Who doesn’t love a good lasagna recipe? Whether you are serving up dinner for your family or you are anticipating leftovers for the week, there’s nothing like a delicious helping of a good recipe for lasagna. Take a look at this sausage and cheese lasagna recipe to get your creative juices flowing. Experiment with adding spinach, and eggplant or take out the meat and enjoy a vegetarian lasagna instead!

Ultimate Sausage and Cheese Lasagna Recipe

 

Total time: 30 minutes preparation + 2 hours 30 minutes cooking

Yields: 12 servings

Lasagna Recipe Ingredients:

1 pound sweet Italian sausage

¾ pound lean ground beef

½ cup onion, minced

2 crushed garlic cloves

28 ounce crushed tomatoes

6 ounce tomato paste

6.5 ounce canned tomato sauce

½ cup water

2 tablespoons white sugar

1 and half teaspoons dried basil leaves

Half teaspoon fennel seeds 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1 tablespoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

12 lasagna noodles

16 ounces ricotta cheese

1 egg

Pinch of salt

¾ pound mozzarella cheese, sliced

¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Lasagna Recipe Directions:

1. In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, beef, garlic, onion over medium heat until well browned. Add in tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with basil, fennel seeds, sugar, Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Cover and let it simmer for about 1 ½ hours, stirring occasionally.
2. Bring a large pot of water (lightly salted) to boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8-10 minutes. Drain noodles and rinse with cold water. In another bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and pinch of salt.
3. Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius.
4. To assemble, spread 1 and half cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9*13 inch baking dish. Arrange six noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with one third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 ½ cups meat sauce over mozzarella, sprinkle with ¼ cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat the layering process, and top it up with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil in order to avoid sticking. Spray foil with cooking spray.
5. Bake in a preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake for additional 25-30 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

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