserve.
• 3 finely chop the vegetables and mince the garlic with the salt.
• 4 grate and combine the two cheeses and divide into 3 equal portions.
• 5 sweat the carrot and celery until soft and add the onion and garlic. continue to sweat for a minute or two. blend with a submersible blender to a smooth consistency.
• 6 incorporate the sauce, paste, honey, beef, and broth and mix well. divide into 4 equal portions.
• 7 put one portion of the sauce in the bottom of a medium casserole. add two of the noodles and one portion of the cheeses. repeat two more times and finally cover all with the fourth portion of sauce.
• 8 sprinkle the chopped olives on top and bake for one hour. let it set up for 15 minutes before serving.