{"id":40688,"date":"2012-10-19T18:35:34","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T22:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fillmeupmom.com\/?p=40688"},"modified":"2022-12-22T07:40:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T07:40:50","slug":"worlds-best-lasagna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fillmeupmom.com\/worlds-best-lasagna\/","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s Best Lasagna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41413\" alt=\"worlds best lasagna\" src=\"http:\/\/fillmeupmom.com\/files\/2012\/10\/worlds-best-lasagna1.jpg\" width=\"547\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As far as comfort food goes, there\u2019s nothing better than a freshly cooked lasagna. Making one is pretty easy for some people but not every recipe would taste as good as your first ever slice. Do you remember that time? I do because my Mom fed me the world\u2019s best lasagna. You see, she was always a good cook \u2013 the best one I\u2019ve known.<\/p>\n<p>Her stories while in the kitchen were great and they always made me hungry. She made me lick off cookie dough from a spoon or finish off a carton of milk she\u2019s used on her dishes. Everything I know now is because of her. So, since she\u2019s coming over to visit, it\u2019s my turn to impress her by making my own version of her lasagna.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, this is the first lasagna I\u2019ve made that my mother would taste. And I am scared she wouldn\u2019t like it. Hers was the like the gold standard of lasagna (only because I\u2019m the daughter and I\u2019m pretty biased). There\u2019s a bit of pressure for me to perform as well as she does. I\u2019ll just have to wait and see.<\/p>\n<p>I accept the fact that I might not be able to make the world\u2019s best. With my Mom\u2019s taste, I could only try. So I would never expect for her to love my version. A proper nod would be enough to make me do summersaults. In case you\u2019d want to follow in on my footsteps, make the time because this lasagna will take everything you\u2019ve got. I promise it\u2019ll be worth it in the end.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 18px;font-weight: bold\">Ingredients<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 pound sweet Italian sausage<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 pound lean ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup minced onion<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, crushed<\/li>\n<li>1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste<\/li>\n<li>2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup water<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons white sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon fennel seeds<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon ground black pepper<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley<\/li>\n<li>12 lasagna noodles<\/li>\n<li>16 ounces ricotta cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>World&#8217;s Best Lasagna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Begin by combining sausage, ground beef, onion and garlic in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook until well browned. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce and water. Finish this off by seasoning with sugar, basil, fennel seeds and Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons parsley.<\/li>\n<li>Next, simmer for about an hour and a half, covered but stir constantly.<\/li>\n<li>Lightly salt a large pot of water and bring to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in for about 8-10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>When noodles are done, drain and rinse with cold water. In a separate mixing bowl, combine ricotta with the eggs, remaining parsley and half a teaspoon salt.<\/li>\n<li>Then preheat the oven to 375\u00b0F or about 190\u00b0C.<\/li>\n<li>Now it\u2019s time to assemble the lasagna. Spread 1 and a half cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Lay down the noodles lengthwise over the meat sauce and spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Take 1\/3 of the mozzarella cheese slices.<\/li>\n<li>Next, spoon 1 and \u00bd cups meat sauce over mozzarella and then sprinkle with \u00bc cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat this layer after layer and then finish off with the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.<\/li>\n<li>When done, cover this with foil but not without spraying with cooking spray to make sure the foil doesn\u2019t touch the cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Take this to the oven and bake for about 15 minutes. Remove the foil after that and then bake for another 25 minutes longer. When done, let it cool for 15 minutes before serving. Best served warm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As far as comfort food goes, there\u2019s nothing better than a freshly cooked lasagna. Making one is pretty easy for some people but not every recipe would taste as good as your first ever slice. Do you remember that time? I do because my Mom fed me the world\u2019s best lasagna. 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