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Lasagna

Homemade ooey gooey lasagna! This recipe usually makes one large lasagna or two 4x9 inch lasagna's.
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Course dinner, Main Course

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box lasagna noodles no boil noodles

Homemade Red Sauce

  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 1 yellow onion finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tsp fresh rosemary finely chopped
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
  • (2) 15 ounce cans tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp fresh cracked pepper

Cheese Mixture

  • 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese grated
  • 8 ounce Ricotta Cheese
  • 16 ounce mozzarella cheese cubed
  • 1-1 1/2 tsp fresh thyme finely chopped
  • 1-1 1/2 tsp fresh rosemary finely chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp fresh cracked pepper

Instructions
 

Pasta Sauce:

  • Heat your large pot, add a little canola oil and then brown off your ground beef
  • Once cooked remove from pan and set aside.
  • Sauté the onions until translucent, add rosemary, basil, and oregano.
  • Addabout 1 cup of wine, scrape the bottom of the pan, and bring to a boil for about 5 minutes.
  • Then return the cooked ground beef back to the pan.
  • Add the tomato paste, diced tomatoes, and tomato sauce, return to a boil.
  • Cover, reduce heat, and let simmer for about 45 minutes.

Cheese Mixture:

  • Combine the cube mozzarella, ricotta, and grated parmesan into a large bowl with the fresh herbs.
  • Scramble egg in a small bowl and incorporate into cheese/herb mixture.
  • Add salt and pepper, and mix with a large spoon until everything is well incorporated.

Assembly:

  • Now it’s time to assemble. Place a small bit of sauce in the bottom of your oven-proof tins, then place noodles.
  • Layer the cheese mixture, then the sauce.
  • Add another layer of noodles, then cheese, then sauce.
  • Add the last layer of parmesan on top.
  • Place plastic wrap over the top and then foil.
    I can usually make 3-5 depending on the size of the tins.
  • Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
  • Once you are ready to bake, remove plastic wrap, but maintain the foil over the top.
    Place lasagna on a sheet pan.
    Place in the oven with foil on for about 45-60 minutes, remove foil and then brown the top for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for about 10 minutes.

Notes

*CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED MEATS, POULTRY, SEAFOOD, SHELLFISH, OR EGGS MAY INCREASE
YOUR RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS.