Mamamia’s Lasagna

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.

Cooking Method: Baking, Boiling, Stewing

Cuisine: Italian

Courses: Main Courses

Difficulty: Advanced

Servings: 2

Calories: 712.9

Description

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

Ground Beef
Tomato Paste
Italian Sausage, Hot/Sweet
Onion, Chopped
Lasagna Noodles
Garlic Cloves, Crushed
Ricotta or Cottage Cheese
Sugar
Egg
Salt
Salt
Basil Leaves, crushed
Mozzarella Cheese, Sliced Thin
Fennel Seed
Chopped Parsley
Parmesan Cheese, Grated
Tomatoes, Undrained

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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