World's Best Lasagna

World's Best Lasagna

from allrecipes.com
Dinner
195 min
12 servings
448 kcal / serving

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. 1

    Gather all your ingredients.

  2. 2

    Cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic in a Dutch oven over medium heat until well browned.

  3. 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. 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. 5

    In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining 2 tablespoons parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

  6. 6

    Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  7. 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. 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. 9

    Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 25 minutes.

  10. 10

    Rest lasagna for 15 minutes before serving.