Sicilian Wedding Lasagna

[rvgrammy1953]

Now this is alot of lasagna.....so have alot of folks to feed or be prepare to freeze the leftovers....

Ingredients:
2 lb. hamburg
2 lb. lasagna noodles
2 cups Italian flavored cracker meal
2 lb. mozzarella cheese
1 large can grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. salt (per pound of hamburg)
1 tsp. Italian seasoning (per pound of hamburg)
1 tsp. garlic powder (per 2 lb. of hamburg or fresh garlic to taste.)
3 lbs. Italian sausages
8 eggs
2 cans ripe olives (sliced)
2 lbs. ricotta cheese
6-7 jars (qts) spaghetti sauce
1/2 tsp. black pepper (per pound of hamburg)

Method:
1. Make meatballs combining hamburg, salt, pepper, garlic, Italian seasoning, cracker meal and 2 eggs. Fry meatballs and set them aside.
2. Make cheese sauce combining 6 eggs, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese (reserving 1/2 cup to sprinkle top of lasagna).
3. Cut Italian sausages into 1 inch lengths.
4..Slice ripe olives.
5..Heat spaghetti sauce.
6. Dip lasagna noodles in a pan of hot water as you put each layer together.

Layering in a roaster pan or very large pan for the oven:
1. sauce on the bottom of pan just enough to cover it.
2. layer of noodles
3. layer of meatballs cut in half and placed close together to cover. then layer of sauce.
4. layer of noodles
5. Then spread the cheese sauce on the noodles.
6. layer of noodles
7. layer of sausages
8. more sauce
TOP: layer on the ripe olives, then the mozzarella cheese and the remaining parmesan cheese...adding more sauce if desired...
Cover with heavy foil.
This makes about 20 pounds of lasagna.

Bake in roaster or oven at 350F for about 3 hours.

Great for wedding receptions (of course), holiday get togethers, family reunions, etc.

Enjoy!

Lori