Mamamia’s Lasagna

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Servings: 2 cups Difficulty: Advanced
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A rich, layered Italian classic with savory meat sauce and creamy cheese layers
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This hearty Mamamia’s Lasagna is the ultimate comfort food, featuring layers of tender pasta sheets, a robust slow-simmered meat sauce, and a luscious ricotta cheese filling. The sauce, made with ground beef, Italian sausage, and fresh herbs like basil and fennel, develops a deep, savory flavor profile that pairs perfectly with the creamy ricotta and melted mozzarella. It’s a dish that feels both rustic and elegant, ideal for family Sunday dinners, holiday gatherings, or meal-prepping for the week ahead. The long simmering time ensures the flavors meld beautifully, resulting in a lasagna that is moist, flavorful, and deeply satisfying.

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Mamamia’s Lasagna

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 2 cups Calories: 712.9

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This hearty Mamamia's Lasagna is the ultimate comfort food, featuring layers of tender pasta sheets, a robust slow-simmered meat sauce, and a luscious ricotta cheese filling. The sauce, made with ground beef, Italian sausage, and fresh herbs like basil and fennel, develops a deep, savory flavor profile that pairs perfectly with the creamy ricotta and melted mozzarella. It's a dish that feels both rustic and elegant, ideal for family Sunday dinners, holiday gatherings, or meal-prepping for the week ahead. The long simmering time ensures the flavors meld beautifully, resulting in a lasagna that is moist, flavorful, and deeply satisfying.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Remove sausage meat from outer casings and chop up the sausage.
  2. In a 5-quart Dutch oven over medium heat, sauté sausage, beef, onion, and garlic; stir frequently until both sausage and beef are well browned.
  3. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon salt, basil, fennel, and half the parsley; mix well.
  4. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, and 1/2 cup water; mash tomatoes with a wooden spoon.
  5. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat; simmer, covered and stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 1 1/2 hours.
  6. In a large kettle, bring 3 quarts water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil.
  7. Add lasagna noodles and allow water to return to a boil; cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender.
  8. Drain noodles and rinse under cold water.
  9. Dry lasagna noodles on paper towels.
  10. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (191°C).
  11. In a medium bowl, combine ricotta or cottage cheese, egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; mix well.
  12. Spoon 1 1/2 cups sauce into a 9x13x2 inch baking dish.
  13. Layer with half of the lasagna noodles, lengthwise and overlapping, to cover.
  14. Spread with half of the ricotta mixture; top with one-third of the mozzarella.
  15. Spoon 1 1/2 cups sauce over cheese; sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan.
  16. Repeat layering, starting with the remaining half of the lasagna noodles and ending with 1 1/2 cups sauce sprinkled with Parmesan.
  17. Spread with remaining sauce; top with rest of Mozzarella and Parmesan.
  18. Cover with foil and tuck it around the edges of the baking dish.
  19. Bake for 25 minutes.
  20. Remove foil; bake uncovered another 25 minutes or until lasagna begins to bubble.
  21. Cool for 15 minutes prior to serving.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 2 cups

Amount Per Serving
Calories 712.9kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 35.4g55%
Saturated Fat 12.3g62%
Cholesterol 119.7mg40%
Sodium 1550.4mg65%
Total Carbohydrate 39.6g14%
Dietary Fiber 4.5g18%
Sugars 16.2g
Protein 56.4g113%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: lasagna, italian, beef, sausage, ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, pasta, baked, comfort food, dinner, family meal, herbs, tomato sauce, cheese, layered, slow cooked, main course
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