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Lasagna Lovers Combo 

Lasagna 4 Cheese

In a Dutch oven, add olive oil and veggies and saute until softened.

Add meat, cook until browned; drain well.

Add tomato sauce, canned tomatoes, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, sugar, Italian seasoning, grated parmesan, and chopped fresh basil to meat sauce.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt the water a bit. Boil noodles for 10 minutes.  Constantly stir noodles to avoid sticking. Drain noodles and rinse with cool water,

In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese, 1 egg, chopped basil, and a few squirts of garlic paste, and a pinch of salt.

Shred all your cheese by hand and mix them together in a bowl.

In a 9x13 baking dish coat the bottom of your pan with meat sauce. Then place noodles lengthwise until the meat sauce is covered. Now, lather noodles with the ricotta cheese mixture. Then top with another layer of meat sauce. Then top with shredded cheese mixture. Place noodles over the cheese mixture and repeat layers until you reach the top.

Top the lasagna with meat sauce and the shredded cheese mixture at the very top!

COVER tightly WITH FOIL. (be sure not to let foil touch cheese) PLACE IN PREHEATED OVEN FOR 30 MINUTES THEN REMOVE FOIL AND PLACE BACK IN OVEN FOR 30 MORE MINUTES.

Be sure to tag me in your finished product.

diced tomatoes ( preferably Italian seasoned  )

Deconstructed  Lasagna

In a dutch oven, brown ground beef or/and sausage, and season with salt & pepper.

Remove ground beef when finished and set aside.

Saute onions until translucent then add fresh minced garlic, and saute for a few minutes

Add in 1/2 can of tomato paste, canned tomatoes, marina sauce, broth, and Calabrian chilies.

Chop up a few basil leaves and add them to the sauce mixture.

Add in heavy cream and bring to a simmer.

Break up lasagna noodles into small pieces and add them in.

Cover and simmer on medium for 20 minutes.

Now combine ricotta cheese, grated parm, shredded cheddar or/and mozzarella, and chopped basil.

Stir the cheese mixture and season with s/p garlic and onion powder and set aside.

Start to fill up your bowl with the yummy lasagna and scoop the cheese mixture on top!

Add a whole Basil leaf on top for garnish!

shredded fresh sharp cheddar or mozzarella