World's Best Lasagna

Ingredients

• 1 pound Sweet Italian sausage
• 0.75 pound Lean ground beef
• 0.5 cup Minced onion
• 2 cloves Garlic, crushed
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 0.5 cup Water
• 2 tablespoons White sugar
• 4 tablespoons Chopped fresh parsley
• 1.5 teaspoons Dried basil leaves
• 1.5 teaspoons Salt, divided, or
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 0.5 teaspoon Fennel seeds
• 0.25 teaspoon Ground black pepper
• 12 Lasagna noodles
• 16 ounces Ricotta cheese
• 1 Egg
• 0.75 pound Mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 0.75 cup Grated Parmesan cheese

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