Chef Johns Classic Homemade Lasagna Recipe

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook lasagna noodles dry until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
3. Heat olive oil extra virgin in a skillet over medium heat.
4. Add onion diced and garlic clove minced to the skillet and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes.
5. Add ground beef lean to the skillet and cook until browned and no longer pink, breaking it up with a spoon.
6. Stir in tomato sauce plain, dried oregano, salt, and black pepper ground. Simmer sauce for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. In a baking dish, spread a thin layer of meat sauce on the bottom.
8. Place a layer of cooked lasagna noodles over the sauce.
9. Spread half of the ricotta cheese whole milk evenly over the noodles.
10. Add a layer of meat sauce over the ricotta cheese.
11. Sprinkle half of the mozzarella cheese shredded whole milk over the sauce.
12. Repeat layering noodles, ricotta cheese, meat sauce, and mozzarella cheese.
13. Top the final layer with remaining noodles, meat sauce, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese grated.
14. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes.
15. Remove foil and bake uncovered for an additional 15 minutes until cheese is bubbly and golden.
16. Let lasagna rest for 10 minutes before serving to set and cool slightly.