Classic Lasagna Recipe
A classic and delicious recipe for lasagna! Made with layers of rich tomato sauce and ground beef, noodles, ricotta cheese and loads of shredded mozzarella and parmesan. So good.
Servings 8 people
Ingredients
Ground Beef:
- 1 1/2 - 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp fresh ground black pepper
Tomato Sauce:
- 1 14 oz can tomato sauce (plain, no spices)
- 1 19 oz can diced tomatoes with the juices (plain, no spices)
- 1 5.5 oz can tomato paste
- 1/2 cup red wine or beef broth
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp basil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
The Lasagna:
- 6 lasagna noodles
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 3 cups grated cheese mozzarella, or a 4 cheese blend is super yummy!
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
Making the meat sauce:
- In a large skillet brown the ground beef with onions and garlic (season with salt and pepper as it browns). Drain.
- Add the tomatoes with the juices, tomato sauce, tomato paste, wine, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, oregano, basil and salt and pepper.
- Stir and simmer for about 1 hour, covered.
Noodles:
- While the sauce is simmering boil the noodles in a large pot according to package directions. I like to boil mine until they are al dente. They will soften up more as they bake in the tomato sauce.
Putting together the lasagna:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Use a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
- Layer the ingredients as follows: 1/2 of the meat sauce, 1/2 of the noodles, all of the ricotta cheese, 1 1/2 cup grated cheese, the remaining noodles, the remaining meat sauce, the remaining grated cheese, then sprinkle on the Parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 45-60 minutes, until the cheese is golden brown and bubbling.
- Let sit for 10 minutes, then serve!