{"id":8057,"date":"2026-10-05T15:03:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=8057"},"modified":"2026-10-05T15:03:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:03:50","slug":"classic-homemade-lasagna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/classic-homemade-lasagna\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Homemade Lasagna"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Classic Homemade Lasagna<\/h1>\n<p>A comforting, cheesy lasagna made with homemade meat sauce, creamy ricotta, tender pasta, and plenty of melted mozzarella. This classic recipe is perfect for family dinners, gatherings, and feeding a crowd.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3>For the Meat Sauce<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 can (28 oz \/ 800 g) crushed tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>1 can (15 oz \/ 425 g) tomato sauce<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons tomato paste<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried basil<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried oregano<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon sugar, optional<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Cheese Filling<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>15 oz (425 g) ricotta cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup (50 g) grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>2 cups (200 g) shredded mozzarella<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For Assembly<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>12 lasagna noodles<\/li>\n<li>2 cups (200 g) shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup (50 g) grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Make the sauce:<\/strong> Heat olive oil in a large skillet or pot over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and cook for 3\u20134 minutes until softened. Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Add the ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it apart as it cooks. Drain excess grease if necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, basil, oregano, salt, pepper, and optional sugar. Bring to a gentle simmer, then reduce the heat and cook for 20\u201330 minutes, stirring occasionally.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the noodles:<\/strong> Prepare the lasagna noodles according to the package directions. Drain and lay them flat so they don&#8217;t stick together.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the cheese filling:<\/strong> In a bowl, combine ricotta, egg, Parmesan, 2 cups mozzarella, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Mix until well combined.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble the lasagna:<\/strong> Preheat the oven to <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Spread a thin layer of meat sauce over the bottom of a 9\u00d713-inch baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Place a layer of lasagna noodles over the sauce. Spread some of the ricotta mixture over the noodles, followed by more meat sauce.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat the layers until all the ingredients are used, finishing with meat sauce on top.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan evenly over the top.<\/li>\n<li>Cover the dish loosely with aluminum foil and bake for <strong>25\u201330 minutes<\/strong>. Remove the foil and bake for another <strong>15\u201320 minutes<\/strong>, until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and lightly golden.<\/li>\n<li>Let the lasagna rest for <strong>10\u201315 minutes<\/strong> before slicing. Garnish with fresh parsley or basil if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Letting the lasagna rest before cutting helps the layers hold together.<\/li>\n<li>The meat sauce can be made a day ahead for even more flavor.<\/li>\n<li>You can assemble the lasagna ahead of time, refrigerate it, and bake it when ready.<\/li>\n<li>Leftovers keep well in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.<\/li>\n<li>For a richer lasagna, add extra mozzarella between the layers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classic Homemade Lasagna A comforting, cheesy lasagna made with homemade meat sauce, creamy ricotta, tender pasta, and plenty of melted&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8057"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8059,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8057\/revisions\/8059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}