Beef Lasagna Bake 🧀 Ingredients For the meat sauce 1 lb (450 g) ground beef 1 small onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 cups marinara or tomato sauce 2 tbsp tomato paste 1 tsp salt ½ tsp black pepper 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp dried basil ½ tsp paprika 1 tbsp olive oil For the layers 12 lasagna noodles (regular or ruffled), cooked al dente 1½ cups ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese) 1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 egg (optional, for firmer layers) 2 t