Name: Hearty Four-Layer Meat Lasagna Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb. Italian sausage; 3/4 lb. ground beef; 1/2 cup onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1 can tomatoes; 2 cans tomato paste; 2 cans tomato sauce; 1/2 cup water; 1 ½ tsp. dried basil leaves; 1 tsp. Italian seasoning; 1 tbsp. salt; 1/4 tsp. pepper; 2 tbsp. parsley; 16 oz. ricotta cheese; 1 egg; 1/2 tsp. salt; 2 tbsp. parsley; 12 lasagna noodles; 3/4 lb. mozzarella cheese; 3/4 cup parmesan cheese

Enjoy some Italian cuisine with this four-layer meat lasagna recipe. It’s filled with a mix of meat, cheese and pasta so you get a bit of everything in each serving. It tastes delicious even as leftovers the next day.

How To Make Hearty Four-Layer Meat Lasagna

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 2 hrs 30 mins

Total: 3 hrs

Serves:

Ingredients

Meat sauce

1 lb. Italian sausage
3/4 lb. ground beef
1/2 cup onion, minced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 can tomatoes, crushed
2 cans tomato paste
2 cans tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 ½ tsp. dried basil leaves
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
1 tbsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 tbsp. parsley, chopped

Cheese sauce

16 oz. ricotta cheese
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. parsley, chopped

For lasagna

12 lasagna noodles
3/4 lb. mozzarella cheese, sliced
3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Instructions

Making the meat sauce

In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until browned.
Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce and water.
Season with basil, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and parsley.
Simmer for about 1.5 hours, stirring occasionally.

Making the cheese sauce

In a mixing bowl, combine all the required ingredients.
Mix well to break up the ricotta cheese.

Assembling the lasagna

Follow the cooking instructions for the lasagna noodles.
Drain noodles once cooked and rinse with cold water.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Spread 1.5 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Arrange 3 noodles over the meat sauce.
Spread with half of the ricotta cheese mixture, followed by 1/3 mozzarella, another 1.5 cups meat sauce and 1/4 cup parmesan.
Arrange another 3 noodles over this layer.
Repeat layers and top with remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
Uncover and bake for an additional 25 minutes.
Cool slightly and serve warm.

Nutrition

Sugar: 11g
:
Calcium: 377mg
Calories: 559kcal
Carbohydrates: 39g
Cholesterol: 110mg
Fat: 32g
Fiber: 5g
Iron: 5mg
Potassium: 1130mg
Protein: 31g
Saturated Fat: 15g
Sodium: 2031mg
Vitamin A: 1857IU
Vitamin C: 25mg

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