Easy Lasagna Recipe

Summary by Krater

John Kanell demonstrates how to make a classic lasagna from scratch using Italian sausage, ground beef, a rich homemade tomato meat sauce, and a ricotta cheese filling, then bakes it in the oven until bubbly and golden.

From the video

Answers: How do you make classic lasagna from scratch?

• homemade lasagna
• meat sauce
• ricotta cheese filling
• layered pasta assembly
• baking lasagna

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound / 338g Italian sausage
• 3/4 pound / 338g ground beef
• 7 cloves garlic
• 1 medium onion
• 6 ounces / 170g tomato paste
• 28 ounces / 794g crushed tomatoes
• 1 tbsp. granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp. Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp. dried basil
• 15 ounces / 425g tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 tsp. cracked black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
• lemon zest
• 12 / 284g lasagna noodles
• 15 ounces fresh ricotta
• 1 large egg
• 1 tbsp. freshly chopped parsley
• 16 ounces / 450g fresh mozzarella
• 1/4 cup / 26g parmesan

What it concludes

• Using Italian sausage along with ground beef adds an extra boost of flavor to the meat sauce.
• Browning the meat and breaking it into small, even pieces ensures better texture.
• Adding tomato paste early and cooking it coats the meat and provides a concentrated tomato flavor throughout.
• Cooking lasagna noodles to al dente prevents them from becoming mushy since they will continue to bake in the oven.
• Rinsing cooked lasagna noodles with cold water stops the cooking process and prevents them from sticking together.
• Letting the baked lasagna rest for 15 minutes before slicing prevents it from oozing all over the plate.