Best Lasagna

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Best Lasagnan a try. For $1.77 per serving, this recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 510 calories, 32g of protein, and 29g of fat. It is a reasonably priced recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. This recipe is liked by 2203 foodies and cooks. If you have parmesan cheese, salt, egg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 50 minutes. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 77%. Vegetable Lasagna With Homemade Lasagna Sheets (Without Pasta Machine), Lasagna de Pollo con Champiñones (Chicken and Mushroom Lasagna), and Angelina’s Lasagna di Carnevale (Lasagna for Carnival) are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 60 minutes

Cooking duration: 50 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1-1/4 pounds bulk Italian sausage

2 cans (one 28 ounces, one 15 ounces) crushed tomatoes

2 teaspoons dried basil

1 large egg, lightly beaten

3/4 teaspoon fennel seed

3 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley, divided

3 garlic cloves, minced

3/4 pound ground beef

1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper

9 lasagna noodles

1 medium onion, diced

3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

4 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

1 carton (15 ounces) ricotta cheese

3/4 teaspoon salt, divided

2 to 3 tablespoons sugar

2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste

2/3 cup water

Equipment:

dutch oven

bowl

oven

baking pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Directions Cook noodles according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook sausage, beef and onion over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, breaking up meat into crumbles. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Drain. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, water, sugar, 3 tablespoons parsley, basil, fennel, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. In a small bowl, mix egg, ricotta cheese, and remaining parsley and salt. Preheat oven to 375. Spread 2 cups meat sauce into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with three noodles and a third of the ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining meat sauce and cheeses (dish will be full). Bake, covered, 25 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. Yield: 12 servings. Originally published as Traditional Lasagna in Country Woman ChristmasAnnual 2007, p46 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-i', container: 'taboola-native-stream-thumbnails', placement: 'Native Stream Thumbnails Redesign', target_type: 'mix' });

 

Step by step:


1. Cook noodles according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook sausage, beef and onion over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, breaking up meat into crumbles.

2. Add garlic; cook 1 minute.

3. Drain.

4. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, water, sugar, 3 tablespoons parsley, basil, fennel, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. In a small bowl, mix egg, ricotta cheese, and remaining parsley and salt.

6. Preheat oven to 37

7. Spread 2 cups meat sauce into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with three noodles and a third of the ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining meat sauce and cheeses (dish will be full).

8. Bake, covered, 25 minutes.

9. Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes longer or until bubbly.

10. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.


Nutrition Information:

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510k Calories
31g Protein
28g Total Fat
31g Carbs
14% Health Score
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Calories
510k
26%

Fat
28g
45%

  Saturated Fat
13g
84%

Carbohydrates
31g
11%

  Sugar
10g
11%

Cholesterol
109mg
36%

Sodium
1089mg
47%

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Protein
31g
63%

Calcium
498mg
50%

Selenium
32µg
47%

Phosphorus
466mg
47%

Zinc
4mg
29%

Vitamin K
28µg
27%

Vitamin B3
5mg
26%

Vitamin B12
1µg
24%

Vitamin B2
0.41mg
24%

Vitamin B6
0.48mg
24%

Manganese
0.47mg
24%

Potassium
814mg
23%

Vitamin A
1102IU
22%

Iron
3mg
20%

Copper
0.37mg
18%

Vitamin C
15mg
18%

Magnesium
66mg
17%

Vitamin E
2mg
16%

Vitamin B1
0.23mg
15%

Fiber
3g
14%

Vitamin B5
0.94mg
9%

Folate
32µg
8%

Vitamin D
0.82µg
5%

covered percent of daily need
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