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Homemade Lasagna With Meat and Three Cheeses Recipe

By: Andrea Alden

My favorite meal to share with my husband’s family is his mother’s lasagna. It is a fond childhood memory. I remember my own mother making it years ago too. As it happens to be National Lasagna Day, I decided to pay homage to our fond childhood memories, and made my own Homemade Lasagna With Meat and Three Cheeses. Naturally, I put a bit of a grilled spin on things, but I think you’ll like the results as much as we did. 

Bereidingstijd
45 min
Kooktijd
35 min
Porties
12
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Homemade Lasagna With Meat and Three Cheeses Recipe

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Ingrediënten

Bereidingswijze

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Ingrediënten

1

package of lasagna noodles – your preference for oven ready, or not 

2 cloves

garlic, grated or pressed

1

medium sized onion, diced

1 can

diced tomatoes

2 cans

tomato sauce

6

fresh basil leaves, chopped

1 tbsp.

Italian seasoning blend

1 lb.

ground beef

4

italian style sausages, casings removed

4 cups

freshly grated mozzarella cheese

1 package

ricotta cheese, crumbled

1 cup

grated fresh parmesan cheese

Bereidingswijze
  1. Sweat the diced onion in a large pot; once they become a little translucent, add the garlic. Pour in the tomatoes, and tomato sauces. Add the basil and bring to a simmer while you gather all of the other ingredients, about 30 minutes.
  2. While the tomato sauce is heating, brown both the sausage and the ground beef with the Italian seasoning blend.
  3. Boil your noodles until they’re mostly cooked – less than al dente – if you purchased noodles that need to be boiled. If you bought oven ready noodles, you can skip this step.
  4. Once you have the ricotta crumbled, mozzarella and parmesan shredded, and all of the other ingredients lined up, it’s time to assemble your lasagnas. I was able to fill two 9x9-inch baking trays. Spray your baking trays with nonstick and start layering. Begin with a scoop of tomato sauce on the bottom. Layer noodles, followed by mozzarella, ricotta, meat, and more sauce. When you put down the next noodle layer, lay them in the opposite direction from the first layer. This will help keep your lasagna together. Repeat the layering process up to the next layer of noodles. On top of the last layer of noodles add mozzarella, and then parmesan.
  5. If you’re eating right away, preheat your grill to 400°F.
  6. Bake the lasagna, uncovered, for 25 to 35 minutes, over indirect heat until the top is golden and crispy, and everything is hot and gooey inside.
  7. Serve immediately with your favorite sides like garlic bread. One tray of lasagna will feed 6 people.
  8. If you’re freezing these, wrap securely in foil. Thaw overnight in the fridge, and cook as per #5 and #6 above. 

Making this Homemade Lasagna With Meat and Three Cheeses was a total success. Since it is only my husband and I, we froze the second lasagna and are enjoying the leftovers from the first one for our lunches. There will definitely be an encore presentation of this recipe in the near future. I did find that we had a little bit of extra sauce and meat when all was said and done. If that is the case with you, toss the two together and freeze in a container for a fast and easy meat sauce when you’re pressed for time. What is your favorite make-ahead meal?

Happy Grilling!

RecipeBlog - Homemade Lasagna - assemble

Layer noodles, mozzarella, ricotta, meat, sauce, and repeat, topping the lasagna off with only mozzarella and parmesan

RecipeBlog - Homemade Lasagna - prepared for baking

After you have built your lasagna, bake it on your grill using indirect heat for 25-35 minutes

RecipeBlog - Homemade Lasagna - slice

Once the top of your lasagna is golden and crispy, and the inside is gooey and hot, remove from your grill and serve

RecipeBlog - Homemade Lasagna - garlicBread

Serve with your favorite lasagna side, such as a cheesy garlic bread

RecipeBlog - Homemade Lasagna - lasagna1

This meaty and cheesy lasagna is perfect for group dinners or an abundance of leftover lunches

RecipeBlog - Homemade Lasagna - lasagna2

Layers on layers of cheese, meat, and pasta - how can it get any better?

RecipeBlog - Homemade Lasagna - lasagna3

Enjoy your fresh, homemade lasagna baked on your grill!

AndreaAlden
Andrea Alden

Voorheen noemde ze me "Sultana of Sizzle", maar u kunt mij gewoon Andrea noemen. Ik had altijd al een enorme passie voor voedsel. Hoewel ik afgestudeerd ben in grafische vormgeving, kon je me vaak in de keuken vinden waar ik maaltijden voor vrienden en familie klaarmaakte.

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RecipeBlog - Homemade Lasagna - assemble

Layer noodles, mozzarella, ricotta, meat, sauce, and repeat, topping the lasagna off with only mozzarella and parmesan

RecipeBlog - Homemade Lasagna - prepared for baking

After you have built your lasagna, bake it on your grill using indirect heat for 25-35 minutes

RecipeBlog - Homemade Lasagna - slice

Once the top of your lasagna is golden and crispy, and the inside is gooey and hot, remove from your grill and serve

RecipeBlog - Homemade Lasagna - garlicBread

Serve with your favorite lasagna side, such as a cheesy garlic bread

RecipeBlog - Homemade Lasagna - lasagna1

This meaty and cheesy lasagna is perfect for group dinners or an abundance of leftover lunches

RecipeBlog - Homemade Lasagna - lasagna2

Layers on layers of cheese, meat, and pasta - how can it get any better?

RecipeBlog - Homemade Lasagna - lasagna3

Enjoy your fresh, homemade lasagna baked on your grill!