Description
Indulge in the ultimate comfort food with this recipe for the World’s Best Lasagna. Layers of rich meat sauce, creamy ricotta, gooey mozzarella, and savory Parmesan come together to create a classic Italian-American dish that is sure to please everyone at the table.
Ingredients
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Meat Sauce:
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
- 3/4 pound lean ground beef
- 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
- 2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste
- 2 cans (6.5 ounces each) tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped (or 2 teaspoons dried basil)
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped, divided
Additional Ingredients:
- 12 lasagna noodles
- 16 ounces ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 3/4 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced
- 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
- Prepare the Meat Sauce: In a large Dutch oven, cook the sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic until browned. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and parsley. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
- Cook the Noodles: Boil lasagna noodles until al dente, then drain and rinse.
- Prepare the Ricotta Mixture: Mix ricotta cheese with egg, parsley, and salt.
- Assemble the Lasagna: Layer meat sauce, noodles, ricotta mixture, mozzarella, and Parmesan in a baking dish. Repeat layers and bake.
- Bake: Cover and bake for 25 minutes, then uncover and bake for another 25 minutes.
- Rest and Serve: Let the lasagna rest for 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
- You can prepare the lasagna ahead and refrigerate or freeze for later use.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 1080 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg
