9 to 12 servings
YouTube instructional video is at the bottom
What you’ll need
2 Pounds ground beef
29oz can Tomato sauce (No salt added)
15oz can Tomato sauce (No salt added)
16oz 1 Pound Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
5oz Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Unsalted butter
Sugar
1 pound Lasagna pasta sheets
Seasonings
1 Yellow onion
Garlic
Fresh Basil
Fresh Oregano
Fresh Thyme
Fresh Parsley
Salt
Tony Chachere’s creole seasoning
Chef Paul’s poultry magic
Tools you’ll need
Parchment paper
10×13 inch deep dish glass pan
Food processor (Optional)
Preparation of ingredients
Step 1- Chop 1 yellow onion, 4 cloves of garlic, Fresh basil, Fresh oregano, fresh thyme, and fresh parsley. Make sure you remove leaves off of the stems to the basil, oregano, thyme before you chop them. Only chop a small amount of parsley.
Boiling Lasagne Pasta sheets
***Preheat fire to medium high heat***
Step 2- Add 4 quarts of water into a large pot. Let come to a simmer. Add 12 Lasagne Sheets. Let simmer for 10 minutes.
Step 3- Add Lasagna sheets into strainer. Rinse with cold water.
Step 4- Transfer Lasagna sheets onto a 32-inch-long sheet of parchment paper and set aside.
Cooking the ground beef
***Preheat fire to medium high heat***
Step 2- Add ground beef into a large saucepan. Let sauté for 10 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes. Use a spatula to cut down on some of the larger chunks of ground beef.
Step 3- Add ground beef into a strainer with a bowl underneath it. Let cool for 10 minutes.
Optional step- Add ground beef into a food processor and pulse for 1 minute. This will breakdown the larger pieces of ground beef.
Making the meat sauce mixture
***Preheat fire to medium high heat***
Step 4-Add 4 tablespoons unsalted butter into large saucepan. Let butter melt.
Step 5- Add 2 cups chopped yellow onion and 2 tablespoons chopped garlic. Stir all ingredients together. Let sauté for 10 minutes stirring every 2 minutes.
Step 6- Add 5 cups tomato sauce (No salt added), 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 2 teaspoons Tony Chachere’s creole seasoning, 2 teaspoons Chef Paul’s Poultry magic, 2 Tablespoons fresh basil, 1 tablespoon of fresh oregano, 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, and 2 tablespoons sugar. Stir all ingredients together. Cover with lid and let simmer for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, turn your fire off and let mixture cool for 2 minutes.
Step 7- Add ground beef and stir all ingredients together. Set aside.
***Lightly butter bottom of your baking pan***
***Preheat oven to 350 degrees***
Assembling and baking your Lasagna
Step 8- Add 4 sheets of Lasagne pasta along the bottom of baking pan. Add 2 1/3 Cup meat sauce mixture. Spread the meat sauce mixture on top of the Lasagne pasta as evenly as possible.
Step 9- Sprinkle 1/3 Cup shredded Parmesan Cheese and 1 1/3 Cup Shredded Mozzarella cheese on top of the meat sauce mixture.
Step 10-Add 4 sheets of Lasagna pasta on top of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese. Add 2 1/3 Cup meat sauce mixture. Spread the meat sauce mixture on top of the Lasagne pasta as evenly as possible.
Step 11-Sprinkle 1/3 Cup shredded Parmesan Cheese and 1 1/3 Cup Shredded Mozzarella cheese on top of the meat sauce mixture.
Step 12-Add 4 sheets of Lasagne pasta on top of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese. Add 2 1/3 Cup meat sauce mixture. If you have any meat sauce left over, you can add the rest of it. Spread the meat sauce mixture on top of the Lasagne pasta as evenly as possible.
Step 13- Sprinkle 1/3 Cup shredded Parmesan Cheese and 1 1/2 Cup Shredded Mozzarella cheese on top of the meat sauce mixture. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of fresh parsley on top of the shredded mozzarella cheese.
Step 14- Place into a preheated 350-degree oven for 40 minutes. Let Lasagna cool for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
YouTube Instructional video
