Lasagna Supremo (The Best Lasagna Ever!)

Name: Lasagna Supremo (The Best Lasagna Ever!)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 453.59 g package lasagna noodle; 340.19 g ground beef; 113.39 g ground pork; 453.59 g Italian sausage (thinly sliced); 453.59 g button mushroom (thinly sliced); 236.59 ml onion (chopped); 6 garlic cloves (minced); 9.85 ml sugar; 14.79 ml salt; 4.92 ml dried basil; 2.46 ml fennel seed; 1.23 ml ground black pepper; 2 eggs (lightly beaten); 2 (850.48 g) container ricotta cheese; 29.58 ml dried parsley flakes; 236.59 ml pitted ripe black olives (sliced); 453.59 g mozzarella cheese (shredded); 236.59 ml parmesan cheese (grated); 2 (822.13 g) can hunts chunky crushed tomatoes; 2 (340.19 g) can hunts tomato paste; 236.59 ml stewed tomatoes (Italian style); 59.14 ml extra virgin olive oil; 6 garlic cloves (cut in halves); 4.92 ml chopped garlic, in juice (from jar); 1 shallot (diced); 29.58 ml dried oregano; 59.16 ml dried Italian seasoning; 4.92 ml dried basil; 14.79 ml granulated sugar

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Submitted by Alan Leonetti

"This is a recipe that I have been making for many decades, and everyone who has eaten my lasagna says that it is the BEST LASAGNA EVER!!! Try this recipe and I guarantee you will love it. You need a deep pan or a deep baking dish. If you have any questions, e-mail me: AlanLeonetti@q.com"

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Ready In:: 1hr 45mins
Ingredients:: 29
Serves:: 8

ingredients

FOR THE LASAGNA
453.59 g package lasagna noodle
340.19 g ground beef
113.39 g ground pork
453.59 g Italian sausage (thinly sliced)
453.59 g button mushroom (thinly sliced)
236.59 ml onion (chopped)
6 garlic cloves (minced)
9.85 ml sugar
14.79 ml salt
4.92 ml dried basil
2.46 ml fennel seed
1.23 ml ground black pepper
2 eggs (lightly beaten)
2 (850.48 g) container ricotta cheese
29.58 ml dried parsley flakes
236.59 ml pitted ripe black olives (sliced)
453.59 g mozzarella cheese (shredded)
236.59 ml parmesan cheese (grated)
FOR MARINARA SAUCE by Alan Leonetti
2 (822.13 g) can hunts chunky crushed tomatoes
2 (340.19 g) can hunts tomato paste
236.59 ml stewed tomatoes (Italian style)
59.14 ml extra virgin olive oil
6 garlic cloves (cut in halves)
4.92 ml chopped garlic, in juice (from jar)
1 shallot (diced)
29.58 ml dried oregano
59.16 ml dried Italian seasoning
4.92 ml dried basil
14.79 ml granulated sugar

directions

FOR THE LASAGNA: Prepare lasagna according to package directions.
Drain and set aside. NOTE: You can use Barella No Boil Noodles, but be sure during the assembly of the layers that the noodles do not stick out.
Cook Italian sausage either in a skillet or by boiling in a pot of water, thinly slice crosswise and set aside.
Brown the ground beef and ground pork in a skillet, drain off and discard fat.
Add onion and garlic to the ground meat, stir and cook another 5 minutes.
Add the sugar, salt, basil, fennel seeds, pepper and the Marinara sauce and simmer for 20 minutes.
While the above mixture is simmering, combine in a large bowl the eggs, Ricotta cheese, and parsley.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Take a 13 by 9 inch baking dish and spray the bottom with a non-stick spray, such as Pam.
In the baking dish, spoon in a layer of 1/3 of the meat sauce.
Then layer 1/3 of the lasagna pasta (overlapping each strip of pasta with the other).
Then layer 1/3 of the Ricotta mixture.
Then layer 1/3 of the sliced olives and 1/3 of the sliced Italian sausage.
Then layer 1/3 of the sliced mushrooms.
Then layer 1/3 of the Mozzarella and 1/3 of the Parmesan.
Then continue to repeat the layering until all of the ingredients are layered.
When the layering is completed, cover with aluminum foil, making certain that the foil is not touching the top of the lasagna, and bake for 25 minutes.
Remove foil and bake, uncovered, another 25 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to sit and rest 10 minutes before cutting.
FOR THE MARINARA SAUCE (by Alan Leonetti): Empty Hunts chunky crushed tomatoes and Hunts tomato paste into the pot.
Add the extra-virgin olive oil to the pot.
Slice the cloves of garlic crosswise into either halves or thirds or pieces, and dump them into the pot.
Dice the shallot, and dump that into the pot.
Add the rest of the ingredients, and stir to mix well with a large long handled wooden spoon.
Do not strain, as the pulp adds to make this a thick and wonderful sauce.
Cover and cook on medium heat, stirring every 10 minutes for about an hour or until it bubbles and is completely heated throughout.
Reduce heat to simmer, and continue to simmer, stirring every 10 or 15 minutes to keep from burning or sticking to the bottom of the pot for 1 or 2 hours.
Remove from heat and give it one last stir.
Serve over spaghetti, ravioli, pasta or use for chicken parmesan, veal parmesan, or anything that calls for a Marinara sauce.
NOTE: Use only Hunts Chunky Crushed Tomatoes and Hunts Tomato Paste.

Questions & Replies

I have been looking up so many different recipes for Lasagna, does anybody have a simple one.

Eastenderm2
Hi there I keep putting off to make Lasagna, there are sooo many different recipes, can somebody give me a recipe that doesn't contain a performance, thank you, Ilook forward to a reply.

Eastenderm2

Reviews

This is delicious! The marinara sauce is some of the best I've ever eaten. During the simmering, the tomatoes lose their acidic bite, but the sauce isn't cloyingly sweet, either. Perfect balance! I was surprised to see that the same herbs and garlic are added to the sauce TWICE, but I absolutely understand why he recommends that. Adding them before simmering gives the sauce its complex, rich flavor, but the herbs then get so mingled that you can't really taste their individual components. However, adding another dose at the end of the simmering gives the basil, garlic, etc. their individual notes back again, without losing the complexity of the sauce. Fantastic, marvelous, exquisite! I had no mushrooms or olives on hand, so I left those out. I don't think the lasagna suffered a bit, though. It's the marinara that deserves the blue ribbon here. I plan to make up several batches and freeze them in small containers to use on spaghetti, rotini, etc. This makes an enormous amount of lasagna, so you could bake it in two pans and freeze one. We ate our leftovers the next night, and I swear the lasagna was even better then. I didn't think that could be possible! One comment: the recipe says the total time will be 1 hour 45 minutes. I would allow an extra hour. I can't imagine how anyone could prep the noodles, onions, garlic, beef, and sausage in a couple of minutes, and the sauce really should simmer for more than an hour to give it that deep, rich flavor. Also-this makes a DEEP lasagna, so mine took about an hour to bake all the way through.

buckeye1953
I made this for my husband with homemade noodles, no black olives, and I subbed the 1/4 lb of ground pork with ground beef. He loved it. He couldn't keep his hands off of it, and after he was full he couldn't keep his hands off me ;) thanks for sharing this recipe!

I Cook Therefore I
The family loved this recipe! It is a very thick dish so I would suggest to get a throw away tin pan, the tallest one, from the store to make this dish. I think next time I might finely chop up some other veggies to add to it to have a fully rounded meal. We will be making again!

Ashurs mom
Too much garlic.

Anonymous
I wouldn't even try this recipe - mushrooms, olives, sugar and fennel seeds? In Lasagna? I guess this person isn't Italian.

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I absolutely loved this lasagna!!!! I did make one change- instead of the italian sausage, I used pepperonis (Not a sausage fan). I can honestly say that this is the BEST lasagna that i've ever had. family favorite for sure!

Kolie110
I made this for my husband with homemade noodles, no black olives, and I subbed the 1/4 lb of ground pork with ground beef. He loved it. He couldn't keep his hands off of it, and after he was full he couldn't keep his hands off me ;) thanks for sharing this recipe!

I Cook Therefore I
Excellent, but the sauce may be too thick for some. I reduced the thickness by adding 16 oz. of plain tomato sauce, and it was still really thick. Although everyone liked it a lot, we all had something to say about the sauce. Next time, I will remove the Italian sausage from the casing, discard the casing, and add that to the sauce. I will replace the tomato paste with tomato sauce. I will also reduce the seasooning in the sauce by 1 tablespoon of oregano, and 1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning to see if that makes it a bit better for our tastes. This was my first try with lasagna and the recipe was easy to follow. Thanks a lot for sharing!

Finicky
"Lasagna Suprremo" has become THE "company coming" dish in our house. Living overseas from our relatives, visits from family and friends often lasts for weeks. I always make this dish for their arrival. This lasagna, like most, is easy to make ahead and then just pop in the oven when visitors arrive. Leftovers are even better! Yes, it is time consuming, but with the wonderful cooking smells in the kitchen, who needs potpourrie. The only change I make to the recipe is that instead of the Italian sausage (we have trouble getting it here despite living 45 miles from the Italian border) I use 1 pound ground beef and 1 pound ground pork mixed with Penzey's Italian Sausage seasoning mix. Thank you Alan for such a yummy Lasagna!

Diplo-mom
Delicious lasagna! I'm no slouch when it comes to making lasagna but this one definitely rivals my best. The combination of meats is ideal, and I love the extra punch provided by the fennel seeds above and beyond those contained in the italian sausage. I made a couple of very minor changes to the recipe...I used a mixture of oregano and basil instead of Italian seasoning (don't have any), and I added a few grinds of fresh nutmeg into the ricotta cheese. I decided to saute the sausage (squeezed out of its casing) with the other meats and include the mushrooms in the meat sauce. The layers are beautiful and held up well since the sauce isn't too wet (I added maybe 1/4-1/3 c of pasta water to moisten it a bit). Definitely use a big, deep pan if you want to make just one lasagna. I bought one of those disposable 9x13" pans which is just shy of 3 inches deep, and it all fit perfectly. Thanks very much. Can't wait to heat up the leftovers for lunches this week.

Heather U.

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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Alan Leonetti

Albuquerque, New Mexico

I was born in 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in this GREAT United States of America. I have since resided in Baltimore Maryland, Atlanta Georgia, Orlando Florida, Fort Lauderdale Florida, Los Angeles California, Selma Oregon, and now in Albuquerque New Mexico. I have enjoyed not only eating, but cooking all my life.

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