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St. Lawrence Lasagna Recipe

One of the classic twice-cooked recipes for St. Lawrence’s Day is the ever-popular lasagna!
Course: Main Course
Keyword: Lasanga, St. Lawrence
Servings: 6 people

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 lb ground Italian sausage
  • 34 oz. jar of tomato sauce
  • 2 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ C parmesan cheese grated
  • 15 oz ricotta cheese
  • 9 oz lasagna noodles
  • 2 C mozzarella cheese shredded

Instructions

  • Start by cooking the lasagna noodles in a large pot of boiling water. When the noodles are slightly al dente, strain them and set aside.
  • In a large pan cook the ground beef and Italian sausage.
  • When the meat is browned, add the jar of tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, nutmeg, red pepper flakes, and black pepper to the pan.
  • Cook for 15 minutes.
  • Set the meat sauce aside to cool.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the grated Parmesan and ricotta cheese.
  • Now to assemble the lasagna: pour 1/2 cup of sauce into the bottom of a large 9x13 pan.
  • Top the sauce with enough lasagna noodles to cover the bottom of the dish.
  • Layer the noodles with more meat sauce, ricotta cheese mixture, and then lasagna noodles. Repeat these layers until your ingredients are gone, ending with a layer of meat sauce on top.
  • Cover top of lasagna with mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake at 375 covered for 45 minutes.
  • Uncover and bake the lasagna for another 10 minutes.
  • Let it sit for 15 minutes before serving!