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The Best Lasagna

Jay
Print Recipe
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

Meat Sauce Ingredients:

  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup pepperoni (chopped)
  • 1 lb sweet Italian pork sausage
  • 1 lb spicy Italian pork sausage
  • 5 cloves garlic (chopped)
  • 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 handful basil chopped

Herb Ricotta Cheese Ingredients:

  • 2 cups ricotta cheese
  • 5 basil leaves chopped
  • 1 handful parsley chopped
  • 1 pinch salt and pepper

Other Lasgana Ingredients:

  • 1 lb fresh lasagna noodles (or cooked boxed noodles)
  • 4 cups mozzarella cheese (shredded)
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
  • 4 tbs extra virgin olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven at 350 degrees.

Meat Sauce Instructions:

  • First, add to a pot (on medium high heat), onions, pepperoni, garlic, salt and pepper.
  • Now, mix to together for 1 minute.
  • Next, add the sweet and spicy sausage. Break the sausage up, spread on bottom of pan, and let cook for 3 minutes.
  • Now mix the sauasge mixture. Then add crushed tomatoes and basil. Turn the heat on low and cook for 15 minutes.

Ricotta Instructions:

  • Mix all the ricotta ingredients together until well combined.

Lasagna Instructions:

  • First, put 1/3 meat sauce on the bottom of lasagna dish. Spread so covers the bottom.
  • Next, add a layer of noodles.
  • Now add 1/3 ricotta mixture and spread on top of the noodles.
  • Next, sprinkle a handful mozzarella and parmesan cheese on top.
  • Now, repeat 2 more layer of sauce, ricotta, mozzarella/parmesan.
  • For the top layer, add rest of the sauce and then lots of mozzarella and parmesan. 
  • Next, cover with tinfoil and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Finally, uncover and bake 10 to 15 minutes until the cheese is bubbly.
  • Top with more basil and enjoy!