Mama's Lasagna
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1 lb hot Italian sausage
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1⁄2 cup onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fennel seed
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄4 cup parsley, chopped
- 4 cups canned tomatoes, undrained or Italian-style crushed tomatoes
- 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 12 lasagna noodles
- 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 lb mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
- 1 (3 ounce) jar parmesan cheese
directions
- Remove sausage meat from outer casings, chop meat. In 5 quart dutch oven, over a medium high heat, saute sausage, beef, onion and garlic, stirring frequently until browned (about 20 minutes). Drain excess fat.
- Add sugar, 1 tbsp salt, basil, fennel, pepper and half of the parsley and mix well. Add tomatoes, tomato paste and 1/2 cup water, mashing tomatoes with wooden spoon. Bring to a boil, reduce heat; simmer, covered and stirring occasionally until thick - 1 1/2 hours.
- Bring 3 qts. water and 1 tbsp salt to a boil. Add lasagna noodles, two or three at a time. Return to boiling, boil uncovered and stirring occasionally, 10 minutes or just until tender. Drain in colander, rinse under cold water. Dry lasagna on paper towels.
- Preheat oven to 375. In medium bowl, combine ricotta, egg, remaining parsley and salt. Mix well.
- In bottom of 13x9 inch baking dish, spoon 1 1/2 cups sauce. Layer with 6 lasagna lengthwise and overlapping to cover. Spread with half of ricotta mixture, top with a third of the mozzarella. Spoon 1 1/2 cups sauce over cheese. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan. Repeat layering, starting with 6 lasagna and ending with 1 1/2 cups sauce sprinkled with Parmesan. Spread with remaining sauce; top with the rest of the mozzarella and Parmesan. Cover with non-stick foil, tucking around edges.
- Bake 25 minutes; remove foil; bake, uncovered 25 minutes longer or until bubbly. Cool for 15 minutes before cutting!
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
Have any thoughts about this recipe?
Share it with the community!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Grammiesangel
Naples, 0
<p>I work for a Social Services agency. Kids have all left the nest and given us beautiful grandchildren. I love to cook and bake. My husband was recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes so my cooking will be changing a bit, but I can still bake for the office and they are appreciative! I love the recipes on this site . . . they are great!</p>