Best Lasagna Recipe
By: Culinary Envy
Published: Saturday, June 11, 2016 - 4:41pm

Ingredients




1 pound hot Italian sausage
1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, finely chopped
5 garlic cloves, minced
½ teaspoon salt
1 (14.5 oz) can petite-diced tomatoes
1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
2 (15 oz) cans tomato sauce
1½ tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
12 lasagna noodles (I use the no-boil version)
15 oz ricotta cheese
1 egg, slightly beaten
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried parsley
½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1 pound mozzarella cheese, grated
¾ cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Preparation

1 In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, garlic and salt over medium heat until well browned. Drain meat and stir in petite-diced tomatoes, tomato paste and tomato sauce. Season with sugar, basil, parsley, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Simmer on low heat, covered, for about 1½ hours, stirring occasionally. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes if you aren’t using the no-boil variety. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. If you are using the no-boil variety, you don’t have to do any pre-cooking. 3 In a medium mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese, egg, salt, pepper, garlic powder, parsley and ½ cup Parmesan cheese, mix well. Then, quickly stir in ¼ cup meat sauce into the ricotta mixture, which makes it easier to spread on the noodles later. 4 Preheat oven to 375°F. 5 To assemble, spread 1½ cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch-baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese. Spoon 1½ cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with ¼ cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil (to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or use non-stick foil). 6 Bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil, and bake an additional 15-20 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

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This Best Lasagna Recipe has taken years to perfect!  It is ridiculously rich, meaty, gooey, cheesy and makes the perfect comfort food!