Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, classic lasagna. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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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 fast, it tastes yummy. Classic Lasagna is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook classic lasagna using 19 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Classic Lasagna:
- Take 1/2 lb Ground pork sausage (I like jimmy deans)
- Make ready 1 lb Organic lean ground beef
- Make ready 1 Diced Small white onion
- Prepare 3 clove Garlic, minced or finely shopped
- Get 1 can 16 oz crushed tomatoes
- Take 1 can Tomato paste
- Prepare 1/4 tbsp Dried oregano
- Prepare 1 dash Fennel seeds
- Prepare 1 tbsp Kosher salt
- Take 1/2 tbsp Ground black pepper
- Make ready 2 Basil leaves
- Take 1 packages Whole milk ricotta cheese
- Prepare 2 Eggs
- Prepare 1/4 cup Cottage cheese
- Make ready 1 packages Shredded mozzarella
- Take 1 packages Sliced mozzarella
- Take 1/2 bunch Italian flat lead parsley
- Make ready 1 packages Oven ready (no boil) lasagna noodles
- Prepare 1 as needed Olive oil
A definite crowd-pleaser, this classic lasagna is thick, rich and meaty with lots of cheese—just the way I like it. Even though my parents were Hungarian, I have a weakness for savory Italian foods like this. —Suzanne Barker, Bellingham, Washington Vegetable Lasagna: Prepare Classic Lasagna as directed, except omit beef or sausage. I make this a lot and serve with Italian garlic bread and salad. It always gets a rave review, especially if the mozzarella strings with every bite.
Steps to make Classic Lasagna:
- In large pot, brown pork. and ground beef. When browned remove beef to drain fat
- 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
- Add 3 garlic cloves minced, let it combine and heat for about two or three minutes.
- Add can of tomato paste, and can of crushed tomatoes.
- Add fennel, oregano, salt and pepper. Drop in basil leaves. Stir, simmer in low heat and cover for an hour
- 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
- 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
- Cover with foil and place in fridge over night, or 6 hours before baking
- When ready to bake, set oven at 375 and cover lasagna loosely with foil
- Bake for 30 mins. Then, remove foil and bake for 10 mins.
- Set broiler on high for 5 minutes
- Remove lasagna from oven and let stand for at least 10 mins before slicing.
I make this a lot and serve with Italian garlic bread and salad. It always gets a rave review, especially if the mozzarella strings with every bite. This recipe comes from my mother. I think she got it off the back of a "Mueller's Lasagna box. When you're in need for a comforting dish, this Classic Lasagna is the perfect recipe.
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