EPIC ITALIAN LASAGNA - How to make the best Lasagna Recipe

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories, while cream cheese can provide a similar texture.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat, while provolone is often less expensive.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, and ground pork can be more affordable.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while grated pecorino is often cheaper.

Heat a pan over medium heat and add 1 pound ground beef and 1 pound pork sausage, breaking it up with a spatula until no longer pink.

Drain off the excess fat from the meat.

Add 2 cloves minced garlic, 1 chopped onion, and 2 chopped spring onions to the meat, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for about 2 minutes until fragrant.

Stir in 1 cup tomato sauce, 1 cup crushed tomatoes, and 2 tablespoons tomato paste, along with 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and 1 cup beef broth.

Add 1/2 cup red wine, 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, and 1/4 cup freshly chopped basil and parsley. Mix well.

Cover the sauce and let it slow cook on medium heat for 2 hours.

For the cheese filling, combine 15 ounces ricotta cheese, 1 egg, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, and season with salt and pepper. Mix well.

To assemble the lasagna, spread a little sauce on the bottom of a lasagna pan, then lay 3 lasagna noodles slightly overlapping.

Spread the cheese filling over the noodles, then top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.

Repeat the layering process until all ingredients are used, finishing with a layer of sauce on top of the noodles.

Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 45 minutes.

After 45 minutes, remove the foil and sprinkle more mozzarella and Parmesan cheese on top, then return to the oven for an additional 15 minutes until melted.

Broil for the last minute to get the cheese nice and grilled.

Let the lasagna sit for 10 minutes before serving.

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