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Lasagna with Homemade Noodles

Lasagna with Homemade Noodles

Lasagna with homemade noodles stacked high and packed with a homemade meat sauce and three types of cheese. Comforting Italian indulgence.
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 3 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ - 2 lb ground beef
  • 1 large onion diced
  • 6-8 garlic cloves minced
  • (2) 32 oz cans tomato sauce
  • (1) 15 oz can tomato paste
  • 32 oz beef broth
  • 1 teaspoon ground basil
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground oregano
  • ½ teaspoon ground parsley
  • ½ teaspoon ground paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • homemade lasagna noodles (directions in post) or 1 package of store-bought lasagna noodles
  • 1 lb fresh Mozzarella shredded
  • 1 lb container of Ricotta cheese
  • 2 cup fresh Parmesan shredded
  • fresh parsley for serving (optional)

Instructions
 

  • In a large stock pot or dutch oven add ground beef. Brown over medium heat.
  • Drain most of grease leaving a tiny bit behind. Add onion and saute for 4-5 minutes.
  • Add garlic and saute 1 more.
  • Pour in tomato sauce, pasta and beef broth. Stir well.
  • Turn heat to high and bring to boil.
  • Stir in spices. Turn down heat to simmer for about 1 ½ hours or until thickened. Stir occasionally.
  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Meanwhile prepare pasta if making homemade. Follow directions linked in post. Once you have sheets of pasta, measure against the length of your baking dish. Cut into strips like lasagna noodles.
  • If using store-bought wait until your sauce is close to being done. Bring a salted pot of water to boil and cook noodles about ⅔ the time. They'll finish cooking in oven.
  • Spray dish with non-stick spray. Add a light layer of sauce across the bottom.
  • Add a layer of noodles. You want them to touch each other and the edges of the dish.
  • Using a fork spread a layer of ricotta on top of the noodles.
  • Add a generous layer of sauce.
  • Add a layer of Mozzarella.
  • Add a layer of Parmesan.
  • Place another layer of noodles.
  • Repeat with ricotta, sauce, Mozzarella and Parmesan. Repeat until you reach the top of dish.
  • Once you place final layer of noodles, top with some sauce and Parmesan.
  • Bake for 45 mins - 1 hour.