Homemade Lasagna

Lasagna are a type of wide, flat pasta, possibly one of the oldest types of pasta. Lasagna commonly refers to a culinary dish made with stacked layers of pasta alternated with sauces and ingredients such as meats, vegetables and cheese, and sometimes topped with melted grated cheese.
This homemade easy lasagna recipe is comfort food at it’s finest. Try homemade lasagna with this easy step-by-step recipe.

Homemade Lasagna Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 lb. lasagna
• 1 lb. ground beef
• ½ cup chopped onions
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 16 ounces tomato sauce
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• ½ cup Water
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• 3 tbsp fresh Basil leaves, chopped
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
• ½ tsp ground pepper
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• 1½ lb. ricotta cheese
• 1 piece raw egg

Cooking Instructions:

1. Soak the Lasagna in water for 15 to 20 minutes
2. Make the meat sauce by heating a cooking pot and pouring-in the cooking oil.
3. Sauté the garlic and onions
4. Put-in the ground beef and cook until color turns brown (about 7 to 8 minutes)
5. Add the crushed tomato, tomato sauce, and tomato paste then stir.
6. Put-in the fresh parsley, fresh basil leaves, sugar, salt, and Italian seasoning. Stir and simmer for 60 minutes.
7. Add the ground black pepper and then set aside.
8. Make the white sauce by combining the ricotta cheese, parsley, and egg in a mixing bowl.
9. Mix the combined ingredients then set aside.
10. Arrange the Lasagna layers by pouring-in 2 cups of meat sauce in a baking tray. Evenly distribute it on the tray’s flat surface
11. Lay the Lasagna Noodles over the layer of meat sauce (about 6 to 7 pieces per layer)
12. Put half of the white sauce on top of the Lasagna Noodle layer then spread evenly
13. Put a layer of mozzarella cheese over the white sauce (use half of the total mozzarella cheese)
14. Sprinkle half of the parmesan cheese over the mozzarella cheese layer
15. Spread 2 cups of meat sauce over the parmesan cheese
16. Lay the another layer of Lasagna Noodles over the meat sauce
17. Put and spread the remaining white sauce (ricotta mixture) over the Lasagna Noodles
18. Put the mozzarella cheese over the white sauce and spread again (save some for the final topping)
19. Sprinkle the rest of the parmesan cheese over the mozzarella cheese layer
20. Pour-in all the remaining meat sauce and spread evenly
21. Put-in the remaining mozzarella cheese on top of the meat sauce
22. Cover the baking tray with Aluminum foil and bake in 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes
23. Remove the Aluminum foil on top of the tray and bake for 20 minutes in 350 degrees Fahrenheit
24. Serve Hot. Share and Enjoy