Meaty Lasagna.
You can cook Meaty Lasagna using 6 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Meaty Lasagna
- Prepare 1 box of lasagna noodles.
- It's 1 lb of ground beef.
- It's 1 lb of loose Italian sausage.
- Prepare 2 jars of your favorite spaghetti sauce.
- Prepare 6-8 cups of shredded cheese -Italian blend works best.
- It's of Italian seasoning.
Meaty Lasagna step by step
- Brown the meat. I brown each pound separately adding a tablespoon of Italian seasoning each batch..
- In a large pot mix all the browned meat with the jars of spaghetti sauce. Add Italian seasoning and sugar too taste. Bring to a simmer..
- While you are browning the meat bring a large stockpot of water to a boil. Add salt to taste and 2 tablespoons olive oil to help reduce sticking..
- Sauce should be simmering and water boiling. When water reaches a boil add pasta sheets one sheet at a time. Continue boiling for 10 minutes. When you add the pasta to the water turn off heat on sauce..
- When pasta is finished cooking drain and immediately rinse with cold water..
- In a large casserole dish ladle approximately 1 1/2 cups into the bottom. Spread all over..
- Next lay out 4 lasagna noodles..
- Spread another 1 1/2 - 2 cups of sauce over noodles. Then evenly spread 2 cups of shredding cheese..
- Continue that order...noodles/sauce/cheese for 4 layers. I press down on the noodles as I place them..
- Cover and bake at 350F for 50 minutes. Remove cover and finish baking for 10 minutes..
- Remove from oven and let rest for 10-15 minutes before serving..
- This is a thick dense lasagna that cuts into perfect pieces. A small piece goes a long way..
