This Italian Style Lasagna may not be true Italian but it is definitely a GREAT lasagna!! Not just another lasagna recipe, this one really is special.
An extra cheesy delicious lasagna recipe definitely added to the binder of my favorite recipes!
Don’t second guess the cream cheese cubes–they’re wonderful!
You can freeze this dish either prior to or after baking.
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Italian Style Lasagna
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 50 mins
Resting Time
10 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 30 mins
This Italian Style Lasagna is truly special.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Italian Style Lasagna
Servings: 8
Calories: 395 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 1 lb Italian sausage casing removed and crumbled
- 2 onions chopped
- 2 stalks celery finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 15 ounce cans tomatoes (diced or crushed)
- 1 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- 3 teaspoons salt approximately
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons dried Italian seasoning
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 cup parsley minced
- 4 ounces cream cheese diced
- 3 -4 cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
- 1 -2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese divided
- 1/2-1 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 1 lb lasagna noodles prepared according to package directions and drained
Instructions
- Fry together the ground beef and Italian sausage until no longer pink; drain. Add the onion, celery, and garlic; cook about 5 minutes.
- Add to the meat mixture the remaining 8 ingredients; cook covered for 30-45 minutes, adding small amounts of water if necessary and stirring frequently. The mixture should be relatively thick. Remove from heat and stir in minced parsley.
- Preheat oven 350 degrees. Grease lasagna baking pan.
- Layer a small amount of meat sauce in the bottom of baking pan (about 1 cup), topping with about 5 noodles, overlapping slightly. Top lasagna noodles with more sauce, several pieces of cream cheese and the 3 cheeses all equally divided between remaining layers. Repeat until sauce, noodles, and cheese are used up.
- Cover the baking pan with foil (can grease underside of foil, too) and bake 40 minutes; remove foil from pan and return to oven, baking an additional 10 minutes or until bubbly.
- Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
Enjoy!
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Recipe based on one by gailanng
Photo by gailanng