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Recipe Tags: Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Main Dish Beef Pasta European Italian Lasagna Dietary Ground Beef Meat Pasta Rice And Grains 4 Hours Or Less

Italian Lasagna

I developed this recipe after spending some time in sorrento. There are hundreds of recipes for lasagna but this one to me and my friends is as close to authentic as i can get and still satisfy the american taste buds. Trust me you will love it!!

Steps

Place ricotta , mascarpone , 2 eggs and nutmeg in a bowl and beat on low until creamy.
Refrigerate.
Add tomatoes , basil , salt , 1 / 2 cup olive oil and red wine to pot and bring to boil.
Reduce and simmer 1 hours crush the tomatoes while cooking.
Bring to boil pot of water and cook lasagna noodles according to directions.
Rinse in cold water and drizzle with olive oil to prevent sticking.
Brown ground beef and drain.
Add cooked beef to sauce and mix.
Preheat oven to 375f.
Place a layer of noodles on bottom of 9x12-inch baking pan.
Cover with just enough sauce to cover noodles.
Add another layer of noodles crosswise.
Add sauce again to cover.
Add another layer of noodles crosswise.
Add cheese mixture from frig.
Add another layer of noodles crosswise you will have leftover noodles as 1 lb is not enough and 2 lb is to much.
Add remainder of sauce.
Grate mozzarella and spread over top.
Drizzle lightly with olive oil and sprinkle some salt on top.
Place toothpicks str.

Ingredients

lasagna noodles, sirloin, plum tomatoes, ricotta cheese, mascarpone cheese, mozzarella cheese, salt, dried basil, extra virgin olive oil, merlot, eggs, ground nutmeg