Italian
Classic Lasagna
Classic Lasagna is Italian home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 1 lb lasagna noodles
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 lb Italian sausage
- 28 oz crushed tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 15 oz ricotta
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella
- 1 cup grated parmesan
- 1 large egg
- 1 onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup chopped basil
- 1 tsp salt
How to cook it
- Heat the oven to 375F and bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Warm the olive oil in a skillet and brown the beef and sausage with the onion and garlic, breaking up the meat, about 8 minutes.
- Stir in the crushed tomatoes and tomato paste, season with salt, and simmer 15 minutes.
- Cook the lasagna noodles until just pliable, about 8 minutes, then drain.
- Mix the ricotta with the egg, half the parmesan, and the basil.
- Layer sauce, noodles, ricotta mixture, and mozzarella in a baking dish, repeating for three layers and finishing with sauce and the remaining cheeses.
- Cover with foil and bake 25 minutes, then uncover and bake until bubbling and golden, about 20 minutes more.
- Let the lasagna rest 15 minutes before slicing.
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Classic Lasagna carries dairy, gluten, and eggs. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Chicken Cacciatore |
| Gluten | Yes | Butternut Squash Risotto |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Butternut Squash Risotto |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Hearty
- Protein
- High
- Protein quality
- Complete
- Food groups it covers
- Meat or fish, Grains, Dairy, Egg, and Vegetables
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Classic Lasagna takes about 90 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a proper project. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on beef, pasta, ricotta, and tomato.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from the United States.
Cook this with your whole family
Dinejot plans breakfast, lunch and dinner as whole plates, built around the cooking you call home and filtered for the allergies at your table.
Meal suggestions support your goals. They are not medical advice. Please ask your doctor about your family's health needs.