How to make the best lasagna with this easy classic recipe. Baked the oven with layers of noodles, meat sauce, ricotta, egg, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese.
Prep Time: 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 45 minutesminutes
Total Time: 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients
1 1/2poundslean ground beef
1onion, minced
1pepper, minced
2garlic cloves, minced
2cans (680ml)Italian tomato sauce
1 1/2tspbasil
1tsporegano
500gramsdry lasagna noodles, around 24 noodles
475gramsricotta cheese
2eggs
3cupsgrated mozzarella cheese
3/4cupgrated parmesan cheese
Instructions
Brown beef in a saucepan with minced onion, pepper and garlic. Drain the grease and stir in the Italian tomato sauce, basil and oregano. Simmer for 10 minutes and remove from heat.
Cook lasagna noodles according to the directions on the package.
Spoon a small amount of meat sauce on the bottom of a large deep lasagna dish (at least 13x9). Lay 6 noodles on top of the sauce. Put 3 side by side and then 3 more on top of those.
Spoon more meat sauce on top of the 3 noodles. Sprinkle 1 cup of grated cheese and 1/4 cup of parmesan on top. Lay 6 noodles on top (3 side by side and then 3 more on top of those).
In a bowl, whisk together the ricotta cheese and egg. Evenly spread the ricotta mixture on top of the noodles. Lay 3 more noodles side by side on top of the ricotta.
Spoon more sauce on top of the noodles. Sprinkle 1 cup of grated cheese and 1/4 cup of parmesan on top. Lay 6 noodles on top (3 side by side and then 3 more on top of those).
Spoon remaining sauce on top of the noodles. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup of grated cheese and 1/4 cup of parmesan on top.
Bake in a 350F oven for 45-55 minutes or until the sauce is bubbling around the edges and cheese melted and browning on top.