Best LASAGNA Ever from a Southern Italy Nonna (Calabria)! 🇮🇹

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.

Prepare all the ingredients on the table for lasagna.

Start with a layer of sauce in the baking dish.

Add a few meatballs into the sauce layer.

Cover the sauce with a layer of provola cheese.

Add a generous layer of prosciutto on top of the cheese.

Place a second layer of lasagna noodles over the prosciutto.

Repeat the layering process with sauce, cheese, and prosciutto until all ingredients are used.

Prepare pork meatballs by mixing minced pork with eggs and chili.

Fry the pork meatballs in hot oil until cooked.

Cook some tomato sauce in a separate pan.

Once the lasagna is assembled, place it in the oven to bake.

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