Easy, Delicious Homemade Lasagna

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Servings: 8
Ingredients
    Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 2 tsp Diced Garlic
  • 3 Bell Peppers (Chopped)
  • 1 Purple Onion (Chopped)
  • 1 lb Ground Beef (or Turkey)
  • 3 can Tomato Sauce
  • 24 oz Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1/2 cup Honey/Sugar
  • 3 tbsp Oregano (To your preferred taste)
  • 2 tbsp Italian Seasoning (To your preferred taste)
  • Salt & Pepper (To your preferred taste)
    • Lasagna Filling
  • 16 oz Ricotta Cheese
  • 1/4 cup Mozzarella Cheese
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
  • Fresh Parsley (Chopped)
  • 1 Box Lasagna Noodles
Instructions
    Sauce
  1. 1

    Start by Chopping your bell peppers and onions. I threw mine in a food processor to save time and get them nice and small. Set aside.

  2. 2

    In a large pot, add your olive oil and garlic with medium heat. After about 1 minutes add your onions and give this a good stir. In another 3 or so minutes, add your chopped bell pepper and let the veggies cook down till they are nice and soft.

  3. 3

    Add your cooked ground beef to the onions/bell pepper mixture and stir.

  4. 4

    Add diced tomatoes (dump that the whole can, you don’t need to strain it) and your tomato sauce. Give everything a good stir and keep on that medium heat. Keep ONE empty can next to you.

  5. 5

    Add your sweetener – I use about ½ cup banana sauce (you can find this in your local Asian market) or honey works well too. 

  6. 6

    Season the sauce with Oregano, Italian Seasoning, Salt, Pepper – Only you know how much you want. So, season to your liking. ;)

  7. 7

    Take your empty can, add water and add to your sauce – bring everything to a boil and stir. Once it is brought to a boil if you find the taste is still too strong, dilute with more water as needed.

  8. 8

    Keep the sauce on a low heat, cover, and let it simmer for at least an hour. Check your sauce repeatedly.

  9. 9

    Once your sauce is done you can use this for a good ole spaghetti dinner. This sauce can be frozen as well to use in the future.

    10. Lasagna Filling & Assembly
  10. 10

    Pre-heat oven to 375 Degrees Fahrenheit.  

  11. 11

    Add Ricotta, Parmesan Cheese, Mozzarella, and Fresh Chopped Parsley to a bowl and combine.

  12. 12

    Cook lasagna noodles as instructed on the box.

  13. 13

    Spray your lasagna dish with some oil and begin to lay down the lasagna noodles in the bottom of the pan.

  14. 14

     Pour a layer of your cause on top of the noodles, make sure they are all covered (don’t be shy).

  15. 15

    Spoon scoop of your ricotta-cheese mixture throughout the top of the sauce layer. Top with the lasagna noodles and repeat.

  16. 16

    Top the final layer of noodles with your sauce and a generous portion of cheese.

  17. 17

    Cover with foil and bake the lasagna for 20 minutes – if you want, for an extra something, for the last 5 minutes, broil the cheese on top to get that nice browning (in fact this is mandatory, broil it – thank me later).

  18. 18

    I say wait about 10 minutes to let your lasagna set, but at the end of the day – eat it when you wanna eat it. Enjoy!

Read it online: https://hungryblasian.com/recipe/easy-delicious-homemade-lasagna/