Cheesy & Meaty Lasagna
A mouthwatering super cheesy and super meaty lasagna.... will make you forget about your diet, and gladly too! Don't forget to subscribe for more recipes :) --- Ingredients: (for 6-8 people) - 1 kg ground beef (aprx. 2 lbs) - 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or olive oil - 1 medium onion, chopped - 5-6 garlic cloves, minced - 2-3 tablespoons of Italian seasoning - 2 teaspoons of sugar - 1 teaspoon salt - ½ teaspoon black pepper - ¼ teaspoon of red chili powder (optional) - ½ cup tomato paste - 4 cups tomato sauce (crushed strained tomatoes) - 2 cans of diced Italian tomatoes (aprx = 3 cups) - 1 cup water - 1 pack of lasagna noodles (400 gr. or aprx 16-20 noodles) - 1 kg mozzarella cheese - If available, ricotta cheese - Optional: Béchamel sauce Directions: - In a large pot, start preparing the sauce by heating the oil and sautéing the onion and garlic - When they become golden, add the ground beef. Break it up with a wooden spoon and cook until browned and the water it releases dries out - Add the spices, tomato paste, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and water - When sauce begins to boil, turn down the heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour, covered, stirring occasionally - While the meat sauce is simmering, cook and drain lasagna noodles, in several batches - Pre-heat oven to 200 C (400 F) - In a large rectangular baking dish, start by spreading a thin layer of meat sauce in the bottom of the dish - Then cover the bottom with a layer of lasagna noodles. - Then add a layer of meat sauce - Then sprinkle with mozzarella cheese - * If using ricotta cheese, add a layer of it - And repeat to get 4 or 5 layers of lasagna - Cover the last layer of lasagna with meat sauce, and sprinkle with cheese - * If using Béchamel sauce, top the lasagna with it and add another layer of mozzarella cheese - Bake in the oven for 45 minutes, until the sauce bubbles and the cheese is lightly browned - When you remove it from oven, let it cool for 15 minutes - Cut into squares --- Follow me on social media for more recipes: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cookingwitha... Instagram: @cookingwithamira Twitter: @CookWithAmira For any inquiries, send me an e-mail at: cookingwithamira@gmail.com ---- Music: "Bright Wish" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Modern Jazz Samba" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...