Best Homemade Lasagna Recipe
Indulge in the ultimate comfort food with this Best Homemade Lasagna recipe. Layers of hearty meat sauce, creamy cheese filling, and perfectly cooked noodles, all baked to perfection.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 2 hours 55 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Meat Sauce:
- 1 lb sweet Italian sausage
- ¾ lb lean ground beef
- ½ cup minced onion
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
- 2 (6 oz) cans tomato paste
- 2 (6.5 oz) cans canned tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 1 ½ tsp dried basil leaves
- ½ tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 ½ tsp salt or to taste
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 4 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Lasagna:
- 12 pre-cooked lasagna noodles
- 16 oz ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- ¾ lb mozzarella cheese, sliced
- ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook the Meat Sauce: In a dutch oven over medium heat, cook ground beef, Italian sausage, minced onion, and garlic until browned.
- Add Ingredients: Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, sugar, salt, pepper, and parsley. Simmer for 1 ½ hours.
- Prepare Cheese Mixture: In a bowl, mix ricotta cheese, egg, parsley, and salt.
- Assemble Lasagna: Preheat oven to 375F. In a 9 x 13-inch baking dish, layer meat sauce, noodles, ricotta mixture, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers. Bake covered for 25 minutes, then uncovered for another 25 minutes. Let cool before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 1120mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 29g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
Keywords: Homemade Lasagna, Italian Lasagna, Comfort Food
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