Lasagna

A hearty homemade lasagna layered with rich meat filling, creamy white sauce, and tender pasta sheets, then baked until golden and delicious.

By UBees Kitchen

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Baked lasagna in a metal tray, golden with browned spots on top and decorated with strips of red and yellow bell pepper and oregano
Baked lasagna in a metal tray, golden with browned spots on top and decorated with strips of red and yellow bell pepper and oregano

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Lasagna

A hearty homemade lasagna layered with rich meat filling, creamy white sauce, and tender pasta sheets, then baked until golden and delicious.

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Course
Dinner, Full Meals, Sunset Munchies
Cuisine
Italian

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Lightly grease a baking dish with butter.
    Step 1: Lightly grease a baking dish with butter.
  2. Spread a thin layer of lasagna sauce over the bottom of the dish. This helps prevent the lasagna sheets from sticking.
    Step 2: Spread a thin layer of lasagna sauce over the bottom of the dish. This helps prevent the l
  3. Arrange a layer of lasagna sheets over the sauce. If any sheets overlap, spread a little sauce between them to ensure they cook properly.
    Step 3: Arrange a layer of lasagna sheets over the sauce. If any sheets overlap, spread a little s
  4. Add about a 1-inch layer of your chosen meat filling over the pasta sheets.
    Step 4: Add about a 1-inch layer of your chosen meat filling over the pasta sheets.
  5. Then add some sauce over the meat layer.
    Step 5: Then add some sauce over the meat layer.
  6. Continue layering the lasagna sheets, sauce, and meat filling until the dish is nearly full, making sure to add sauce between the sheets as shown below.
    Step 6, photo 1: Continue layering the lasagna sheets, sauce, and meat filling until the dish is nearly ful Step 6, photo 2: Continue layering the lasagna sheets, sauce, and meat filling until the dish is nearly ful Step 6, photo 3: Continue layering the lasagna sheets, sauce, and meat filling until the dish is nearly ful
    Before adding the sheet · After adding the sheet · Final layer of chicken filling and sauce
  7. Finish with a final layer of lasagna sheets. Pour the remaining lasagna sauce evenly over the top, making sure all the pasta is covered.
    Step 7, photo 1: Finish with a final layer of lasagna sheets. Pour the remaining lasagna sauce evenly over Step 7, photo 2: Finish with a final layer of lasagna sheets. Pour the remaining lasagna sauce evenly over
    Final layer of sheets · Final layer of sauce on top
  8. Pour the beaten eggs evenly across the surface of the lasagna.
    Step 8: Pour the beaten eggs evenly across the surface of the lasagna.
  9. If desired, garnish with oregano and slices of bell pepper.
    Step 9, photo 1: If desired, garnish with oregano and slices of bell pepper. Step 9, photo 2: If desired, garnish with oregano and slices of bell pepper.
    All the layering steps at a glance
  10. Bake at 180°C according to the instructions on your lasagna sheets package, or until the top is golden with at least 2 huge brown spots here and there.
    Step 10, photo 1: Bake at 180°C according to the instructions on your lasagna sheets package, or until the t Step 10, photo 2: Bake at 180°C according to the instructions on your lasagna sheets package, or until the t Step 10, photo 3: Bake at 180°C according to the instructions on your lasagna sheets package, or until the t
    After baking · Pointing out the brown spots
  11. Allow the lasagna to rest for 10–15 minutes before slicing and serving.

Ubee's tips & notes

  • Always spread a little sauce between overlapping lasagna sheets to help them cook evenly.
  • Letting the lasagna rest before serving helps it hold its shape when sliced.
  • Chicken, beef, or mutton all work well as the meat filling.

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