Kinda Homemade Lasagna
Servings: 2 pans
Ingredients
- 16-32 oz lasagna noodles
- 8 cups mozzarella
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan
- Dried parsley to garnish
- 2 lbs ground beef or sausage
- 2 45 oz containers spaghetti sauce
- ½ large yellow onion
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 2 Tbsps minced garlic
- 2 Tbsps hot sauce
- 2 Tbsps Worcestershire sauce
- 3 Tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 Tbsp onion butter seasoning or onion powder
- 32 oz ricotta cheese
- 2 cups fresh grated Parmesan
- 2 eggs
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Starting out, boil noodles to directions for al dente. Once cooked, add to cool water immediately to stop cooking and set aside.
- In a medium pan, add olive oil and onion and cook until translucent. Add beef, cooking until browned. Drain some of excess grease.
- Next, add garlic and cook until fragrant. Then add all additional ingredients, stir occasionally and let it simmer on low for 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a separate bowl, mix together all cheese ingredients and set aside.
- Next, grease the bottom of 2 casserole dishes and layer your lasagna starting with meat sauce, noodles and cheese mixture until you have 3 layers of noodles.
- Top with a light layer of meat sauce then the rest of the mozzarella and parmesan.
- After that, cover with lightly greased tin foil and bake 35 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes.
- Optional* broil for a couple minutes to add color to the cheese.
- Let cool 10-15 minutes and top with parsley to garnish.