Lasagna.
Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, lasagna. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Lasagna is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It's enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. Lasagna is something that I've loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook lasagna using 20 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Lasagna:
- {Prepare 1 of # ground beef.
- {Make ready 1 of # pork (or sweet sausage).
- {Get 1/2 C of onion, minced.
- {Get 2 cloves of garlic, crushed.
- {Get 1 (28 oz) of can crushed tomatoes.
- {Prepare 1 (14 oz) of can tomato sauce.
- {Take 2 (6 oz) of can tomato paste.
- {Prepare 1/4 C of water, slightly less.
- {Make ready 2 T of white sugar.
- {Get 1 1/2 tsp of dried basil.
- {Make ready 1 tsp of italian seasoning.
- {Make ready 1 1/2 tsp of salt, divided.
- {Make ready 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
- {Get 4 T of fresh parsley, chopped (4 tsp dried).
- {Take 12 of lasagna noodles.
- {Take 16 oz of ricotta cheese.
- {Take 1 of egg.
- {Make ready 3 C of mozzarella cheese, shredded.
- {Prepare 3/4 C of parmesan cheese, grated.
- {Prepare of Crushed red pepper flakes, optional.
Steps to make Lasagna:
- In a Dutch oven, cook beef, pork, onion, and garlic over medium heat until browned. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce and water. Add the sugar, basil, Italian seasoning, 1 tsp salt, pepper and 2T parsley (2 tsp dried). Add the red pepper flakes if using. Simmer, covered, for 1 1/2 hours. Stir occasionally..
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the noodles for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. In a small bowl, mix the ricotta cheese, egg, 2T parsley (2 tsp dried) and 1/2 tsp salt..
- Preheat oven to 375°..
- Spray a 13"x9" baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1 1/2C of meat sauce on the bottom. Put a single layer of noodles over the meat sauce. Spread with 1/2 of the cheese mixture. Top with 1C of mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with some of the parmesan cheese. Repeat layers 2 times and the top will be the cheeses. Cover with sprayed foil to prevent the cheese sticking to it..
- Bake for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15-20 minutes before cutting into your lasagna..
- I had an 8oz roll of mozzarella cheese on hand, so I sliced it and put it on the cheese layers..
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