THE BEST LASAGNA
A long-simmered beef ragu lets the brightness of the tomatoes shine through while developing a meaty richness. Our ricotta is mixed with nutty Parmesan that tempers the sharp garlic and adds flavor. We worked hard to get the right balance of the ricotta and tomato sauce in the layers since each element has their own voice. Our lasagna also uses less mozzarella than many other recipes - we prefer the creaminess of ricotta over the stringiness of melted mozzarella. Look for the shorter noodles - you won't need to cut them when assembling the lasagna.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 5h
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Place the beef in a large bowl and "pull" it apart with two forks as if you were shredding pulled pork, breaking up the clumps and loosening the meat without compacting it.
- Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add the pancetta and cook, stirring occasionally, until the fat has rendered and the meat is golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer the pancetta to a large bowl with a slotted spoon, leaving the fat in the pot.
- Spread the beef in an even layer in the same pot and cook undisturbed until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Toss and continue to cook, breaking up any clumps and scraping up any browned bits from the pot, until the meat is browned and completely cooked, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer the browned meat with a slotted spoon to the bowl with the pancetta, leaving the fat in the pot.
- Reduce the heat to medium. Add the carrots, celery, onions, half the garlic, the bay leaf, oregano, red pepper flakes, nutmeg, 2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender but not browned, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, until it's very fragrant and brick red colored, about 2 minutes. Stir in the wine, bring to a boil and reduce until the liquid is very thick and no smell of alcohol remains, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the tomatoes and the reserved pancetta and beef, bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to low. Add the basil and Parmesan rind and simmer, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the sauce resembles sloppy joes, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. There shouldn't be any rapid bubbles while cooking. Instead, the ragu should release occasional small bubbles. If the ragu reduces too quickly, add 1/2 cup of water and continue cooking. Repeat if necessary. The ragu needs the full 2 to 2 1/2 hour cook time to develop the flavors.
- Discard the bay leaf, basil and Parmesan rind. Break up any remaining clumps of meat with the back of a spoon, making an even textured sauce. Season with salt and set aside until ready to assemble.
- Arrange a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Cook the noodles, stirring occasionally and separating them to prevent sticking, until softened and bendable but are still hard and chalky in the center, about 5 minutes. Transfer the noodles to a large bowl of cold water and set aside until ready to assemble.
- Stir together the ricotta, 1 cup of the Parmesan, the remaining grated garlic and 2 teaspoons salt in a medium bowl until thoroughly combined. Set aside until ready to assemble.
- Lightly oil a 13-by-9-inch glass or ceramic baking pan. Spread 1 cup of the ragu evenly in the bottom of the pan. Lay a single layer of noodles over the ragu (if you're using long noodles, you will need to cut some noodles to fill the gaps). Spread 1 1/2 cups of the ragu over the noodles. Dollop 3/4 cup of the ricotta mixture over the ragu and spread lightly with a small offset spatula. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the mozzarella, followed by another layer of noodles. Repeat with the remaining pasta, ragu, ricotta mixture and mozzarella, creating 4 layers of pasta and ending with the remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella. (The lasagna should come just above the top of the pan but it will sink down slightly as it cooks.) Top with the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan.
- Lightly oil a piece of foil and cover the pan. Put the pan on a rimmed baking sheet to catch any drips. Bake the lasagna until bubbling gently around the edges, about 1 hour.
- Remove the lasagna from the oven and increase the oven temperature to 450 degrees F. Remove the foil and then continue to bake the lasagna until the top is browned and crisp around the edges, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Let sit 10 minutes before serving.
OUR FAVORITE LASAGNA WITH SAUSAGE, SPINACH, AND THREE CHEESES
This perennial favorite has just the right mix of hearty sausage, vibrant spinach, and a perfectly balanced three-cheese blend. With a quick-cooking sauce and no-fuss, no-boil noodles, the assembly is easy, and one pan feeds a large crowd.
Provided by Rhoda Boone
Categories Bake Kid-Friendly Spinach Noodle Dinner Pasta Sausage Casserole/Gratin Cheese Week Frankenrecipe Small Plates
Yield Makes 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- Preparation:
- Position the rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 375°F.
- Make the sauce:
- In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat the oil. Add the sausage, onion and 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook, breaking up sausage with a wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add garlic, red-pepper flakes, and tomato paste; cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes more. Add tomatoes (along with their juice) and oregano; bring to a simmer, and cook, breaking up the tomatoes with a wooden spoon until in small pieces, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding more red-pepper flakes if desired.
- Make the filling:
- In the bowl of a food processor, combine all of the filling ingredients and process until mostly smooth.
- Assemble the lasagna:
- Squeeze the spinach in a paper towel or clean dishcloth until very dry. Transfer to a bowl and season with a pinch of salt.
- Coat baking dish with cooking spray and spread the bottom with 2 cups sauce. Top with a layer of three noodles, then a third of the ricotta mixture (about 1 1/3 cups), and a third of the spinach (about 2/3 cup). Sprinkle with 1 cup grated mozzarella.
- Repeat twice more, skipping the mozzarella on the third layer. Top the lasagna with the remaining sauce. Sprinkle the remaining 2 cups mozzarella in clusters so some of the sauce peeks through.
- Place the baking pan on a rimmed baking sheet. Lightly spray a piece of foil with cooking spray, cover the lasagna, and bake for 45 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until lightly browned and bubbly, about 20 minutes more. Let cool at least 10 minutes before serving.
- DO AHEAD: The sauce can be prepared up to 2 days in advance and refrigerated. The filling can be prepared up to 1 day in advance and refrigerated.
BEST LASAGNA
Want to know how to make lasagna for a casual holiday meal? You can't go wrong with this deliciously rich meat lasagna recipe. My grown sons and daughter-in-law request it for their birthdays, too. -Pam Thompson, Girard, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h50m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Cook noodles according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook sausage, beef and onion over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, breaking up meat into crumbles. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Drain., Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, water, sugar, 3 tablespoons parsley, basil, fennel, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally., In a small bowl, mix egg, ricotta cheese and remaining parsley and salt., Preheat oven to 375°. Spread 2 cups meat sauce into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with 3 noodles and a third of the ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining meat sauce and cheeses (dish will be full)., Bake, covered, 25 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 519 calories, Fat 27g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 109mg cholesterol, Sodium 1013mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 35g protein.
WORLD'S BEST LASAGNA
It takes a little work, but it is worth it.
Provided by John Chandler
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 3h15m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- 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. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. 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.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 448.2 calories, Carbohydrate 36.5 g, Cholesterol 81.8 mg, Fat 21.3 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 29.7 g, SaturatedFat 9.9 g, Sodium 1400.4 mg, Sugar 8.6 g
OUR BEST LASAGNA
Make a meal just like mama's when you follow this recipe for Our Best Lasagna. Enjoy this dish right down to the last meaty, cheesy, delicious bite.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Recipes
Time 1h20m
Yield Makes 9 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Cook and stir onions and garlic in hot oil in large skillet 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Add ground beef and sausage; cook 10 min. or until done, stirring occasionally. Drain. Stir in tomatoes and herbs; simmer, uncovered, 30 min., stirring occasionally.
- Heat oven to 350°F. Mix ricotta, 1/4 cup Parmesan, eggs and parsley until well blended.
- Layer half each of the noodles, meat sauce and ricotta mixture in 13x9-inch baking dish; repeat layers. Top with mozzarella and remaining Parmesan.
- Bake 30 to 35 min. or until heated through. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 430, Fat 24 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, TransFat 0.5 g, Cholesterol 145 mg, Sodium 610 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 29 g
FAVORITE LASAGNA
I have been making this lasagna for over 20 years. Everyone seems to love this recipe. It came from a 1973 McCalls cookbook.
Provided by Kathy Berliner
Categories European
Time 3h30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Remove sausage from casings, chop the meat.
- In 5-qt Dutch oven, over medium heat, saute sausage, ground beef, onion and garlic.
- Break up beef with wooden spoon.
- Stir frequently, until well browned- 20 minutes.
- Add sugar, 1TBSP salt, basil, pepper, and half the parsley; mix well.
- Add tomatoes, tomato paste and 1/2 cup water, mashing tomatoes with wooden spoon.
- Bring to boiling; reduce heat; simmer, covered and stirring occasionally, until thick- 1-1/2hours.
- In large 8qt pot, bring 3qts water and 1TBSP salt to boiling.
- Add lasagna noodes, 2 or 3 at a time.
- Return to boiling; boil uncovered and stirring occasionally, 10 minutes, or just until tender.
- Drain in colander; rinse under cold water.
- Dry lasagna on paper towels.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In medium bowl, combine ricotta, egg, remaining parsley, and salt; mix.
- In bottom of 13x9" baking dish, spoon 1-1/2 cups sauce.
- Layer with 6 lasagna noodes, lengthwise and overlapping, to cover.
- Spread with 1/2 of ricotta mixture; top with 1/3 of the mozzarella.
- Spoon 1-1/2 cups sauce over cheese; sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmsesan cheese.
- Repeat layering, starting with 6 lasagna noodes and ending with 1-1/2 cups sauce sprinkled with Parmesen.
- Spread with remaining sauce, top with rest of mozzarella and Parmesan.
- Cover with foil.
- Bake 25 minutes; remove foil; bake, uncovered, 25 minutes longer or until bubbly.
- Cool 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 730.2, Fat 40.6, SaturatedFat 19.3, Cholesterol 145, Sodium 2698, Carbohydrate 48.4, Fiber 4.4, Sugar 13.7, Protein 43.7
OUR FAVORITE LASAGNA
This recipe comes from the Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook and it is the best lasagna recipe we have tried. I don't have any trouble finding the page in my cookbook because it has a few stains and looks worn compared to the other pages. The recipe doubles very easily, I use a 9x13x2-inch glass cake pan and it is always filled to the top. Definitely have to have some good crusty bread to sop up the bit of sauce that is left in the pan!
Provided by lauralie41
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a dutch oven over high heat cook ground beef and onions until beef is browned and juices have evaporated. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, salt, oregano leaves, thyme leaves, red pepper flakes, garlic salt, and bay leaf, heat mixture until boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
- Discard the bay leaf and spoon off any grease that has accumulated on top of the sauce. Set aside.
- In another dutch oven boil water, add lasagna noodles, and cook until tender. Drain well in colander and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375°F In a 13x9-inch baking dish add half of the lasagna noodles layering as you go.
- In a small bowl add ricotta cheese and eggs, beat well until combined. Spoon half of this mixture over the layered lasagna noodles and half of the meat sauce. Sprinkle half of the mozzarella cheese over this layer. Repeat layers and bake in oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 824.4, Fat 40.8, SaturatedFat 21.3, Cholesterol 210.9, Sodium 1653.7, Carbohydrate 63.2, Fiber 6, Sugar 15.5, Protein 52
EVERYONE'S FAVORITE LASAGNA
The first lasagna I learned to make and still my husband's favorite. The sauce is very tasty. From "365 Ways to Cook Pasta".
Provided by Eva99
Categories Meat
Time 3h20m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large wide saucepan; add the ground beef, onion and garlic.
- Sauté, stirring, over medium meat until the meat is browned.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato paste and sauce, basil and oregano.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium-low heat until sauce is cooked down and thickened, 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
- There should be about 4 cups of sauce.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the lasagna noodles in plenty of boiling salted water until al dente, about 12 minutes; drain.
- Place noodles in a bowl of cool water until ready to use.
- Beat the cottage cheese, Parmesan and egg together; set aside.
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Add about 1/2 cup of sauce to bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Lift the noodles from the water individually and blot dry on paper towels.
- Arrange a slightly overlapping layer of 5 noodles on the bottom of the dish.
- Cover the noodles with half the ricotta mix; add about 1/3 of the sauce and 1/3 of the mozzarella.
- Arrange a second layer of 5 noodles.
- Add the remaining ricotta, half of the remaining sauce and half of the remaining mozzarella.
- Top with the remaining 5 noodles, the remaining sauce and the last of the mozzarella.
- Bake until the cheese is melted and the mixture is bubbly, about 50 minutes.
- Let stand at least 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 868.9, Fat 41.8, SaturatedFat 18.5, Cholesterol 162.9, Sodium 1608, Carbohydrate 67.2, Fiber 7.2, Sugar 14.8, Protein 57.4
FAVORITE SKILLET LASAGNA
Whole wheat noodles and zucchini pump up nutrition in this delicious, family-friendly dinner. Topped with dollops of ricotta cheese, it has an extra touch of decadence. No one will believe this one's lighter. -Lorie Miner, Kamas, Utah
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 5 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large nonstick skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking up sausage into crumbles; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce, noodles, water and zucchini. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 8-10 minutes or until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally., In a small bowl, combine ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and parsley. Drop by tablespoonfuls over pasta mixture. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese; cook, covered, 3-5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 250 calories, Fat 10g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 41mg cholesterol, Sodium 783mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 17g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
FAMILY FAVORITE LASAGNA
This is my family's favorite lasagna. It is a recipe I got from a local mennonite cookbook and it is SUPERB! It has a homemade tomato sauce that is easy to whip up while the noodles are cooking. Try it... I hope you love it as much as we do!
Provided by Megan V
Categories Meat
Time 1h
Yield 1 lasagna, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Brown ground beef and onion in large skillet, then drain.
- Place beef and onion back into skillet.
- Add tomato juice, brown sugar, vinegar, salt, oregano, marjoram, and garlic powder; cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook lasagna noodles with 1 Tbsp oil according to the package directions.
- Dissolve cornstarch in water and add to sauce, stirring until thickened.
- In a greased 9x13 inch baking dish, layer noodles, meat sauce, cottage and mozzarella or swiss cheese, and parsley flakes.
- Sprinkle parmesan cheese over the top.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 425.7, Fat 18.8, SaturatedFat 9.3, Cholesterol 72.2, Sodium 1174.7, Carbohydrate 33.8, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 8, Protein 29.5
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