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Ultimate Lasagna

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PREP TIME
30 min
COOKING TIME
150 min
TOTAL TIME
195 min
SERVINGS
12 servings
Dinner Italian
Ultimate Lasagna
Ingredients
  • 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
  • 3/4 pound lean ground beef
  • 1/2 cup minced onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce
  • 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 12 lasagna noodles
  • 16 ounces ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced
  • 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
1
Here's the rewritten recipe in English, with a minimum of 30% difference in wording:
2
Collect all necessary ingredients.
3
Brown sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic in a Dutch oven over medium heat until they reach a satisfactory level of browning.
4
Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water to the pot. Season with sugar, 2 tablespoons of parsley, basil, 1 teaspoon of salt, Italian seasoning, fennel seeds, and pepper. Simmer the mixture, covered, for approximately 1 ½ hours, stirring occasionally.
5
Prepare a large pot of salted water and bring it to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the noodles and rinse them with cold water.
6
In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining 2 tablespoons of parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
7
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
8
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.
9
Repeat the layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover the dish with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray it with cooking spray or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
10
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 25 minutes.
11
Allow the lasagna to rest for 15 minutes before serving.