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Bob's Lasagna

The Meat Sauce

olive oil

1/2 lb. Italian sausage

1 lb. ground beef

1/2 cup red wine

1 6 oz. can tomato paste

1 8 oz. can tomato sauce

1 10.5 oz can beef stock

Vegetable Bowl

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 onion, chopped

1 stalk celery, chopped

1 carrot, minced

Seasonings Bowl

1 tsp. salt

1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1 tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. cayenne (optional)

Last Minute Seasonings

1 tsp. basil, to taste

1 tsp. oregano, to taste

2 tsp. sugar, to taste

Salt, to taste

The Lasagna

1 lb. mozzarella cheese

1 lb. Ricotta cheese (2 cups)

1 cup parmesan cheese

Frozen lasagna noodles from Jimmy's

Boil the sausage for 10 minutes,  remove from casing and chop.  Heat olive oil over medium heat, add the Vegetable Bowl and allow to simmer as you prepare the meat (cook until soft but not brown).   Brown the beef in olive oil over high heat.  Add the sausage.  Add the wine and cook until mostly reduced.  Add the tomato paste and tomato sauce and cook for a few minutes (you want to slightly scorch the tomatoes).  Stir in the vegetables and Seasonings Bowl.  Add the beef stock.   Simmer for at least an hour.  Add the Last Minute Seasonings and remove from heat.  Grease a baking dish.  Cover the bottom with meat sauce.  Cover with a layer of noodles, then a layer of sauce, then dot with shredded mozzarella and ricotta, then sprinkle with parmesan.  Repeat for 3 layers, finishing with sauce and cheese on top.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Comments: If you want a "veggie" lasagna, start with a layer of sautéed onions on the bottom and substitute eggplant slices for the pasta. 

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