Recipe of Homemade Lasagna

Ingredients:

• 1 lb sweet Italian sausage
• ¾ lb lean ground beef
• ½ cup minced onion
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• ½ cup water
• 2 tbsps white sugar
• 4 tbsps chopped fresh parsley
• 1 ½ tsps dried basil leaves
• 1 ½ tsps sea salt
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp fennel seeds
• ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• 12 lasagna noodles
• 16 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• ¾ lb mozzarella cheese, sliced
• ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions:

• Cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic in SENSARTE Nonstick Deep Frying Pan Skillet over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water. Season with sugar, 2 tbsp parsley, basil, 1 tsp sea salt, Italian seasoning, fennel seeds and pepper. Simmer, covered, for about 1 ½ hours, stirring occasionally.

• Grab your SENSARTE Nonstick Sauce Pan, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the noodles and rinse with cold water. 

• Combine the ricotta cheese with the eggs, remaining 2 tablespoons parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a mixing bowl. Set aside for future use.

• Preheat oven to 375°F in advance.

• To assemble, spread 1 ½ cups of the meat sauce on the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Place 6 noodles lengthwise over the meat sauce. Spread with ½ of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with ⅓ of the mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 ½ cups of the meat sauce over the mozzarella and sprinkle with ¼ cup of the Parmesan cheese. Repeat layer and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover the lasagna with foil to prevent sticking. Spray the foil with cooking spray to make sure the foil doesn't touch the cheese.

• Bake for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 25 minutes. Let the lasagna rest for 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

Happy Valentine’s Day!