A wonderful authentic version of the classic recipe - this lasagna will surely leave you satisfied and fill your Italian Lasagna craving. Your guests will come back for seconds and ask you for the recipe.
You will need:
• 1lb sweet Italian sausage
• ¾ lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion (minced)
• 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 1 can (28oz) crushed tomatoes
• 2 cans (6oz each) tomato paste
• 2 cans (6.5oz each) canned tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp dried basil leaves
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 4 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
• 12 lasagna noodles
• 16 oz ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 lb sliced mozzarella cheese
• 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Directions
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• Cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic in a Dutch oven over medium heat until browned.
• Add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Mix well
• Stir in sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 tbsp salt, black pepper, and 2 tbsp parsley.
• Cover and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add lasagna noodles to boiling water and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water.
• Combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium sized bowl
• In a 9×13 inch glass baking dish spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce. Arrange 6 noodles over meat sauce. Spread one half of the ricotta cheese mixture on top of the noodle layer. Top with a third of the sliced mozzarella cheese. Spread another 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce over mozzarella cheese and then sprinkle 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese on top.
• Repeat these layers and top with the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover baking dish with foil that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 25 minutes.
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