Classic Italian Sausage Lasagna
"NO cottage cheese! NO ricotta cheese! Mozzarella ONLY. Thanks to my aunt for finding this recipe. No one in the family is fond of cottage or ricotta cheese so this recipe is definitely a favorite! I prefer ground beef to Italian sausage. I also use shredded mozzarella cheese instead of sliced. And although the recipe calls for boiling water, I usually don't bother boiling it first. (I only have one pot! LOL!)"
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8-12
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 1 large chopped onion
- 1 1⁄2 lbs Italian sausage or 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
- 2 teaspoons salt
- pepper
- 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 1⁄2 - 3 cups boiling water
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons oregano or 1 1/2 teaspoons other Italian spices
- 1⁄2 lb cooked and drained lasagna noodle
- 1 1⁄2 lbs sliced mozzarella cheese
directions
- Fry garlic and onion in hot oil until soft.
- Add meat and cook until crumbly.
- Drain oil.
- Mix in salt, pepper, spices, tomato sauce, tomato paste and water.
- Simmer uncovered for 45 minutes.
- In a shallow 9x13 inch pyrex dish, put a thin layer of sauce.
- Layer in half the noodles, sauce and top with half the cheese.
- Repeat layers ending with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
- Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
- Cut into squares.
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Reviews
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My son prefers no ricotta so I tried this recipe. Very easy to do. I did not cook pasta so I added another cup of water to the sauce and cooked a little longer. It is very tasty and not complicated at all. Will definitely do this one again. -
Very simple recipe. Taste like home made should. I tried the Italian seasoning first but I do prefer the oregano over the two. Didn't cook the pasta but added an additional cup of water before throwing it in the oven. Don't skimp on the cheese or you'll know it. Family loves it. -
Best Ever!!!!! I made 2 of them for dinner and gave one of them to my neighbour ... He loved it ...10 stars in our book!! -
I am allergic to milk products and this I was able to use rice mozzarella cheese. It was absolutely delicious and now a family favorite. I highly recommend this recipe. And I didn't boil the water, either. :-)
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I used my own sauce that I make and always have on hand in the freezer. Excellent recipe. will make again and again. Recently made my own lasagna noodles, and it really made a difference.
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This was so easy, and really good. I'm not a big fan of ricotta, and this recipe seemed too simple to be really good, but it was, everybody loved it. I used shredded mozzarella instead of sliced, and added a little bit of parmesan to the sauce. I didn't boil the noodles first, just added about a cup of extra water before cooking so they'd cook while the lasagne was baking. Thanks, will definitely make again!
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