Garfield's Lasagna
Garfield's favorite is full of cheese, creamy, and packed with taste. Try this lasagna recipe at home and get a generous and hearty slice along your loved friends and family.
Ingredients
- 1 lb lasagna pasta sheets
- 2 cups diced tomatoes
- 3 cups crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup tomato paste
- 1 lb Italian style sausages (or European sausages)
- 1 lb ground beef
- ½ large onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1 tbsp basil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lb ricotta cheese
- ½ lb mascarpone cheese
- ¼ lb parmesan
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp parsley flakes
- 1 pinch nutmeg
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan, add chopped garlic, minced sausages, and beef. Then, season with salt, pepper, and parsley. Now, let cook well until beef is well done.
- Put a saucepan to medium fire to fry garlic and chopped onions in olive oil. Stir to mix all the ingredients, cover the saucepan, and let the sauce cook for 10 minutes. When chopped onions are golden and soft, add chopped tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, and tomato paste. Now, season with salt, pepper, oregano, and basil.
- Mix the sauce and the meat in a pan and save for later.
- Mix ricotta, mascarpone, parmesan cheese, eggs, salt, pepper, and nutmeg in a bowl thoroughly.
- To cook lasagna sheets, put them in a pot with boiling water for 60 to 90 seconds only. Then, transfer to a bowl with cold water. Now, place on parchment paper and dry with a paper towel. Repeat this process until cooking all the lasagna. Avoid putting lasagna one over another. Put a sheet of parchment paper between them instead, so that they don't stick.
- To build the lasagna, butter the baking pan and pour a layer of tomato sauce on the bottom of the pan. Then, create a layer of pasta.
- Spread a thick layer of creamy cheese on top of the pasta. Then, create a thick layer of the ground meats mixture, spreading evenly with a spoon. Now, cover the meats sprinkling mozzarella generously on top.
- Repeat this process building a layer of pasta, cheese, meats, and mozzarella until running out of ingredients.
- On top, add a layer of pasta covered with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese.
- Butter a sheet of aluminum foil and cover the lasagna with it, leaving some free space on top. Make several punctures into the aluminum foil and take the lasagna into the oven for 45 minutes at 350 °F.
- Take the lasagna out of the oven and let it sit for a couple of minutes before serving.
- That's it, enjoy your well-deserved lasagna!