Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Homemade lasagna



- 1 pack lasagna plates (doesnt necessarily have to be the no boil kind, they cook through either way during baking time)

- 1 lbs lean ground beef

- 1 sweet italian sausages (squeeze out of casing)

- 1 cube beef broth

- 1 1/2 cups water

- 1 pack thick and zesty spaghetti sauce mix (its a seasoning pack)

- 1 container ricotta

- basil (fresh or dried... or both)

- salt, pepper, garlic (minced)

- a little olive oil

- a little milk

- 1 large can of tomatoe sauce

- 1/2 to 1 pack of grated mozarella (or cheese of choice)

Fry the beef in a little olive oil, add the sausage when beef is about done.. break it all up really well so its all crumbled up. Season with salt, pepper, garlic

When meat is done, add the cube of beef broth and a bit of water... let it break up and stir well. Add the pack of spaghetti seasoning and 1 1/2 cups of water and stir well. Let the water cook down, should go quickly

In the meantime mix the ricotta cheese with plenty of basil, a splash of olive oil and a bit of milk to get a thick and creamy consistency. Add garlic, salt and pepper.

Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray. Put some tomatoe sauce on the bottom, then a layer of lasagna plates.

Top with tomatoe sauce, then Ricotta mix, then meat,

Add another layer of lasagna plates and repeat.

Do as often as you want until you used all the meat and cheese (or until your dish is full)

On the top you want lasagna plates with tomatoe sauce

Finish with a nice layer of grated mozarella cheese.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a piece of aluminium foil with cooking spray and loosely cover the lasagna with it (so the cheese doesnt dry out)

Bake for 1 hour, then take the lasagna out of the oven and let it sit for about 15 minutes.

Enjoy!!!

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