Classic Lasagne

Classic Lasagne

(This is your mother's lasagna.)

4 pkg (32 oz) shredded italian cheese

2 jars, or 4 c homemade, marinara sauce

1/2 lb ground beef

1 pkg Lasagne noodles (20 noodles, or get another brand) 

24 oz ricotta cheese

1 egg

Salt + pepper

3+ cloves of garlic, minced

dried or fresh italian herbs (oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary)

Preheat oven to 375f. Boil water for noodles. Brown ground beef, seasoning with salt+pepper, minced garlic, and herbs at the end. Add one jar of marinara to browned beef. Boil noodles until flexible but not yet al dente, drain; keep from sticking. Meanwhile, stir egg into ricotta cheese and season. Grease 4" deep half-pan, or deep dish 9x13 pan.

Mise en place are:

meat sauce

plain sauce

half-cooked noodles

ricotta mix

shredded cheese

After layering, bake 60 min. Out of oven, let rest 10 more minutes before cutting.

First layer: 1/2 cup plain sauce

Second layer: 4 noodles

Third layer: 1/2 of ricotta mixture

Fourth layer: 3/4 cup shredded cheese

Fifth layer: 4 noodles

Sixth layer: 1/2 of meat sauce

Seventh layer: 3/4 cup shredded cheese

Eighth layer: 4 noodles

Ninth layer: remaining ricotta mix

Tenth layer: 3/4 cup shredded cheese

Eleventh layer: 4 noodles

Twelfth layer: remaining meat sauce

Thirteenth layer: 3/4 cup shredded cheese

Fourteenth layer: last 4 noodles

Fifteenth layer: 1 1/2 cup plain sauce

Sixteenth layer: 1 cup shredded cheese