ULTIMATE LASAGNA RECIPE | Italian Grandma Makes LASAGNA | Timballo Teramano

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese lowers fat content while maintaining creaminess.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

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

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat, while provolone is usually cheaper.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Pecorino Romano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while Pecorino is often more affordable.

Cut the mozzarella into very small cubes.

Prepare the tomato sauce by heating extra virgin olive oil in a pan.

Add chopped onion to the pan and cook until golden.

Add the homemade tomato sauce to the pan with the cooked onion.

Add fresh basil to the tomato sauce.

Mix pork and veal together in a bowl, adding a little salt.

Cook the meat mixture on low heat until browned.

Prepare the baking pan by spreading butter to prevent sticking.

Wait for the tomato sauce to cool before assembling the lasagna.

Spread a thin layer of tomato sauce in the bottom of the pan to wet the crepes.

Layer the crepes, followed by mozzarella, meat, and a little more tomato sauce.

Repeat layering until all ingredients are used, finishing with a layer of meat and a sprinkle of Parmesan and mozzarella on top.

Make small holes in the top layer and pour an egg and milk mixture into them for moisture.

Bake in the oven at 180°C (356°F) for one hour.

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