Lasagna Perfected 🔥

Name: Lasagna Perfected 🔥
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 10 cups water; 2 tsp salt; 1 lb lasagna; 1 onion diced small; 2 tbsp cooking oil; 2 lbs ground beef; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp dried parsley; 1 tsp dried basil; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 1/2 tsp ground fennel seeds; 1.5 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 48 oz marinara sauce; 12 oz water; 1/2 cup butter; 3 tbsp flour; 4 cups milk; 4 oz shredded Italian cheese blend; 4 oz shredded mozzarella; 8 oz cream cheese; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 4 oz shredded parmesan cheese

8 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

This dreamy comfort food will have you running back for seconds and thirds and holding back from going for fourths 😭🔥 hands down my favorite food has to be lasagna and here is my favorite way to make it. Everyone including the pickiest eaters who've tried it, love it and I hope you will enjoy it too!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:37:13 GMT

Ingredients

10 servings

Instructions

Step 1

Start by boiling 10 cups of water with 2 tsp salt in a large pot to cook the lasagna.

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water10 cups

salt2 tsp

lasagna1 lb

Step 2

As the pasta boils, prepare the meat sauce by sauteing the onion in cooking oil in a very large saucepan until translucent and starting to brown.

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onion1

cooking oil2 Tbsp

Step 3

Add the ground beef and herbs and spices to the onions and mix together well.

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ground beef2 lbs

dried oregano1 tsp

dried parsley1 tsp

dried basil1 tsp

garlic powder1 tsp

onion powder1 tsp

ground fennel seeds½ tsp

salt1 ½ tsp

pepper1 tsp

Step 4

Then add in the tomato sauce and rinse the jars with some water to get the remnants out. Cover and let the meat sauce simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.

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marinara sauce48 oz

water12 oz

Step 5

For the cream sauce, begin by melting the butter and adding the flour. Mix until it becomes a thick roux then pour in the milk and salt and pepper and mix well.

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butter½ cup

flour3 Tbsp

milk4 cups

salt1 tsp

pepper1 tsp

Step 6

Then add the cream cheese and mix it in and slowly add the shredded cheeses mixing in between.

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shredded italian cheese blend4 oz

shredded mozzarella4 oz

cream cheese8 oz

Step 7

Once all the sauces are done, begin assembling by placing a thin layer of meat sauce at the bottom followed by the cooked lasagna pasta, followed by the meat sauce, cream sauce and shredded parmesan cheese. Repeat pasta-meatsauce-creamsauce-parmesan until you fill up the top of the pan.