The Best Classic Lasagna Recipe. Ever.

This simple, no-fuss lasagna recipe is simply the best there is. Layers of Italian sausage, ground beef, and loads of cheese make this a dinner recipe you’ll turn to again and again.

There’s something about lasagna that makes it the ultimate comfort food, don’t you think? So it only made since earlier this week when we were expecting our first snow of the season for me to make my favorite lasagna recipe.  This is the best classic lasagna recipe I’ve tried yet-thick and firm with flavorful meat sauce and plenty of cheese! This isn’t the kind of lasagna that loses it’s layers when you cut a piece, with noodles sliding all over the place…no way-it’s thick, sturdy and everything a good lasagna should be! Prepare ahead of time and serve with a salad to impress guests, it also freezes and reheats well (reheat in the oven for best results!)

Ingredients

1 12 oz package no boil lasagna noodles
2 24 oz cans spaghetti sauce
1 lb mild Italian sausage
1 lb ground beef
2 cups ricotta cheese
2 cups  shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp pesto (I prefer Buitoni brand)
2 eggs

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large pan, brown ground beef and sausage, set aside in a large bowl.
• Add pesto to meat and mix well.
• Add spaghetti sauce to meat mixture and combine.
• In a separate bowl combine ricotta, eggs, 1/2 of mozzerella, and 1/2 of Parmesan.
• Spoon one cup of sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9 by 13 pan.
• Top with lasagna noodles then half of the cheese mixture, then 1/3 remaining sauce mixture.
• Repeat layers of noodles, remaining cheese mixture, additional 1/3 meat sauce.
• Top with remaining sauce and cover with foil.
• Bake for one hour.
• Remove foil, top with remaining Parmesan and mozzarella cheese and cook additional 5 minutes until cheese is golden and bubbly.
• Let sit 15 minutes prior to serving.

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What is your favorite comfort food? Do you like lasagna as much as I do?