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World's Best Lasagna
This lasagna recipe from John Chandler is our most popular recipe! With sausage, ground beef, basil, and 3 types of cheese, it lives up to its name!
Ingredients
- 1 poundsweet italian sausage
- ¾ poundlean ground beef
- ½ cupminced onion
- 2 clovesgarlic, crushed
- 1can crushed tomatoes
- 2cans canned tomato sauce
- 2cans tomato paste
- ½ cupwater
- 2 tablespoonswhite sugar
- 4 tablespoonschopped fresh parsley, divided
- 1 ½ teaspoonsdried basil leaves
- 1 ½ teaspoonssalt, divided, or to taste
- 1 teaspoonitalian seasoning
- ½ teaspoonfennel seeds
- ¼ teaspoonground black pepper
- 12lasagna noodles
- 16 ouncesricotta cheese
- 1egg
- ¾ poundmozzarella cheese, sliced
- ¾ cupgrated parmesan cheese
Directions
- 1
Gather all your ingredients.
- 2
Cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic in a Dutch oven over medium heat until well browned.
- 3
Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water. Season with sugar, 2 tablespoons parsley, basil, 1 teaspoon salt, Italian seasoning, fennel seeds, and pepper. Simmer, covered, for about 1 ½ hours, stirring occasionally.
- 4
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water.
- 5
In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining 2 tablespoons parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- 6
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- 7
To assemble, spread 1 ½ cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce, overlapping slightly. Spread with 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 ½ cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
- 8
Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
- 9
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 25 minutes.
- 10
Rest lasagna for 15 minutes before serving.