It’s spring break here, but we are still wondering where spring actually is. At the present moment it looks like a blizzard outside. Oh well. This weather inspires me to make comfort food. Warm up yer insides food!
So tonite, we are having this no fail, super yummi-licious lasagna! Silence at the table when eating kind of lasagna. And that’s no small feat with an 8 year old, a 7 year old and an 18 month old!
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My lasagna last night was a bit runny! I hate that, but no one else here seemed to mind! I think I had too much liquid from the tomatoes…who knows! I can never seem to make those perfectly stacked and lined up lasagnas that look fabulous in pictures!
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Lasagna
- Yield: 8 people 1x
Scale
Ingredients
The Meat Sauce
- 1 – 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 1 large onion (chopped)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 – 14 oz can tomato sauce (plain, no spices)
- 1 – 19 oz can diced tomatoes (plain, no spices)
- 1 – 5.5 oz can tomato paste
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp basil
- salt & pepper
The Lasagna
- 8 whole wheat lasagna noodles
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 2 cups grated cheese (mozzarella, or a 4 cheese blend is super yummy!)
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
Making the meat sauce:
- Brown beef with onions and garlic. Drain.
- Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, wine, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, oregano, basil and salt & pepper.
- Simmer for about 1 hour, covered.
Putting together the lasagna:
- At this point you can do either of 2 things: Make one big lasagna in a 9×13 dish, or make 2 lasagnas in 8×8 dishes. I find that for our family of 5, the 8×8 is the best. We get left with a small amount of leftovers, and another meal in the freezer!
- So then, layer the ingredients as follows: (this is for the 9×13, so adjust for the 8×8) 1/2 Meat sauce, 1/2 Noodles, 1/2 Ricotta Cheese, 1/2 Grated Cheese, 1/2 Meat Sauce, 1/2 Noodles, 1/2 Grated Cheese, Parmesan Cheese
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45-60 minutes
- Let sit for 10 minutes, then serve!
Eat up!
8 Comments
Trisha
March 29, 2011 at 2:36 AMYum! It’s one of our favorites 🙂 It so easy to sneak extra veggies in there!!
Barb
March 29, 2011 at 2:41 AMI know how good your lasagna is! my mouth is watering! I am LOVING that lasagna noodle photo!!
Lindsey Stipes
March 29, 2011 at 6:23 PMnew follower here and that lasagna looks amazing…yummy!!
Beth
March 31, 2011 at 2:08 AMJo-Anna, Lasagna is one of my favorite foods. I want to try your recipe – sounds awesome!
Blessings, Beth
Miz Helen
March 31, 2011 at 12:49 PMHi Jo Anna,
That is an awesome photo of the Lasagna Noodles. Your recipe looks very good, I like the addition of brown sugar, I will have to try that. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you next week!
Lark (SparkyLarky)
March 31, 2011 at 3:07 PMHi, I just found your cute blog! 🙂
And I wanted to invite you to join in on a WEEKLY RECIPE LINK PARTY over on my blog.
http://larkscountryheart.blogspot.com/
“Made it on Monday” is open for link up’s
Wed.-Sat. I hope you will link up & join in on the fun 🙂
Amy
April 2, 2011 at 8:10 AMMouth watering lasagna! You’re making me hungry! 🙂
I’m hosting a wonderful tea sampler GIVEAWAY! Come check it out when you have time.
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