Description
This classic lasagna recipe is like a little black dress – it’ll never go out of style and will always make you happy! Enjoy layers of ground beef, pasta, ricotta cheese mixture, easy homemade spaghetti sauce, and more cheese in every bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 1/2 cups marinara sauce
- 8–10 oz oven ready lasagna sheets
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Italian cheese mix
- 1/2 tsp dry oregano
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 lbs ground beef (85/15 or 90/10 meat to fat ratio)
- 1/2 tsp dry oregano
- 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- salt
- fresh cracked black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Italian cheese mix
- 20 oz whole milk ricotta
- 1 cup shredded Italian cheese mix
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp minced fresh Italian parsley
- 2 tbsp minced fresh basil
- 1 tsp dry oregano
- 1 egg
- salt
Instructions
- Step: Preheat oven to 350°F and grease 9×13 casserole dish.
- Step: Heat a medium cooking pan over medium heat. Add oil and saute diced onion until transparent.
- Step: Add ground beef and cook, breaking up all the lumps, until just done.
- Step: Season with salt, pepper, and oregano.
- Step: Mix in 1 1/2 cups of marinara sauce and 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese.
- Step: Combine all ingredients for the ricotta layer in a mixing bowl and mix very well.
- Step: Spread 1 cup of marinara sauce over the bottom of the casserole dish.
- Step: Layer lasagna noodles in one even layer.
- Step: Spread beef mixture over the pasta sheets evenly.
- Step: Spread 1 1/2 cups of shredded Italian cheese mix.
- Step: Layer lasagna noodles in one even layer.
- Step: Spread 1 cup of marinara sauce over pasta sheets evenly.
- Step: Spread ricotta mixture evenly.
- Step: Layer lasagna noodles in one even layer.
- Step: Spread 1 cup of marinara sauce over pasta sheets, evenly.
- Step: Spread 1 1/2 cups of shredded Italian cheese mix over the sauce evenly.
- Step: Sprinkle some oregano over the top.
- Step: Spray one side of aluminum foil sheet with cooking spray and cover the casserole dish with foil, oiled side down.
- Step: Bake covered for about 35 minutes.
- Step: Take off the foil and bake for another 10-15 minutes.
Notes
Use oven-ready noodles to save time. Overlap pasta sheets by 1/4 to 1/2 inch to cover the pan. Spraying the aluminum foil prevents the cheese from sticking during the baking process.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 64 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 741 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 1311 mg
- Fat: 48 g
- Saturated Fat: 22 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 26 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 45 g
- Cholesterol: 166 mg
Keywords: homemade lasagna, classic lasagna, Italian dinner, beef lasagna, oven-ready lasagna