Classic Beef Lasagna
Layers of tender pasta, rich meat sauce, and melted cheese baked until bubbly. This is genuine lasagna Bolognese—slow-simmered beef sauce with tomato, assembled and baked until golden.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 685
- Protein
- 52g
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 3 cloves garlic cloves
- 9 oz lasagna noodles
- 1.5 cups whole milk ricotta
- 2 cups mozzarella, shredded
- ½ cup parmesan, grated
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- 1
Dice the onion small. Mince the garlic. Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high.
- 2
Add onion and garlic. Sauté until fragrant, ~2 minutes. Do not let garlic brown.
- 3
Add ground beef, breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks, until no pink remains, ~6 minutes.
- 4
Pour in crushed tomatoes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine.
- 5
Reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sauce will darken.
- 6
While sauce simmers, boil lasagna noodles in salted water until al dente, ~9 minutes. Drain and lay flat.
- 7
Mix ricotta, egg, 1 cup mozzarella, and 0.25 cup parmesan in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
- 8
Preheat oven to 375°F. Spread thin layer of sauce on bottom of a 9×13 baking dish.
- 9
Layer 3 noodles, then half the ricotta mixture, then sauce. Repeat: noodles, ricotta, sauce.
- 10
Top with remaining 3 noodles, sauce, then remaining mozzarella and parmesan.
- 11
Cover with foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 more minutes until cheese is bubbly.
- 12
Let rest 5 minutes before cutting. Serve hot.
Tools you’ll need
- large heavy pot
- wooden spoon
- large bowl
- 9×13-inch baking dish
- foil
- cutting board
- knife
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