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Viral 5 Layer Lasagna with Meat Sauce
This 5 layer lasagna with meat sauce is the ultimate comfort food! Layers of tender pasta, rich meat sauce, and creamy cheese baked until bubbly and golden. The kind of dish that gets requested again and again.
Ingredients
Lasagna
- 1 package oven ready lasagna noodles
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 container ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup Italian parsley, chopped
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 package shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup Grana Padano cheese, grated
- 1 cup parmesan, grated
Meat Sauce
- 1 package lean ground beef
- splash of dry red wine
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Add 2 tbsp olive oil to a large baking dish. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil & chopped garlic in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Add in ground beef and tomato sauce. Add in sugar, salt & pepper and a splash of dry wine. Turn the heat to a low simmer and let simmer for 1 hour.
- In a medium bowl, mix together ricotta, 1 beaten egg, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan, salt & pepper and parsley.
- Cover the bottom of a large baking dish with a thin layer of the meat sauce. Cover with 3 noodles placed side-by-side. Top with 1/4 cup of the ricotta cheese mixture, and 1/2 cup of tomato sauce. Top with shredded mozzarella cheese, Parmesan & grana padano. Repeat to make 2 more layers. For the last layer, add parsley on top.
- Bake covered for 35-40 minutes. For the last minutes uncover lasagna and bake. Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
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Took a little extra time but so worth it, huge hit at dinner.
amazing and great recipe 😋😋😋😋