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Easy Lasagna Recipe
With 3 cheeses and a meaty ground beef sauce, it's easy to see why so many of our readers have proclaimed this the best lasagna recipe they've ever had.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 20m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 50 min👤 Natasha Kravchuk📖 natashaskitchen
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●dutch oven
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●mixing bowl
- ●pot
- ●casserole dish
📝 Preparation Steps
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How to Make Meat Sauce:
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Place a deep pan or dutch oven over medium/high heat and add 1 Tbsp olive oil, 1 lb ground beef and diced onion. Saute, breaking up the meat, for ⏱️ 5 minutes or until beef is no longer pink. Add pressed garlic and sauté another minute until fragrant.
olive oil1 Tbspground beef (15-20% fat content)1 lbmedium onion (finely diced)1
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Add 1/4 cup wine and stir for ⏱️ 2 minutes or until wine is nearly evaporated. Add 3 cups marinara, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, 1/4 tsp thyme, 1/2 tsp sugar and 2 Tbsp parsley. Bring to a simmer then cover and cook ⏱️ 5 minutes.
parsley (finely chopped)2 Tbspparsley (finely chopped, plus more to garnish)2 Tbsp
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How to Make Cheese Sauce:
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In a large mixing bowl, combine 16 oz Cottage Cheese, 15 oz Ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, 1 egg and 2 Tbsp parsley. Mix well.
large egg1parsley (finely chopped)2 Tbspparsley (finely chopped, plus more to garnish)2 Tbsp
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How to Make Lasagna:
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Preheat oven to 375˚F. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add salt and 9 lasagna noodles. Cook until al dente according to package instructions then drain and pour in cold water to stop the cooking process and prevent sticking.
lasagna noodles (cooked al dente)9
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Spread 1/2 cup meat sauce in the bottom of a deep 9x13 casserole dish. Add 3 noodles, spread on 1/3 of the meat sauce, and sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Spoon on and spread the top with 1/2 of your cheese sauce. Repeat until you have 3 layers of noodles.
mozzarella cheese (shredded, divided)4 cups
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Poke 9-12 toothpicks over the surface of your lasagna (to keep the foil from sticking to the cheese). Cover with foil and bake at 375˚F for ⏱️ 45 minutes.
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Remove foil and broil for 3 to ⏱️ 5 minutes, or until cheese turns golden. Let lasagna rest ⏱️ 30 min before slicing.
Nutrition Facts
calories
373 kcal
fat Content
17 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
5 g
sodium Content
875 mg
protein Content
29 g
trans Fat Content
0.4 g
cholesterol Content
78 mg
carbohydrate Content
25 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
unsaturated Fat Content
7 g
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