Grandmas Best Ever Lasagna Recipes

GRANDMA'S BEST EVER SOUR CREAM LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Stir in the lasagna noodles, and return to a boil. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook and stir the sausage, ground beef, and garlic until the meat is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain any excess grease. Stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, basil, oregano, and sugar. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is thickened, about 30 minutes.
• Stir together the sour cream, eggs, Parmesan cheese, green olives, salt, black pepper, and 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese in a bowl.
• To assemble the lasagna, spread a thin layer of the meat sauce evenly over the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan. Cover with 1/3 of the lasagna noodles, 1/3 of the remaining meat sauce, 1/3 of the sour cream mixture. Repeat this layering 2 more times. Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese evenly over the lasagna.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the sauce is bubbly and the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes.

BEST LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook sausage, beef and onion over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, breaking up meat into crumbles. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Drain., Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, water, sugar, 3 tablespoons parsley, basil, fennel, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally., In a small bowl, mix egg, ricotta cheese and remaining parsley and salt., Preheat oven to 375°. Spread 2 cups meat sauce into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with 3 noodles and a third of the ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining meat sauce and cheeses (dish will be full)., Bake, covered, 25 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

GRANDMA'S BEST EVER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown together sausage, hamburger, and garlic clove. Add parsley, basil, oregano, diced tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• In large bowl, combine sour cream, eggs, salt, parmesean cheese, 1 bag mozzerella, and pepper. Cut olives and add to mixture.
• Boil noodles according to package directions.
• In a large baking pan, begin with a thin layer of meat sauce and then begin to layer noodles, sauce, then cheese.
• Cover with other bags of mozzerella cheese.
• Bake at 375 F for 30 minute If cheese starts to brown cover with foil for the remainder of the bake time.

GRANDMA'S ITALIAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• In large skillet combine tomatoes, tomato puree, tomato sauce, 1 t. salt, pepper, oregano, and onion salt. Simmer, uncovered.
• Meanwhile, in second skillet sauté onion and garlic in oil until lightly brown.
• Then add ground beef and rest of salt. Cook until meat loses its red color. Drain.
• Add meat mixture to tomato mixture and simmer, uncovered, at least 2 hours or until thickened.
• Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Place several spoonfuls of sauce in bottom of 12"x8"x2" baking dish, enough to cover bottom of dish.
• Top with crisscross layers of lasagna noodles, then alternate the cheeses using half of each of the ricotta or cottage cheese. Repeat layers having same amount of ingredients. End with the remaining 3 slices of mozzarella cheese on top.
• Bake at 350* F for 40 to 50 minutes or until bubbly. Remove from oven and let stand 10 to 15 minutes, then cut in squares.
• The tomato sauce mixture is better if cooked a long time. This sauce may be frozen ahead of time, or can be kept in the ice box for a few days. The complete dish may be made ahead of time and frozen.