Lasagna Recipe – How to Make Traditional Lasagna Recipe
It not hard to make the best lasagna recipe. Lasagna is one of the most popular foods in Italy. Many people from different regions of Italy like to make their own lasagna with a homemade version of this delicious lasagna recipe. There are several reasons why this dish is loved by so many people. First, the taste of this dish is far better than any other traditional Italian dish.
Ingredients
- ¾ pound lean ground beef
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
- ½ cup finely chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 28 ounce crushed tomatoes
- 6 ounce tomato paste
- 6.5 ounce canned tomato sauce
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried basil leaves
- ½ teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 12 lasagna noodles
- 16 ounces ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- ¾ pound mozzarella cheese sliced
- ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In a pan, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned.
- Add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water.
- Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley.
- Cook, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, mixing occasionally.
- Bring a large container of lightly salted water to a boil.
- Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Drain noodles, and wash with cold water.
- In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Heat Up oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- To bring together, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles sideways over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
- Cool for 15 minutes before serving.