Grandma Flo's Lasagna

This is my mother-in-law's recipe for lasagna. And I love it. Steve's mom Flo is a wonderful woman. She raised seven amazing children who grew to be wonderful adults. Steve is her baby, and I thank her often for having just one more!!! She was a good cook too. She made dinner for her family every night...home cooked, hearty, simple meals. Her meatloaf is legendary. Seriously. And this is her lasagna. It isn't fancy. It doesn't contain several different kinds of fancy cheeses or spices. I imagine she came up with this recipe one day using what she had handy in her kitchen. When I made this last week, Steve took one bite and said I had taken him back to his childhood. This was his birthday meal every year. It is good. It is sentimental too. We took a piece to Mum in the nursing home. She ate every single bite. Every time I make it from now on, I will imagine her as a young mother, in her kitchen, preparing dinner for her family. And she probably made garlic bread from leftover hotdog buns to go with it. : )

Grandma Flo's Lasagna

Ingredients:

1. One pound of ground beef
2. One onion, chopped
3. Salt and Pepper
4. One large jar of your favorite Pasta Sauce 
5. One box lasagna noodles
6. One package WHITE American Cheese slices
7. Grated Parmesan Cheese

Directions:

1. Brown ground beef with salt, pepper, and onion.
2. Drain all fat.
3. Add pasta sauce and simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. Drain.
5. Spray bottom of 13x9 inch baking dish.
6. Cover bottom with a thin layer of meat sauce.
7. Layer noodles and cheese slices followed by meat sauce.
8. Cut each cheese slice into 3 strips and put one on each piece of noodle.
9. Layer until pan is full.
10. Sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese.
11. Bake according to directions on lasagna noodle box.
12. Enjoy!

Here she is enjoying her own lasagna. : )