hearty baked lasagna
This is pretty much the lasagna recipe I grew up with. Mom used ground beef, I changed it up with Italian sausage. Hubby just loves my lasagna, I hope you give it a try!
prep time
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
9 x 13 size pan
Ingredients
- 15 ounces ricotta cheese
- 2 eggs, well beaten
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 hard boiled eggs, grated
- 1 pound fresh mozzarella cheese, grated
- 1 pound bulk italian sausage, browned and finely crumbled
- 1 quart of your favorite pasta sauce
- 1 pound box of lasagna noodles
How To Make hearty baked lasagna
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Step 1Brown and crumble the Italian sausage. Grate the hard boiled eggs. Grate the mozzarella cheese. Mix the ricotta cheese with the beaten eggs, add salt and pepper. Cook the lasagna noodles according to package directions.
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Step 2Prepare a 9 x 13 baking dish, by slightly covering the bottom of the dish with sauce.
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Step 3Next start layering. First a layer of noodles. Next, a layer of the ricotta mixture, about a third. Then about a third of the Italian sausage. Next, a third of the hard boiled eggs. Top with about a quarter of the mozzarella cheese. Drizzle some sauce across the top.
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Step 4Top with a layer of noodles. Repeat layers in step 3. Using another third of the ricotta, sausage, hard boiled eggs, and a second quarter of the mozzarella. Drizzle again with some sauce. Add third layer of noodles, and repeat layering ingredients. Top with final layer of noodles, mozzarella, and drizzle with sauce.
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Step 5Cover with a sheet of parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, remove the parchment paper, and bake for another 30 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
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Step 6Remove from the oven and let rest for 20 minutes before cutting into serving size pieces. Enjoy!
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Category:
Pasta
Culture:
Italian
Tag:
#For Kids
Tag:
#Heirloom
Keyword:
#family-style
Keyword:
#hearty lasagna
Ingredient:
Pasta
Method:
Bake
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