Gordo's Best of the Best Lasagna

Recipesfull introduces to you: Italian Recipes. (Gordo's Best of the Best Lasagna). This recipe is adapted from several of the better lasagna dishes previously submitted. To test it, I invited a couple who previously owned an Italian restaurant. They were very impressed. This lasagna dish will become a regular in our household. In this dish I used a spicy moose sausage; you can use pork, deer, moose, lamb, or any other spicy sausage. To be enjoyed with a mixed salad, Italian bread, and a delightful red wine.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 1hr20 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 2hrs

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Gordo's Best of the Best Lasagna

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package lasagna noodles

½ pound bulk spicy pork sausage

½ pound ground beef

½ cup minced onion

3 cloves garlic

minced

1 (32 ounce) jar tomato basil pasta sauce

1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce

1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes

1 cup dried parsley

divided

¼ cup Italian seasoning

1 tablespoon white sugar

1 ½ teaspoons sea salt

½ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

cooking spray

3 cups ricotta cheese

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (such as Cabot® Seriously Sharp)

3 eggs

whisked

1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese

or to taste

Exquisite Yeastless Focaccia

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna in the boiling water stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water.

Step 2

Cook and stir sausage beef onion and garlic in a large deep skillet over medium heat until browned. Stir tomato basil sauce tomato sauce diced tomatoes 3/4 cup parsley Italian seasoning sugar sea salt and pepper into sausage mixture. Bring to a simmer; reduce heat to low and cook stirring occasionally until flavors blend about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 4

Stir ricotta cheese Parmesan cheese Cheddar cheese eggs and remaining 1/4 cup parsley together in a large bowl until smooth.

Step 5

Spread 1 cup tomato sauce in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Cover sauce with a layer of lasagna noodles and spread the ricotta mixture over the noodles. Spread a layer of tomato sauce over the ricotta and a layer of noodles over the tomato sauce. Repeat the layering procedure 1 more time. Spread remaining sauce over the final layer of noodles and top with mozzarella cheese. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.

Step 6

Bake lasagna in the preheated oven until hot throughout and bubbling 30 to 40 minutes. Remove the aluminum foil and bake until cheese is golden about 10 minutes more. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutritional Information

Gordo's Best of the Best Lasagna

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 448.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 23.8g 48%

Carbohydrates: 45.4g 15%

Dietary Fiber: 5.3g 21%

Sugars: 12g

Fat: 19.4g 30%

Saturated Fat: 8.7g 44%

Cholesterol: 97.3mg 32%

Vitamin A Iu: 1311.4IU 26%

Niacin Equivalents: 10.4mg 80%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 24%

Vitamin C: 10.5mg 18%

Folate: 107.7mcg 27%

Calcium: 373.2mg 37%

Iron: 8.7mg 48%

Magnesium: 67.2mg 24%

Potassium: 708.5mg 20%

Sodium: 1230.9mg 49%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 19%

Calories From Fat: 174.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.