Classic Lasagna
Classic Lasagna

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, classic lasagna. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Lasagna noodles need structure—they have a lot of ingredients layered between them!—so they can't be too mushy. This recipe comes from my mother. I think she got it off the back of a "Mueller's Lasagna box.

Classic Lasagna is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Classic Lasagna is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook classic lasagna using 19 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Classic Lasagna:
  1. Get 1/2 lb Ground pork sausage (I like jimmy deans)
  2. Prepare 1 lb Organic lean ground beef
  3. Get 1 Diced Small white onion
  4. Prepare 3 clove Garlic, minced or finely shopped
  5. Take 1 can 16 oz crushed tomatoes
  6. Make ready 1 can Tomato paste
  7. Get 1/4 tbsp Dried oregano
  8. Prepare 1 dash Fennel seeds
  9. Take 1 tbsp Kosher salt
  10. Make ready 1/2 tbsp Ground black pepper
  11. Make ready 2 Basil leaves
  12. Take 1 packages Whole milk ricotta cheese
  13. Get 2 Eggs
  14. Prepare 1/4 cup Cottage cheese
  15. Take 1 packages Shredded mozzarella
  16. Prepare 1 packages Sliced mozzarella
  17. Make ready 1/2 bunch Italian flat lead parsley
  18. Take 1 packages Oven ready (no boil) lasagna noodles
  19. Take 1 as needed Olive oil

I love a classic homemade lasagna recipe, like this one. This is hands down the best lasagna my lips have ever had the pleasure to come across. The sauce is made with San Marzano plum tomatoes. Lasagna is perhaps the quintessential feed-a-crowd casserole.

Steps to make Classic Lasagna:
  1. In large pot, brown pork. and ground beef. When browned remove beef to drain fat
  2. While meat is in colander to drain fat, add diced onion to pot-let them sweat on high heat for about 6 minutes. Add meat back to pan
  3. Add 3 garlic cloves minced, let it combine and heat for about two or three minutes.
  4. Add can of tomato paste, and can of crushed tomatoes.
  5. Add fennel, oregano, salt and pepper. Drop in basil leaves. Stir, simmer in low heat and cover for an hour
  6. While sauce is simmering, start on cheese mixture: combine ricotta, eggs, 1/4 cup of the shredded mozzarella , cottage cheese and some finely diced parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste
  7. Before you put anything in 9 x 13 baking dish-coat lightly with olive oil…then add a layer of meat sauce to bottom of the baking dish. Add no boil noodles. Add layer of ricotta cheese. Add slices of mozzarella , enough to cover the layer before it. Add another layer of meat sauce. Add another layer of noodles. Add another layer of ricotta. Add one last layer or noodles. Add all remaining meat sauce. Cover with what's left of mozzarella slices and shredded mozzarella. Add a sprinkling of olive oil over the top
  8. Cover with foil and place in fridge over night, or 6 hours before baking
  9. When ready to bake, set oven at 375 and cover lasagna loosely with foil
  10. Bake for 30 mins. Then, remove foil and bake for 10 mins.
  11. Set broiler on high for 5 minutes
  12. Remove lasagna from oven and let stand for at least 10 mins before slicing.

There are of course as many ways to make lasagna as there are Italian mammas, but here is my own method for making it. Classic Eggplant Lasagna that's full of cheesy goodness, without the pasta! Great for a gluten-free lasagna option or just for sneaking in a healthy vegetable. People absolutely love the lasagna we. This is a classic homemade lasagna recipe made with layers of gooey melted mozzarella cheese, a parmesan ricotta cheese, and a robust tomato meat sauce.

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