Traditional Lasagna | Cowboy Lasagna Recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories, while processed cheese can be more affordable.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt offers a healthier alternative with similar creaminess.

taco seasoning

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: individual spices

Homemade blends can reduce sodium and cost.

Fill a stockpot half full of water and add 12 roma tomatoes; bring to a boil for 10-15 minutes until the skin cracks.

Remove tomatoes and place them in cool water to peel the skin off.

In a 12-inch skillet, brown 1.5 pounds of certified angus beef and 1 pound of italian sausage over medium heat.

Add 1 pound of sliced mushrooms on top of the meat and fold them in to cook until browned.

Peel the tomatoes and place them in a blender; add 12 garlic cloves, 1 onion, some basil, parsley, and spinach; blend until mixed.

Pour in a can of Ro-Tel and add italian seasoning and a few shakes of Worcestershire sauce; blend again.

Take half of the blended mixture and pour it into a medium sauce pot.

Once the meat is browned, add it to the sauce pot with the blended mixture.

In the same skillet, melt 1/2 stick of Kerrygold butter and add another sliced onion; sauté until translucent.

Add tomato paste to the skillet and stir without burning it; then scrape it into the blender with the remaining sauce and blend again.

Pour the blended mixture back into the pot with the meat and add 1/2 cup of dry red wine; stir well and let simmer for at least 3 hours, stirring occasionally.

About 15 minutes before the sauce is done, fill a stock pot with water to cook 1 pound of lasagna noodles; add a dash of oil and salt, and boil for 3 minutes until al dente.

Transfer the noodles to cold water to stop cooking.

In a bowl, crack 2 eggs and beat them; add 2 pounds of ricotta cheese and mix.

Grate jalapeno and add it to the ricotta mixture along with chopped spinach; mix well.

Layer the ricotta mixture over the noodles in the dutch oven, followed by the meat sauce, and repeat the layers until all ingredients are used.

Cooking Techniques

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