Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, lasagna. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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Lasagna is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Lasagna is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have lasagna using 24 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Lasagna:
- Get Tomato Sauce:
- Make ready 1 tbsp. olive oil
- Prepare 1/2 lb. ground beef
- Take 1/2 lb. ground Italian sausage
- Make ready 1/2 yellow onion, finely diced
- Make ready 4 cloves garlic, minced
- Get 1 can (24 oz.) unsalted crushed tomatoes
- Get 1 can (16 oz.) unsalted tomato sauce
- Get 1 tsp. brown sugar
- Prepare 1 tsp. dried basil
- Take 1 tsp. dried parsley
- Take 1/2 tsp. salt
- Take 1/4 tsp. pepper
- Prepare Ricotta Layer:
- Take 1 container (15 oz.) ricotta cheese
- Prepare 2 large eggs
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
- Get 1/4 tsp. each salt, pepper, dried basil
- Get 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- Get Lasagna Layers:
- Prepare 15 Lasagna noodles
- Make ready 16 oz. fresh mozzarella block, sliced thinly
- Prepare 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- Prepare 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
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Steps to make Lasagna:
- Start the sauce first, so it can simmer while you do everything else. Get the oil heating in a large pot over medium heat. Once its hot, add the beef and sausage and cook until it is browned throughout. Drain any excess grease, then stir in the onions and garlic to the pan. Cook, stirring often, until the onion has softened up a bit, about 3-5 minutes. Then pour in the canned tomatoes, seasonings and sugar. Lower the heat to med-low and let this simmer until your ready to assemble the lasagna.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13" baking pan and set it aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the ricotta cheese, eggs, parmesan and seasonings. Set this aside. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the lasagna noodles until al dente. Drain them and let them cool enough to handle.
- Once ready to assemble, spread 1/4 of the sauce into the bottom of the pan. Lay out 5 of the lasagna noodles. Spread 1/2 of the ricotta mixture over the noodles, then half the sliced mozzarella. Spread 1/4 of the sauce over that, then repeat with another layer.
- For the last layer, lay out the last 5 lasagna noodles, spread the remaining sauce over the top, then sprinkle the shredded mozzarella and grated parmesan evenly over the top. Pop it in the oven for 25-30 minutes, until the top has a nice golden color and it is heated throughout. Once you remove it from the oven, let it sit for 5 or so minutes before slicing it into squares and serving.
You can even serve it with eggs for breakfast. This lasagna recipe is super simple to make, and so flavorful. It's perfect for potlucks and other The site may earn a commission on some products. It couldn't be easier to make. Pasta noodles piled high and layered full of three kinds of cheese to go along with the perfect blend of meaty and zesty, tomato pasta sauce all loaded with herbs.
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