World's Best Lasagna
Directions
- 1In a Dutch oven, brown sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic.
- 2Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, sugar, 2 tbsp parsley, basil, 1 tsp salt, Italian seasoning, fennel seeds, and black pepper.
- 3Simmer for about an hour and a half.
- 4Boil lasagna noodles for about six minutes.
- 5Mix ricotta cheese, egg, 2 tbsp parsley, and ½ tsp salt and a dash of nutmeg.
- 6Spread 1 ½ cups meat sauce in a pan.
- 7Layer 6 noodles, half the ricotta, 1/3 mozzarella, and 1 ½ cups meat sauce. Sprinkle with ¼ cup Parmesan.
- 8Repeat layers, topping with mozzarella and Parmesan. Cover with foil.
- 9Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes covered, then uncover and bake another 25 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 lb sweet Italian sausage
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 0.5 cup minced onion
- 2 cloves crushed garlic
- 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 2 6.5 oz cans tomato sauce
- 2 6 oz cans tomato paste
- 0.5 cup water
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 4 tbsp fresh parsley
- 1.5 tsp dried basil leaves
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 0.5 tsp fennel seeds
- 0.25 tsp ground black pepper
- 12 lasagna noodles
- 16 oz ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 0.75 lb mozzarella cheese
- 0.75 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Equipment
Dutch ovenfrying panlarge pot