Seattle Lasagna Recipes

WORLD'S BEST LASAGNA

Steps:

• 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 teaspoon 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. 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 9x13-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.

MEAT LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and cook the onions over medium heat until they start to turn clear.
• Add the garlic and cook for just a minute, taking care not to burn it.
• Add the ground beef and turn the heat up to medium-high. Season the beef with the basil, salt and pepper.
• Once the beef is browned, drain the grease off.
• Add the beef and the tomato sauce to the skillet and simmer on low while you prepare the ricotta mixture.
• In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, Parmesan cheese, and egg.
• Preheat the oven to 375-degrees.
• Spoon a little of the meat sauce into the bottom of a rectangle baking pan.
• Add the first layer of noodles, top with the ricotta cheese mixture, followed by more meat sauce, and a sprinkle of the mozzarella cheese.
• Repeat the layers until the pan is full.
• Bake 30-minutes until the sauce is bubbly and the cheese melted.
• Remove from the oven and let stand 5 minutes before cutting and serving.