This homemade lasagna recipe is delicious and easy to make. It features layers of pasta, meat sauce, and cheese with a golden cheesy topping!
Prep time: PT30M
Cook time: PT60M
Total time: PT105M
Rating
4.96 stars (3397 reviews)
Keywords
homemade lasagna recipe, how to make lasagna, lasagna
Ingredients
12 lasagna noodles (uncooked)
2 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
½ pound lean ground beef
½ pound Italian sausage
1 yellow onion (diced)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
36 ounces pasta sauce (*see note)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon salt (more to taste)
2 cups ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese)
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
1 large egg (beaten)
1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
¼ teaspoon salt
Categories
Casserole
Main Course
Pasta
Cuisine
Italian
Steps
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the lasagna noodles and cook until al dente (firm) according to package directions. Drain, rinse under cold water, and set aside.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet or Dutch oven, brown the beef, sausage, onion, and garlic over medium-high heat until no pink remains. Drain any fat.
Stir in the pasta sauce, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, ½ teaspoon of salt, and ¼ teaspoon of black pepper. Simmer uncovered over medium heat for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Taste and season with additional salt if desired.
In a separate medium bowl, combine 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese, ¼ cup parmesan cheese, ricotta, parsley, egg, and ¼ teaspoon salt.
Spread 1 cup of the meat sauce in a 9x13 pan or casserole dish. Top it with 3 lasagna noodles. Layer with 1 cup of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup of meat sauce. Repeat twice more. Finish with 3 noodles topped with remaining sauce.
Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
Remove the foil and sprinkle the top of the lasagna with 2 ½ cups mozzarella cheese and ¼ cup Parmesan cheese. Bake uncovered for an additional 15 minutes or until browned and bubbly. Broil for 2-3 minutes if desired.
Rest for at least 15 minutes before cutting.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 377 kcal
Carbohydrates: 28 g
Protein: 29 g
Fat: 16 g
Saturated Fat: 7 g
Cholesterol: 71 mg
Sodium: 857 mg
Sugar: 4 g
Reviews
Cat on 2026-08-18 (5 stars): This recipe is perfection. It turned out absolutely delicious, everyone loved it. Saving this as my go-to recipe for lasagna!!
Betty on 2026-08-16 (5 stars): Made this great Lasagna last night for dinner. It was fabulous.
Used cottage cheese in place of Ricotta. Also used some fresh Mozzarella, but now feel the shredded is better for this dish. Going to put this into meal rotation and fix again. Had plenty leftover as there are only two of us most of the time. Thanks for a another winner!!
Ms. T on 2026-08-13 (5 stars): Super easy recipe and my picky kids loved it! I did two small things different. I used precooked lasagna noodles from the refrigerator section and a frozen bag of chopped onions, carrots, and celery.
Sars on 2026-08-12 (4 stars): More ricotta cheese! I'm a huge ricotta cheese lover, and it's my favourite part about the lasagna. I was only able to do one layer of it because it's hard to spread and I used it alllll. Also, at the start of the recipe I had began shredding the cheese. I shred 2 and a half cups which I thought was for the entire recipe, only to find out it's just for the ricotta portion and I had to do it all over again for the top of the lasagna. I recommend buying it already shredded. It uses more than one brick of cheese, just as a head's up and the recipe also uses 50g more than what comes in a canadian container and 2 pasta sauces just as a head's up. Fellow Canadian here trying to follow this recipe and I was surprised a few times so buy extra ingredients and way more ricotta cheese if you love it as much as I do.
Nancy Kim on 2026-08-09 (5 stars): When I read this recipe I thought why am
I buying jarred sauce when I still have to add tomato paste,onions, garlic , meat and spices. Why not just add a can of tomatoes. But I went with it and the sauce was delicious. I used one jar of Rao’s and one jar of Carbone as they were small jars. The lasagna was delicious and I liked the fact that the mozzarella was incorporated into the ricotta mixture. My husband loved it too. Only thing I did differently was add red pepper flakes- and I used fresh mozzarella.
Meg on 2026-08-03 (4 stars): A definite keeper of a recipe for me! I followed the recipe exactly. The only substitutions I made were to use lactose-free ricotta and mozzarella and I boiled my noodles. It was so good! A simple receipt that had great flavor. If I had to offer one critique it would be that even using the 40oz jar of Rao's, I found the lasagna to be a little dry. I'd just use more sauce next time.
Carrie on 2026-07-31 (3 stars): Followed the recipe. It was ok. It was one of the drier lasagnas I have had. Could not taste any of the ricotta.
Afonso on 2026-07-30 (5 stars): Definitely it’s a very easy recipe I used no cook noodles for a quick meal lasagna dinner for the family
Deb on 2026-07-28 (5 stars): OMG!! The absolute BEST RECIPE!!!! Thank you so much for sharing!
chels on 2026-07-28 (5 stars): Always a crowd pleaser and never complicated. I'm currently making this ahead of time for my bestie since she's a new parent and loves this recipe. If time permits, I will make my own homemade marinara, but so far there have been no complaints using the jarred stuff.
Beverly Stropky on 2026-07-26 (5 stars): Oh my gosh! This is amazing! Our son is visiting and this is his favorite dish so I had to make it. I give it a 10!
I used the Rao"s sauce because I like it and used 1/2 beef an 1/2 Italian sausage. I also used f2 eggs as it looked a bit dry with the one. Everything else the same.
This is a definite keeper. I will be checking your web site for more recipe!
