Lasagna Recipe With Ricotta Cheese

The Best Classic Lasagna Recipe – Homemade lasagna full of pasta, ricotta, a homemade meat sauce, and tons of cheese. This is the world’s best lasagna recipe!

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Best Classic Lasagna Recipe

The Best Classic Lasagna Recipe – Homemade lasagna full of pasta, ricotta, a homemade meat sauce, and tons of cheese. This is the world’s best lasagna recipe!

Prep: 20min

Total: 110min

Yield: 12

Serving Size: 1 /12th of the recipe

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 /12th of the recipe, calories 463 kcal, Carbohydrate 36 g, Protein 25 g, Fat 24 g, Saturated Fat 11 g, Cholesterol 91 mg, Sodium 1420 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 10 g

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1/2 lb. sweet Italian sausage
• 1 medium onion (-chopped)
• 2 garlic cloves (-minced)
• 1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 (6 oz.) cans tomato paste
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons salt (-divided)
• 3 teaspoons Italian seasoning (-divided)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves (-divided)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley (-divided)
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (-divided)
• 15 oz. (1 3/4 cups) whole milk Ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (-divided)
• 1 large egg
• 12 lasagna noodles

Instruction:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Make the meat sauce. Add beef and sausage to a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon. Add the onion and garlic. Cook until meat is browned, about 6-8 minutes. Drain the fat from the meat. Return the meat to the skillet.
3. Add the tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, sugar, 2 teaspoons salt, 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon basil, and the black pepper. Stir until well combined. Cover and reduce the heat to low. Simmer the sauce for 30 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the minced parsley.
4. As the sauce cooks, make the ricotta mixture. In a large bowl, add 1 cup mozzarella, the ricotta, 1/4 cup parmesan, 2 tablespoons of the parsley, the egg, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, and 1/2 teaspoon basil. Stir until well incorporated.
5. Cook the pasta al dente, according to it’s package directions.
6. Assemble the lasagna. In a 13×9 inch baking dish, add a very thin layer of meat sauce (about 1/4 cup). Layer 3 lasagna noodles, 1/3 of the ricotta mixture, and 1 1/2 (level) cups of meat sauce. Repeat the layers twice.
7. Add a final layer of the remaining noodles, meat sauce, 1 cup mozzarella, and 1/4 cup parmesan.
8. Cover with foil that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove the foil. Bake 15 more minutes.
9. Let the lasagna cool for 15-20 minutes before cutting.

Lasagna with Ricotta

Ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses seasoned with Italian herbs are layered with pasta and marinara sauce.

Prep: 15min

Yield: 12

Nutrition Facts: calories 303 Calories

Instruction:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix ricotta cheese, 1 1/2 cups of the mozzarella cheese, eggs, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, parsley, salt and pepper in large bowl until well blended. Pour marinara sauce into medium bowl. Pour water into empty jar; cover and shake well. Add to marinara sauce; mix well.
2. Spread about 1 cup of the sauce on the bottom of 13×9-inch baking dish. Top with 3 of the lasagna noodles. Spread 1/2 of the cheese mixture over noodles. Repeat sauce, noodles and cheese layer once. Top with remaining noodles and sauce, making sure to cover noodles with sauce. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil.
3. Bake 45 minutes. Remove foil. Bake 15 minutes longer or until noodles are tender. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting. Serve with additional marinara sauce, if desired.

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FAQ

Do you add egg to ricotta for lasagna?

How do you keep ricotta cheese creamy in lasagna?

What is the correct order to layer lasagna?

1. Spread a thin layer of pasta sauce in the bottom of a baking dish.
2. Make a layer of cooked lasagna noodles.
3. Spread an even layer of the ricotta cheese mixture.
4. Spread an even layer of meat sauce.
5. Repeat those layers two times.
6. Top it with a final layer of noodles, sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese.

Does Italy use ricotta in lasagna?