How to Make Homemade Lasagna Recipe with Ricotta Cheese | McCormick

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories while still providing creaminess.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone

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

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free option, while grana padano is a more affordable cheese.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork can be cheaper.

Brown ground beef in a pan, breaking it up into crumbles as it cooks.

In a clean pan, add oil and diced onions, then sprinkle in McCormick parsley flakes, basil leaves, oregano leaves, garlic powder, sea salt, and crushed red pepper.

Stir everything well and add back in the cooked ground beef.

Add crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, and tomato paste to the mixture and let it simmer for about 20 minutes.

In a bowl, mix ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, eggs, McCormick sea salt, ground black pepper, parsley flakes, basil leaves, oregano leaves, and garlic powder.

Add a cup and a half of sauce to the bottom of your baking dish.

Layer in lasagna noodles, followed by 1/3 of the cheese mixture.

Top with another cup and a half of sauce and repeat layers two more times, ending with a layer of pasta and remaining sauce.

Cover with foil and bake at 375°F for 35 minutes.

Remove foil and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan, then increase oven temperature to 475°F and bake for 15 minutes.

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