Homemade Lasagna (A Family Recipe)

My family goes nuts over this homemade lasagna. It's been made the same way for years and years. This amazing dinner is three layers of lasagna noodles, meat sauce and cheeses. Feel free to double the recipe to eat one now and freeze another for later!

Prep Time 1 hour

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1/2 large yellow onion, diced
3 large garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
40 oz marina sauce
15 lasagna noodles
24 oz mozzarella cheese, grated
Salt
Pepper

Ricotta Mixture

15 oz ricotta
1 egg
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp Salt
1/8 tsp Pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375
Brown the ground beef, and drain off excess grease
Add the onions and garlic and cook with ground beef until the onions soften
Sprinkle in the oregano, red pepper flakes, a pinch of salt and pepper
Pour in the marinara and simmer for 20 minutes on low
Cook the lasagna noodles (cook a few extra in case one or two breaks) in a pot of boiling water (add a pinch or two of salt), drain and set aside
Stir together the egg and ricotta, season it with salt, pepper and oregano
Shred the mozzarella cheese
Grab a 9x13 baking dish and spread a layer of the meat sauce in the bottom
Lay down 5 lasagna noodles, overlapping them
Spread out 1/3 of the ricotta mixture, 1/3 of the meat sauce and 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese
Repeat this for a total of 3 layers
Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes
Remove the foil and cook an additional 10 minutes
Remove from the lasagna from the oven and let it sit 15 minutes before serving so everything can set

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 300Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 606mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 20g

This information comes from online calculators. Although moderncrumb.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.