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This is the kind of dinner that makes the whole house magically appear in the kitchen. Homemade lasagna with a rich meat sauce, creamy ricotta layer, and lots of mozzarella, baked until bubbly and golden. 🍝🧀

📌 Today’s Verse: “Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is than a fattened ox with hatred.” Proverbs 15:17

If you want a classic lasagna recipe for a crowd, meal prep, or a Sunday dinner at home, this one is straightforward and beginner friendly. The secret to clean slices is not a fancy trick, it’s letting the lasagna rest so the layers set.

👨‍🍳 Homemade Lasagna
Servings: 8 to 10
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

🥣 Ingredients

Meat sauce
Ground beef 450 g (1 lb)
Italian sausage 225 g (1/2 lb, optional)
Onion 120 g (1 medium), diced
Garlic 9 g (3 cloves), minced
Crushed tomatoes 800 g (28 oz)
Tomato paste 170 g (6 oz)
Tomato sauce 425 g (15 oz)
Sugar 15 g (1 tbsp)
Italian seasoning 15 g (1 tbsp)
Salt 5 g (1 tsp)
Black pepper 2 g (1/2 tsp)
Fresh basil 15 g (about 1/2 cup loosely packed) or dried basil 2 g (2 tsp)

Ricotta mixture
Ricotta 450 g (16 oz)
Egg 50 g (1 large)
Parmesan 50 g (about 1/2 cup), grated
Fresh parsley 10 g (2 tbsp), chopped

Other layers
Lasagna noodles 250 g (about 12 noodles), uncooked or no boil
Shredded mozzarella 450 g (about 4 cups)
Extra Parmesan for topping

🥄 Instructions

Make meat sauce
Cook ground beef and sausage over medium heat until browned. Drain excess fat.
Add onion and garlic, cook until softened.
Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, sugar, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and basil.
Simmer uncovered 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Mix ricotta filling
Combine ricotta, egg, Parmesan, and parsley until smooth.

Assemble
Preheat oven to 190°C (375°F).
Spread 1 cup meat sauce in a 9×13 baking dish.
Layer noodles, ricotta mixture, mozzarella, and sauce. Repeat 3 to 4 layers, finishing with sauce and mozzarella on top.

Bake
Cover with foil sprayed with oil so it does not stick to the cheese.
Bake 25 minutes covered, then uncover and bake 25 minutes more until bubbly and golden.
Rest 15 minutes before slicing.

💡 Pro Tips
• Resting is crucial. It sets the layers so slices come out clean instead of messy.
• Keep the sauce gently simmering so it reduces and doesn’t water out the lasagna.
• If you use no boil noodles, make sure the sauce is not too thick so they hydrate properly.

💬 Question of the Day: Are you team ricotta in lasagna, or team béchamel?

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