My experience with lasagna has pretty much been with just the frozen ones you can purchase from the grocery store and warm up in the oven at home. So I’m excited to see, smell, and taste how much better a freshly made one is!
TikTok user @createaplatewithdina has the best lasagna recipe that is made up of creamy ricotta filling and a rich meaty tomato sauce. After learning this recipe, there should be no more excuses made for grocery store lasagna!
Start by making the meat sauce. You’ll need a pound of lean ground beef, a pound of mild Italian sausage, one medium-sized onion, six garlic cloves, 28 ounces of crushed tomatoes, and two 15-ounce cans of tomato sauce.
For the seasonings, you’ll need a teaspoon of dried oregano and dried basil, two teaspoons of Italian seasoning, one and a half teaspoon of salt, and a half teaspoon of black pepper.
Cook the beef, sausage, diced onion, and minced garlic with one to two teaspoons of oil on medium heat for about ten minutes. Next, add the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and seasonings. Allow it to cook for another ten minutes.
While the meat sauce is cooking, start on the ricotta filling. Grab 32 ounces of ricotta cheese, two large eggs, two and a half cups of shredded mozzarella cheese, a quarter cup of fresh chopped parsley, a teaspoon of salt, and a quarter teaspoon of black pepper.
Pour the ingredients into a large bowl and mix everything together. Next, boil a 16-ounce box of lasagna noodles according to the package’s instructions. Once the pasta is done cooking, drain it and rinse it under cold water. Set it aside. And now, it’s time to start assembling the lasagna!
Spray avocado oil onto the bottom of a nine-by-thirteen baking dish. Then, throw in one and a half cups of meat sauce. Layer four strips of noodles on top then spread on two more cups of sauce.
A third of the ricotta goes on next, with four more noodles on top of it. Repeat this pattern until you run out of noodles.
When you’re done layering the lasagna, the meat sauce should be at the top of the dish. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top and cover the dish with foil. Spray the inside of the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
Bake the lasagna at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes. Then, remove the foil and bake it for another fifteen to twenty minutes. After baking, broil on high for three to five minutes or until the top of the lasagna is a crispy golden brown.
Finally, let the lasagna cool for fifteen minutes before digging in!
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