Original 8-Layer Lasagna with Bolognese Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup diced yellow onions
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1 cup diced celery
• ½ cup diced fennel
• 2 Tbsp. minced fresh garlic
• ¼ lb. ground chuck
• ½ lb. ground pork
• 3 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
• 1 Tbsp. salt
• 1 tsp. black pepper
• 1 ½ cups whole milk
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 4 lb. tomatoes, quartered
• 2 Tbsp. tomato paste
• 2 Tbsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. black pepper
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 15 oz. containers whole-milk ricotta cheese
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. black pepper
• 24 oven-ready lasagna sheets (about two 8 oz. pkgs)
• 2 bunches Swiss chard, stemmed, blanched and dried
• 2 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 ½ cups grated Parmesan cheese