This is really not Al Capones Lasagna, Its my very own A friend of mine had a Halloween party and ask me to bring Al Capone and my lasagna. Al Capone and his boys. Filling and satisfying, John Chandlers lasagna is our most popular recipe. With basil, sausage, ground beef and three types of cheese, it lives up to its name. Steps 5Total Time 3 hrs 15 minshttp hIDSERP,5332. The Best Meat Lasagna Recipe How to Make Homemade. Homemade Italian Lasagna Bolognese is the perfect Italian comfort food for Sunday dinner. It feeds a crowd, can be made in advance and is really one of the most. I know, I know, best ever Lasagna Is this real life You may not think you can improve on lasagna and honestly I thought the same thing up until a measly 72 hours ago. It looks like an obscene amount of ingredients. But as you scroll through youll see its not really. Okay, maybe just semi obscene. Homemade Lasagna SauceSo I start by chopping up a large yellow onion. I heated a large Dutch oven on medium heat with a tablespoon of olive oil and started to saut those. Then I smash, peel and mince up the two cloves of garlic and added that in with the softening onions. Right after the garlic I threw in the pound of both ground Italian sausage and ground sirloin and just kept cooking it over medium heat. Hot Tody there. Continue to cook the meat thoroughly until there is no trace of pink left do not drain off the fat Then I measure and throw in the teaspoon of kosher salt, and a tablespoon of each dried basil, parsley flakes and oregano. To make the sauce for this classic homemade lasagna, youll need 1. I know it seems like a lot but trust me. Scrape out and add all of the tomato paste into the pot. Next youll need a large can of whole San Marzano tomatoes. These are like the corvette of tomatoes and they make for an excellent, less acidic sauce. And when making lasagna, I like to pull out the big guns. Ps. you dont have to buy a can that say with basil, it really doesnt matter as long as theyre whole San Marzanos. Now lets make a hand crushed sauce Simply pluck out a tomato, hold it in your hand like so. And squeeze the life out of it. I like to do this over the pot because they contain some juice and so the pot can catch the juices that squirt out. And so now you can tell everyone that you make a hand crushed tomato sauce. Theyll be impressed and youll feel A W E S O M E I pour any remaining sauce out of the can and then I add a quarter cup of water back into the can to loosen any sauce thats still clinging to the sides. I swirl the water around and pour all of that in to the pot as well. I give it all a good stir until the ingredients are all combined. Smells heavenly. Reduce the heat to low, put a lid on it and let it simmer for 4. I stirred it only occasionally. While thats simmering away on the stove top I grated the 1. I reserved 12 cup for the ricotta and popped the rest into the fridge. Then I moved on to making the ricotta filling. I start with 3 cups of whole milk ricotta. I like to use whole milk ricotta because its rich and more authentic. But if you want to use the other kind aka cottage cheese then go on right ahead. I wont judge. To that I cracked a couple of eggs and added a half teaspoon of black pepper. Then I tossed in two tablespoons of fresh chopped parsley. Im using fresh in the filling so the green specks stand out in the sea of red and white, ya dig And then lastly I add in the half cup of both grated Parmesan and Mozzarella. Stiruntil everything is incorporated. Depending on how much time you have left on the sauce, you might want to put it in the fridge too. Once the sauce has finished simmering, I like to set up a lasagna making station. Keeps me organized and I like need that. First lets talk noodles. These noodle sheets are the bomb Yup I said it. Who wants to boil noodles only to have them tear and who wants to dirty one more pot Not this girl. These noodles dont need to be boiled Just simply lay and build, layyyyy and build. These sheets not only fit perfectly but they also shave off a lot of time in lasagna making so I highly recommend using them Lets build this classic homemade lasagna, shall we So I lightly oiled my baking dish. Scooped out about a cup of sauce and schmeared it all around. Then I layered like this Noodles, 13 of the ricotta mixture, then a cup and a half of sauce. Spread the sauce around and top with a 12 cup of grated Mozzarella. Layer again noodles, 13 of the ricotta mixture, then another cup of sauce and a sprinkle a 12 cup of Mozzarella. Noodles again remaining ricotta mixtureNext a cup of sauce again. Then one final noodle layer remaining sauce and then dump the remainder of the Mozz all over the top. Bake in a preheated 3. Boom. Classic homemade lasagna, baby. Multiple layers of deliciousness are going on in this classic homemade lasagna Yup, I ate this monster of a piece and the salad. Hey Im a hunters widow and its how I cope. Enjoy And if you give this Classic Homemade Lasagna recipe a try, let me know Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram My cookbook Simply Scratch 1. Wholesome Homemade Recipes Made Easy is now available CLICK HERE for details and THANK YOU in advance Delicious. Cheesy. Classic. Layers of homemade sauce, with ricotta, mozzarella cheese and noodles baked until perfection. Yield 1. 0Prep Time 1 hour 3. Cook Time 3. 0 minutes. Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes approximately. Ingredients 1 pound ground sirloin. Italian sausage. 1 large yellow onion, chopped. San Marzano tomatoes. Tomato Paste. 14 cup water. Mozzarella cheese, divided. Flat No Boil lasagna noodles. Directions For the Sauce In a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat saut chopped onion in a tablespoon of olive oil until they start to soften. Add in minced garlic, ground beef and the ground Italian sausage. Stir occasionally until the meat browned. Measure and add in the teaspoon of kosher salt and a tablespoon of each basil, parsley flakes and oregano. Add in the 1. 2 ounces of tomato paste. Crush each San Marzano tomato by hand into small pieces over the pot to catch any juices. Add any remaining sauce from the can. I like to add a quarter cup of water to the can, swirl to remove any excess sauce and pour that in as well. Stir to combine. Reduce the heat to low, replace the lid on your Dutch oven and let the sauce simmer for 4. While the sauce is simmering make the ricotta mixture. In a large bowl combine the 3 cups of ricotta, two eggs, parsley, black pepper and a half cup of both Parmesan and Mozzarella cheese. Stir and keep in the fridge until ready to assemble the lasagna. To Assemble the Lasagna Lightly coat a 1. Spread 1 cup of sauce on the bottom of the baking pan. Layer 1 Start with 4 noodles and top with 13 of the ricotta mixture spread it out. Spread out 1 to 1 12 cups of sauce, sprinkle with a 12 to 34 cup of Mozzarella. Layer 2 4 Noodles and top with 13 of the ricotta mixture, 1 cup of sauce and sprinkle a 12 to 34 cup of Mozzarella. Layer 3 4 noodles, top with the remaining ricotta mixture, and 1 cup of sauce no cheese. Layer 4 4 remaining noodles, the remaining sauce and sprinkle with remaining cup or so of Mozzarella. Bake the lasagna for 3. After baking let the lasagna sit for 1. Enjoythis post contains affiliate links.