World’s Best Lasagna Recipe
This recipe can be found on AllRecipes.com, which is a place where I recommend for finding good recipes online if you’re looking at other recipes other than lasagna. This lasagna recipe was written by John Chandler and is rated the best lasagna recipe by over 6,000 people! (Recorded on AllRecipes.com) It isn’t called the world’s best lasagna recipe for nothing! Thousands of people have enjoyed it, hundreds of people have shared it, what more can you ask from a lasagna recipe?
Let’s start shall we?
Prep Time: 30 Min
Cook Time: 2 Hrs 30 Min
Ready In: 3 Hrs 15 Min
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 ounce) cans tomato paste
- 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 12 lasagna noodles
- 16 ounces ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced
- 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
- 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 tablespoon 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 (alternately, you can try this neat trick by Woody in the comments below instead of boiling them ahead of time!) . 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 9×13 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.
I hope you enjoy this very, delicious lasagna!
Oh by the way, here’s a review a review for this recipe by a user:
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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2006 Excellent and Authentic recipe! A little more work and ingredients, but well worth it. Use FRESH basil for more flavor – I use about 1/2 – 2/3 cup fresh chopped basil. It cooks down and is sooo aromatic. The mix of sausage and beef is sublime, so no need for more salt. I always add a dash of nutmeg to the ricotta mixture (an old italian secret!). I usually make this a day ahead for the flavors and herbs to meld in the fridge then let it sit at room temperature for about 1 hour before baking. Have made for company too, and always get RAVES on it’s authenticity. Great, winter comfort food and feeds a lot of people. Another tip for lasagna makers – no need to wash another pot to boil noodles. Soak raw, hard noodles in a large bowl of very hot tap water for 20-30 min. Noodles won’t be cooked but soft, and can complete it’s cooking in the oven. I learned this from a caterer – try it!
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Woody
“Great recipe. I also learned while working in an Italian restaurant as a young man, that there is no reason to boil the pasta ahead of time. Most restaurants in fact do not precook the noodles at all and will arrange them dry to be cooked in the moisture of the dish in the oven. You get a flavorful, perfect aldente noodle every time and holds up for serving much better as the noodle has soaked up the excess juices from the recipe.”







