Main dish

World's Best Lasagna

Name: World's Best Lasagna
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound sweet Italian sausage; ¾ pound lean ground beef; ½ cup minced onion; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes; 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce; 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste; ½ cup water; 2 tablespoons white sugar; 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided; 1 ½ teaspoons dried basil leaves; 1 ½ teaspoons salt, divided, or to taste; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; ½ teaspoon fennel seeds; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; 12 lasagna noodles; 16 ounces ricotta cheese; 1 large egg; ¾ pound mozzarella cheese, sliced; ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese

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🍽️ 12 servings⏱️ 30 min prep🔥 150 min cook★ 5.0 (1)

To reheat lasagna quickly, place it in the microwave until warmed through, though the pasta may become slightly softer. For better texture, cover the lasagna with foil and warm it in a 350°F (175°C) oven for approximately 30 minutes, or until the center is hot and the sauce begins to bubble.

Ingredients

1 poundsweet Italian sausage
¾ poundlean ground beef
½ cupminced onion
2 clovesgarlic, crushed
1 (28 ounce) cancrushed tomatoes
2 (6.5 ounce) canscanned tomato sauce
2 (6 ounce) canstomato paste
½ cupwater
2 tablespoonswhite sugar
4 tablespoonschopped fresh parsley, divided
1 ½ teaspoonsdried basil leaves
1 ½ teaspoonssalt, divided, or to taste
1 teaspoonItalian seasoning
½ teaspoonfennel seeds
¼ teaspoonground black pepper
12lasagna noodles
16 ouncesricotta cheese
1 largeegg
¾ poundmozzarella cheese, sliced
¾ cupgrated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1Gather all your ingredients.
2Cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic in a Dutch oven over medium heat until well browned.
3Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water. Season with sugar, 2 tablespoons parsley, basil, 1 teaspoon salt, Italian seasoning, fennel seeds, and pepper. Simmer, covered, for about 1 ½ hours, stirring occasionally.
4Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water.
5In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining 2 tablespoons parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
6Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
7To assemble, spread 1 ½ cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce, overlapping slightly. Spread with 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 ½ cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
8Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
9Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 25 minutes.
10Let the lasagna rest at room temperature for about 15 minutes before cutting; this helps it set and firm up.

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