Recipe: Delicious Jason's best Lasagna

Jason's best Lasagna. Jason's best Lasagna By far the best lasagna I have tried. After a few tries and changes I think everyone will agree this is the best lasagna. This awesome lasagna recipe is the second recipe I ever wrote (at the behest of my sister) and one of the dishes I make for a crowd.

Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Italian-American lasagna, however, typically means dry noodles, a simple meat sauce or marinara, and multiple types of cheese instead of bechamel (a combination of ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan is standard). The very best Italian-American version is what I was after in this showdown. You can have Jason's best Lasagna using 21 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Jason's best Lasagna

1. Prepare 1 lb of Sweet Italian sausage.
2. It's 3/4 lb of lean ground beef.
3. You need 1/2 cup of onion, minced.
4. Prepare 2 clove of garlic, crushed.
5. You need 28 oz of can crushed tomatoes.
6. It's 6 oz of tomato paste.
7. Prepare 6 1/2 oz of tomato sauce.
8. Prepare 1/2 cup of water.
9. Prepare 2 tbsp of granulated sugar.
10. You need 1 1/2 tsp of basil.
11. You need 1/2 tsp of fennel seed.
12. You need 1 tsp of italian seasoning.
13. You need 1 tbsp of salt.
14. Prepare 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
15. Prepare 4 tbsp of chopped parsley.
16. It's 12 of lasagna noodles.
17. You need 2 cup of cottage cheese (lasagna style).
18. You need 1 of egg.
19. It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
20. It's 3/4 lb of mozzarella (grated).
21. Prepare 3/4 cup of parmesan cheese, grated.

In a small bowl, mix egg, ricotta cheese and remaining parsley and salt. In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. The Best Lasagna recipe that's rich, satisfying, comforting, flavorful, perfectly proportioned and will end your search for the best homemade meat lasagna recipe!

Jason's best Lasagna step by step

1. In a large pot, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, in 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer covered for one and a half hours, stirring occasionally..
2. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water..
3. In a mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese with egg, the remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt..
4. Preheat oven to 375°F.
5. To assemble, spread 2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9 by 13 inch baking. Then 3 lasagna noodles. Next, another 2 cups of sauce, then 3 more noodles. Next the cottage cheese mixture. 3 more noodles. 2 more cups of sauce. Repeat noodles and sauce till finished. Top with the grated cheese..
6. Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before cutting..

It's loaded with three layers of pasta, homemade Bolognese, creamy ricotta (with a secret trick), nutty Parmesan and gooey mozzarella cheese. Growing up, my mom and her friends used to make it for potlucks and gatherings, and part of its appeal is that the ingredients used are totally basic; you don't have to hunt down fresh basil or buffalo mozzarella or Parmigiano-Reggiano or handmade sausage. This is hands down the Best Lasagna Recipe ever! Easy, cheesy, meaty and so so delicious! It's the quintessential recipe for feeding a large family or bringing to a potluck.