restaurant-style italian lasagna
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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.***
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yield
10 to 12
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
50 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For restaurant-style italian lasagna
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1 1/2 lbground chuck
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1/2 lbitalian sausage, mild
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1 lgyellow onions
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3 clovegarlic, minced
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1 1/2 tspsalt
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1 Tbspdried italian seasoning
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1/2 Tbspdried parsley flakes
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1/2 Tbspdried oregano
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1/2 Tbspdried basil
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1/2 tsppowdered cayenne pepper
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1 (28 oz.) canwhole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
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2 (6 oz.) cantomatoe paste
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24 ozs.ricotta or cottage cheese (i prefer ricotta)
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2 lgeggs, beaten
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1/2 tspgarlic powder
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1/2 tspblack pepper
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2 Tbspparsley, fresh chopped
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1/2 cparmesan cheese, grated
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1 lbmozzarella cheese (divided)
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2 qtwater
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1 tspolive oil
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1/2 tspsalt
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12lasagna noodles
How To Make restaurant-style italian lasagna
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1In 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.
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2Boil 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.
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3Pre-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.
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4In 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.
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5Sprinkle 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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