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Classic Lasagna Recipe
by Hunt's ®
Classic Lasagna
PREP TIME 45 minutes
COOK TIME 2 hours
YIELD 12 servings
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Hearty layers of flavorful meat, cheese and seasoned tomato sauce between al dente lasagna noodles baked to bubbling perfection
INGREDIENTS
| 1 | |
| 1 | Pound ground round |
| 3 | Cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided (3 cups = 12 oz) |
| 2 | Cup part skim ricotta cheese |
| 1 | Cup shredded Romano cheese, divide |
| 2 | eggs |
| 3 | clove garlic, minced |
| 2 | Tablespoon thinly sliced fresh basil |
| 1/4 | Cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley, divided |
| 1 | can (28 oz each) Hunt's® Crushed Tomatoes |
| 1 | can (14.5 oz each) Hunt's® Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic and Oregano, undrained |
| 1 | medium onion, chopped |
| 3 | *serving PAM® Olive Oil No-Stick Cooking Spray |
| 9 | noodle uncooked lasagna noodles (about 8 ounces) |
| 1/4 | Teaspoon salt |
| 1 | Pound Italian pork sausage |
| 1/2 | Teaspoon fennel seeds |
| 1/2 | Teaspoon ground black pepper, divided |
PREPARATION:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cool water to stop cooking. Meanwhile, spray large saucepan with cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat until hot; add sausage and ground chuck. Cook and stir 5 minutes to crumble meat.
- Add onion and garlic to pan. Continue cooking 8 to 10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender. Drain meat mixture well. Add crushed and undrained tomatoes, 1 tablespoon parsley, fennel seeds, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and salt. Bring meat mixture to a boil. Reduce heat; cook uncovered over medium-low heat 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Place ricotta, 3/4 cup of the Romano cheese, eggs, remaining parsley, basil and remaining pepper in medium bowl; blend well. Set aside.
- Assemble Lasagna: Spray 13x9-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1 cup meat sauce evenly over bottom of dish. Place 3 lasagna noodles over sauce, top with 2 cups meat sauce, half of ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers ending with a layer of noodles topped with sauce and the remaining mozzarella and Romano cheeses.
- Spray underside of aluminum foil with cooking spray; cover dish tightly with foil. Bake 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 15 minutes or until cheese melts and sauce is bubbling. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
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NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
| Serving Size: | 1 piece each |
| Total Fat | 21 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 117 mg |
| Sodium | 934 mg |
| Carbohydrate | 22 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 30 g |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Calcium | 429 mg |
| Iron | 3 mg |
| Vitamin A | 665 iu |
| Calories | 411 |
| Vitamin C | 11 mg |
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