American Lasagna - A delicious lasagna recipe made with ground beef and sausage, with a little bit of brown sugar to give it something special.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword lasagna
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour45 minutesminutes
Total Time 2 hourshours15 minutesminutes
Servings 12servings
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
1poundlean ground beef
1/2poundmild Italian sausage
1onionchopped
2clovesgarlicminced
1tablespoonchopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
1teaspoondried oregano
2tablespoonsbrown sugar
1 1/2teaspoonssalt
129 ounce can diced tomatoes
26 ounce cans tomato paste
12dry lasagna noodles
2eggsbeaten
1pintpart-skim ricotta cheese
1/2cupgrated Parmesan cheese
2tablespoonsdried parsley
1teaspoonsalt
1poundmozzarella cheeseshredded
2tablespoonsgrated Parmesan cheeseplus more for sprinkling on the top
Instructions
In a skillet over medium heat, brown ground beef, sausage, onion and garlic; drain fat. Mix in basil, oregano, brown sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Simmer for 30 to 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Preheat oven to 375F. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna noodles, and cook until al dente. Drain the noodles and lay flat on paper towels to dry.
In a medium bowl, mix together eggs, ricotta, Parmesan cheese, parsley and 1 teaspoon salt.
Spread a small amount of the sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Layer 1/3 of the lasagna noodles in the bottom of the dish. Cover noodles with 1/2 ricotta mixture, 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese and 1/3 of the sauce. Repeat. Top with remaining noodles and sauce, then the remaining mozzarella. Sprinkle additional Parmesan cheese over the top. Bake in the preheated oven 45-60 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
If making the day before, refrigerate after assembling the lasagna, before baking it. Add an additional 15 minutes to the cook time.