What is in a lasagna?

Answer 1

There are multiple answers to this question, because there are multiple variations on lasagna. When I make a lasagna, I make either a two meat or a vegetarian "meat" variation. So, here's what's in the lasagna I make

1 box of lasagna noodles. If pressed for time, no-boil ones are decent.

3 cloves of garlic, minced

1 medium onion, chopped fine

32 ounces of spaghetti sauce (I use Prego)

1 pound of ricotta cheese

2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup of parmesan cheese (fresh grated if I can get it. Otherwise, canned is fine)

1 1/2 pounds of 80/20 ground beef (sirloin or chuck)

1 pound of sweet Italian sausage, casings removed

1/4 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg

2 large brown eggs, beaten

fresh parsley

kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste

When I make the vegetarian "meat' variations, all ingredients except for the meats stay the same. I substitute 1 pound of Gimme Lean sausage (it's made of soy and actually almost tastes like the real deal), 1 pound of Gimme Lean ground beef (again, it's soy. I make it into little "meatballs") and a pound of sliced baby portabella mushrooms.