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Hearty Italian Lasagna Recipe

This hearty lasagna recipe takes 3 hours to prepare but is worth the effort for special occasions. It includes layers of noodles, meat sauce, and a ricotta cheese mixture topped with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. The meat sauce is made from Italian sausage, ground beef, tomatoes, tomato paste, herbs and seasonings simmered for 1.5 hours. The ricotta filling combines ricotta, nutmeg and egg. The lasagna bakes covered for 25 minutes then uncovered for 25 more minutes before serving.

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93 views6 pages

Hearty Italian Lasagna Recipe

This hearty lasagna recipe takes 3 hours to prepare but is worth the effort for special occasions. It includes layers of noodles, meat sauce, and a ricotta cheese mixture topped with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. The meat sauce is made from Italian sausage, ground beef, tomatoes, tomato paste, herbs and seasonings simmered for 1.5 hours. The ricotta filling combines ricotta, nutmeg and egg. The lasagna bakes covered for 25 minutes then uncovered for 25 more minutes before serving.

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Hearty Lasagna

Though this recipe may take a little extra time, it is worth the wait. Enjoy this
lasagna for any special occasion, or if you’re just in the mood for Italian.

Ingredients:
1 pound of Italian sausage
1 pound of ground beef
1/2 cup of chopped onions
2 cloves of garlic chopped
1 (28 ounce) can of crushed tomatoes
2 (8 ounce) cans of tomato sauce
2 (6 ounce) cans of tomato paste
1/2 Cup of Water
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon fennel seed
2 teaspoons fresh Basil leaves chopped
4 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
23 ounces of ricotta cheese
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 egg
1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
12 lasagna noodles

Total Cook and Prep Time: 3 hours


Serves 12
Combine:
1 pound of beef
1 pound of Italian sausage
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 cloves of garlic chopped

Mix:
well together and brown for 7 to 9 minutes

Add:
1 (28 ounce) can of crushed tomatoes
2 (8 ounce) cans of tomato sauce
2 (6 ounce) cans of tomato paste
1/2 cup of water

Mix gently into meat mixture

Add:
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon fennel seed
2 teaspoons fresh Basil leaves chopped
3 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

Gently stir into the sauce

1
Cook sauce for:
1 hour 30 minutes
Stir occasionally

To avoid a mess, we suggest covering the sauce with a


lid

Soak lasagna noodles:


in hot tap water for 15 minutes

Combine:
23 ounces of ricotta cheese
½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 egg
1 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley chopped

Mix Ingredients:
until the mixture appears smooth and creamy

2
Spread:
2 ½ cups of meat sauce in a 9x13 pan

Place:
the noodles on top of the meat sauce

Spread:
half of the ricotta cheese mixture and half of
mozzarella and Parmesan cheese over noodles

Spread:
2 ½ cups of meat sauce over the parmesan cheese

Lay the next layer of noodles

3
Layer:
the remaining ricotta cheese mixture, Parmesan and
mozzarella cheese, saving some cheese for the top of
lasagna

Cover:
with foil and bake for 25 minutes for 350° oven

Remove foil and continue baking for another 25


minutes

Remove lasagna from oven:


Allow the lasagna to cool for five minutes

Slice and serve (serves 12 people)

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This lasagna recipe was tested, modified, and brought to you by

Justin Valenti, Iryna Lindhag, Dianna Niemann, & Olivia Spencer

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