Bacon-Colby Lasagna

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Pasta

Ingredients

  • 24 uncooked lasagna noodles
  • 2 lbs. ground beef
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 1 1/2 lbs. bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
  • 2- 15oz. cans tomato sauce
  • 2- 14.5 oz. cans diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 8 cups shredded Colby-Jack cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350. Cook noodles as directed for al dente; drain.

  2. In a Dutch oven, cook beef and onions over medium-high heat 10-12 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in bacon, tomato sauce, tomatoes, sugar, and salt; heat through.

  3. Spread 1 cup sauce into each of two greased 13×9-in. baking dishes. Layer each dish with 4 noodles, 1 2/3 cup sauce and 1 1/3 cups cheese. Repeat layers twice.

  4. Bake, covered, for 40 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

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