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restaurant-style italian lasagna

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Christopher Gonzalez
Greenwood, AR

This lasagna recipe is a little time consuming, but if you enjoy making great, authentic, Italian lasagna for family and friends, it's pretty hard to beat this one. ***I prefer to use ricotta cheese for this dish. It's just creamier. Cottage cheese still works very well.***

(1 rating)
yield 10 to 12
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For restaurant-style italian lasagna

  • 1 1/2 lb
    ground chuck
  • 1/2 lb
    italian sausage, mild
  • 1 lg
    yellow onions
  • 3 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    dried italian seasoning
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    dried parsley flakes
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    dried oregano
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp
    powdered cayenne pepper
  • 1 (28 oz.) can
    whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
  • 2 (6 oz.) can
    tomatoe paste
  • 24 ozs.
    ricotta or cottage cheese (i prefer ricotta)
  • 2 lg
    eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    black pepper
  • 2 Tbsp
    parsley, fresh chopped
  • 1/2 c
    parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1 lb
    mozzarella cheese (divided)
  • 2 qt
    water
  • 1 tsp
    olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 12
    lasagna noodles

How To Make restaurant-style italian lasagna

  • 1
    In a large skillet, brown the beef, Italian sausage, onion and garlic. Next, add the 1 1/2 teas. salt, Italian seasoning, parsley flakes, oregano, basil, cayenne, and chopped tomatoes. (with juice) Simmer for 1 hour.
  • 2
    Boil the lasagna noodles with 1/2 teas. olive oil and 1/2 teas. salt for exactly 12 minutes. (regardless of what the package directions read) Drain and set aside.
  • 3
    Pre-heat oven to 375. Combine ricotta or cottage cheese with tomato paste, eggs, black pepper, 2 TBLS. fresh chopped parsley, the parmesan cheese and 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese, (1/2 lb.) mixing well.
  • 4
    In the bottom of a 13 by 9, deep casserole dish, lay 4 noodles, length-wise across the dish, slightly over-laping if neccesary. Next, add half the meat sauce evenly acroos the noodles. Next, add cheese mixture evenly. Repeat, finishing with last layer of noodles.
  • 5
    Sprinkle over last layer of noodles evenly with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake @ 375 degrees for 35 minutes. Cover dish with tinfoil, and bake for another 15 minutes or until cheese mixture is thourghly melted. Serve.

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