Classic Italian Lasagna

Made by Georgia February 10, 2010 43 comments »

On a snowy winter day after school, dashing up my quarter-mile driveway with my backpack bouncing on my back, there were two distinct smells that I cherished coming home to: The thick, musky smell of the old wood stove crackling in my family’s kitchen, and the sweet, tender smell of this lasagna bubbling in the oven.

In my small family of three, we left behind a few leftovers after every meal, but I don’t recall seeing many traces, if any, after this lasagna made its debut. Served with a tomato salad and a fluffy piece or two of perfectly-done garlic bread, this lasagna is irresistibly yummy. Add a glass of your favorite wine, and dinner is on the table.

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Classic Italian Lasagna

Yield: Serves 5

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. dried basil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 egg, beaten
2-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 15 oz. container ricotta cheese
½ cup freshly grated parmesan
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
5-6 leaves of fresh basil, chopped
1 25-28 oz. jar pasta sauce
12 lasagna noodles, uncooked

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with aluminum foil. Set aside.

Brown meat in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add thyme, crushed red pepper, oregano, garlic powder and dried basil while still cooking. Meanwhile, mix egg, 1-1/4 cups mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese,1/4 cup parmesan, parsley and basil until well blended. Set aside.

Drain beef, return to skillet. Stir in pasta sauce. Spread 1 cup of the sauce onto the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top with layers of lasagna noodles, one-third of the ricotta cheese mixture, and 1 cup of the sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining 3 noodles and the remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle with remaining 1-1/4 cups mozzarella cheese and ¼ cup parmesan. Spray one side of aluminum foil with cooking spray (to avoid cheese sticking) and lightly cover dish.

Bake 45 minutes. Remove foil; bake an additional 15 minutes, or until heated through. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting to serve.

Enjoy!

Beef, Main Dishes, Pasta
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43 Responses to “Classic Italian Lasagna”

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    Cristina @ TeenieCakes — February 11, 2010 @ 1:14 am

    Now this is comfort food! Your lasagna looks delicious – wish I had some right now.

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    Georgia — February 11, 2010 @ 1:26 am

    Thanks, Cristina!

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    Ed Schenk — February 11, 2010 @ 5:40 am

    Great looking lasagna!

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    Sook — February 11, 2010 @ 7:30 am

    Lasagna is one of my favorites! Yours looks so saucy and yummy!

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    Jane — February 11, 2010 @ 12:18 pm

    Hi,
    You have a great blog! Lots of yummy recipes here!

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    Mum in Bloom — February 11, 2010 @ 1:16 pm

    Visiting from the Foodie Blogroll. Your site is so pretty. I love your pictures and the recipes look delicious. I look forward to reading more :)

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    Jenn — February 11, 2010 @ 4:33 pm

    I just saw your blog on the Foodie BlogRoll. I love your pictures and recipes. Everything looks so good! Happy Cooking!

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    Simply Life — February 11, 2010 @ 6:39 pm

    wow, great looking lasagna!

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    vincent — February 11, 2010 @ 6:50 pm

    Hello,

    We bumped into your blog and we really liked it – great recipes YUM YUM.
    We would like to add it to the Petitchef.com.

    We would be delighted if you could add your blog to Petitchef so that our users can, as us,
    enjoy your recipes.

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    and benefit from their exposure on Petitchef.com.

    To add your site to the Petitchef family you can use http://en.petitchef.com/?obj=front&action=site_ajout_form or just go to Petitchef.com and click on “Add your site”

    Best regards,

    Vincent
    petitchef.com

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    Miss Meat and Potatoes — February 11, 2010 @ 9:24 pm

    Your lasagna looks absolutely scrumptious. Gorgeous blog!

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    Moogie — February 11, 2010 @ 9:40 pm

    Hey, saw your blog on Foodie Blogroll. And whoa momma… the lasagna looks so darn good.

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    Sophie — February 11, 2010 @ 9:49 pm

    OOOh , your lasagna looks incredibly tasty!!!

    MMMMMMMMMM,…

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    Kathleen — February 11, 2010 @ 10:28 pm

    Your photo has my mouth watering!

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    Sam (Merit to the Carrot) — February 11, 2010 @ 10:50 pm

    I will dream of this at night.

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    All Things Yummy — February 12, 2010 @ 12:43 am

    Yum, nothing like a good pan of hot lasagna.

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    Georgia — February 13, 2010 @ 12:35 am

    Wow, what an overwhelming response – I’ll have to do some fun variations on lasagna, because it seems to have been a hit! Thank you so much, everyone! I look forward to checking out all your blogs.

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    Tony — March 3, 2010 @ 5:21 pm

    This looks great! I’m not surprised there weren’t any leftovers =]

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    bebemama — April 29, 2010 @ 4:15 pm

    I love lasagna. This looks so delicious! May I ask what type of pasta sauce you use? Thank you, Judy

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    Georgia — April 29, 2010 @ 4:28 pm

    Hi Judy – For jarred pasta sauce, I prefer Classico, but I also like to make my own from time to time. I’ll eventually be sharing that recipe, so keep a look out!

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    Er Abhishek Haridasan — January 10, 2011 @ 9:24 pm

    Luscious Livid Lasagna…!!!

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    Sook — January 10, 2011 @ 9:28 pm

    Lasagna is one of my favorites! Yours looks so saucy and yummy!

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    Jane — January 10, 2011 @ 9:28 pm

    Hi,
    You have a great blog! Lots of yummy recipes here!

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    Georgia — January 10, 2011 @ 9:28 pm

    Thanks, Cristina!

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    Ed Schenk — January 10, 2011 @ 9:28 pm

    Great looking lasagna!

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    Cristina @ TeenieCakes — January 10, 2011 @ 9:54 pm

    Now this is comfort food! Your lasagna looks delicious – wish I had some right now.

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    Georgia — January 10, 2011 @ 9:55 pm

    Hi Judy – For jarred pasta sauce, I prefer Classico, but I also like to make my own from time to time. I’ll eventually be sharing that recipe, so keep a look out!

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    bebemama — January 10, 2011 @ 9:55 pm

    I love lasagna. This looks so delicious! May I ask what type of pasta sauce you use? Thank you, Judy

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    Tony — January 10, 2011 @ 9:55 pm

    This looks great! I’m not surprised there weren’t any leftovers =]

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    Georgia — January 10, 2011 @ 9:55 pm

    Wow, what an overwhelming response – I’ll have to do some fun variations on lasagna, because it seems to have been a hit! Thank you so much, everyone! I look forward to checking out all your blogs.

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    All Things Yummy — January 10, 2011 @ 9:55 pm

    Yum, nothing like a good pan of hot lasagna.

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    Sam (Merit to the Carrot) — January 10, 2011 @ 9:55 pm

    I will dream of this at night.

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    Sophie — January 10, 2011 @ 9:55 pm

    OOOh , your lasagna looks incredibly tasty!!!

    MMMMMMMMMM,…

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    Kathleen — January 10, 2011 @ 9:55 pm

    Your photo has my mouth watering!

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    Miss Meat and Potatoes — January 10, 2011 @ 9:56 pm

    Your lasagna looks absolutely scrumptious. Gorgeous blog!

  35. #
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    vincent — January 10, 2011 @ 9:56 pm

    Hello,

    We bumped into your blog and we really liked it – great recipes YUM YUM.
    We would like to add it to the Petitchef.com.

    We would be delighted if you could add your blog to Petitchef so that our users can, as us,
    enjoy your recipes.

    Petitchef is a french based Cooking recipes Portal. Several hundred Blogs are already members
    and benefit from their exposure on Petitchef.com.

    To add your site to the Petitchef family you can use http://en.petitchef.com/?obj=front&action=site_ajout_form or just go to Petitchef.com and click on “Add your site”

    Best regards,

    Vincent
    petitchef.com

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    Simply Life — January 10, 2011 @ 9:56 pm

    wow, great looking lasagna!

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    Jenn — January 10, 2011 @ 9:56 pm

    I just saw your blog on the Foodie BlogRoll. I love your pictures and recipes. Everything looks so good! Happy Cooking!

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    38
    Mum in Bloom — January 10, 2011 @ 9:56 pm

    Visiting from the Foodie Blogroll. Your site is so pretty. I love your pictures and the recipes look delicious. I look forward to reading more :)

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    Moogie — January 10, 2011 @ 10:08 pm

    Hey, saw your blog on Foodie Blogroll. And whoa momma… the lasagna looks so darn good.

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    Anonymous — December 29, 2011 @ 7:37 pm

    Wow this lasagna looks soo good I do have a question for everyone I have been making lasagna for sometime now but I dont understand why most recipes call for the sauce to go in the pan first I put my noodles in the pan first and then the sauce could someone tell me why the sauce goes first.

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    Georgia | The Comfort of Cooking — January 16, 2012 @ 4:47 pm

    Sauce is added to the bottom of the pan to moisten the noodles and keep the lasagna from sticking without adding unnecessary oil.

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    Shannon — August 18, 2014 @ 5:43 pm

    I am making this right now! I cannot wait to eat it! Thank you

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    Just Will — September 21, 2014 @ 6:13 pm

    Seems do able hopefully this will become my default lasagna recipe base.

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