Million Dollar Lasagna
This lasagna recipe combines savory meat sauce, creamy cheeses, and tender noodles for a rich, indulgent dish your family will request on repeat.
Equipment
- - Skillet
- - 9x13” baking dish
- Mixing bowls
- - Foil
Ingredients
- - 1 lb ground beef
- - ½ lb Italian sausage
- - 1 small onion diced
- - 3 garlic cloves minced
- - 1 jar 24 oz marinara
- - 1 can 14 oz diced tomatoes
- - 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- - Salt and pepper to taste
- - 1 cup ricotta or cottage cheese
- - 4 oz cream cheese
- - ½ cup sour cream
- - 1 egg
- - ½ cup Parmesan
- - 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- - 12 lasagna noodles
- - 1 cup mozzarella for topping
- - Optional: Fresh parsley Parmesan
Instructions
- Cook ground beef and sausage. Add onion and garlic. Drain fat.
- Stir in marinara, tomatoes, seasoning. Simmer 15 min.
- Mix ricotta, cream cheese, sour cream, egg, Parmesan, and mozzarella.
- Layer: Sauce → Noodles → Cheese (x3). Finish with sauce and mozzarella.
- Bake covered at 375°F for 25 min, then uncovered for 20 min.
- Rest 10–15 min before slicing. Garnish as desired.
Notes
- Rest before slicing to prevent runny layers
- Freeze unbaked for up to 3 months
- Substitute veggies for a meatless version
- Freeze unbaked for up to 3 months
- Substitute veggies for a meatless version