Best 10 2 Meat 2 Sauce Lasagna Recipes

LASAGNA WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Meat Sauce: Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high. Add beef, sausage, onion, carrots, celery, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up meat into bite-size pieces, until vegetables soften and meat has browned, about 10 minutes. Add garlic, oregano, and red-pepper flakes; cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add tomato paste; cook 2 minutes more. Puree tomatoes in a blender or food processor; add to pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced and thickened slightly but still very loose, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Cheese Mixture: In a large bowl, whisk together ricotta, milk, eggs, 1 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, 2 1/2 cups mozzarella, parsley, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Assembly: Spread 2 cups meat sauce evenly in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, preferably ceramic or enameled cast iron. Arrange 3 lasagna noodles over sauce (space noodles evenly; they will expand as the lasagna cooks). Spread 2 cups cheese mixture over noodles; top with 3 more noodles. Repeat layering of meat and cheese mixtures between noodles twice more. Spread 2 cups meat sauce evenly over top layer of noodles. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 1/2 cups mozzarella and 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano. Loosely cover with parchment-lined foil and transfer to a rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake until noodles are tender but still al dente (easily pierced with the tip of a knife), 40 to 45 minutes. Uncover; continue baking until bubbly and puffed slightly along edges and golden brown in places on top, 20 to 25 minutes more. (There may appear to be a lot of liquid in the dish. It will be absorbed as the lasagna cools.) Transfer dish to a wire rack and let cool slightly and set, about 20 minutes; cut into squares to serve.

LASAGNA WITH TWO SAUCES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook meat, onion, garlic and oregano in oil until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the wine or broth. Simmer, uncovered, until wine is almost completely reduced. Add tomato sauce and seasonings. Bring to a boil Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3 hours, stirring occasionally., Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain. In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour; cook and stir until lightly browned, about 6-8 minutes. Gradually stir in milk until smooth. Add cream cheese and seasonings. Cook and stir over low heat until smooth and thickened., In a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish, spread 1 cup meat sauce. Layer with 5 noodles, a third each cream cheese and meat sauces and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining noodles, cream cheese sauce, meat sauce and Parmesan cheese. (Pan will be full.) Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover; bake for 15 minutes. Let stand for 20 minutes before cutting.

TWO SAUCE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions.
• Brown sausage, and drain off fat.
• In a large bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella, two tablespoons parmesan and eggs; mix well.
• In 13x9-inch baking dish, spread 1 cup sauce.
• Layer 4 lasagna noodles over sauce.
• Top with half of the cheese mixture, spinach, pasta sauce and sausage.
• Repeat with the next layer.
• Top with remaining 4 noodles.
• Spread alfredo sauce evenly on top; sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese.
• Cover with foil; bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
• Uncover; bake 15 minutes longer or until bubbly.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

2 MEAT 2 SAUCE LASAGNA

Steps:

• (Do this a few days before you are serving if possible) take the chicken, olive oil, some Italian seasoning, and 1/2 a clove of garlic (raw and chopped) and put it all in the ziplock bag (you can cut up the chicken now -- I didn't think to do it than but it might be smarter) seal the bag give it a shake and put it in the fridge.
• Day before you serve the lasagna, in the morning take off the sleeves off the sausage and roast the rest of the garlic.
• Add a few bulbs of roasted garlic chopped up to the de-sleeved sausage and add some olive oil and some Italian seasoning -- let it sit in the fridge covered til your ready for it.
• Empty the sauces into different pans (red in one white in another).
• Let the sauces reduce on the stove.
• Start cooking the meats in frying pans than add them to there sauce (red gets Italian sausage white gets chicken).
• Add egg to ricotta cheese.
• Boil the noodles.
• Grease the pan with butter.
• Put down a layer of noodles (3 noodles across the bottom should work).
• Flip a coin to choose which sauce you start with.
• If you start with red sauce, spoon a layer of sauce on the noodles.
• Put some mozzarella on top and put the next layer of noodles on.
• For white sauce, pour some of the sauce on (evenly distribute meat).
• Then spoon on some ricotta cheese and put the next layer of noodles on.
• Alternate red and white sauce steps till you fill the pan. (I topped mine with red sauce).
• Put some foil over it and put it in the fridge overnight.
• Day of --.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Remove foil and put toothpicks in and make a "tent" out of foil so the cheese doesn't stick.
• Cook covered (tented) for 45 minutes, then remove tent and cook another 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven let it cool and enjoy.
• Freeze leftovers.

TWO LASAGNAS

Steps:

• Soak 12 pieces of pasta from package in shallow pan for 5 to 10 minutes. Pour off water. Meanwhile, brown the sweet italian sausage in a large no-stick skillet over moderate heat, breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks (meat should be cooked). Move sausage to one side of skillet, tip skillet and soak up any fat with a paper towel, Stir spaghetti sauce and tomato sauce into sausage. Beat egg in a medium-size bowl. Sitr in ricotta, basil and oregano. Spreead 3/4 cup meat sauce in 13 by 9-inch baking dish. Place 3 pieces uncooked pasta over sauce..not touching sides of dish, not overlapping each other. Spread 2/3 cup ricotta mixture evenly over pasta. Spread 3/4 cup meat sauce evenly over ricotta, covering pasta completely. Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella. See baking directions below.
• Tex- Mex Style
• Soak 12 pieces of pasta from package in a shallow pan for 5 to 10 minutes. Pour off water.
• Meanwhile, brown the beef in the skillet over moderate heat, breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks (Meat should be cooked). Move meat to one side of skillet, tip skillet and soak up any fat that drains out with a paper towel. Stir enchilada sauce, salsa and corn into skillet. Spread 3/4 cup (check) in 13 by 9- inch baking dish. Place 3 pieces uncooked pasta over sauce.....not touching sides of dish nor overlapping each other. Repeat the layering with cheese and sauce two more times. Top with remaining 3 pasta pieces. Spread remaining meat suace completely over pasta. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover dish with foil. Heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake 30 minutes. Remove foil. Bake 10 to 15 minutes longer until hot and bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting. Makes 10 to 12 servings of lasagne. To store and bake later: prepare recipe as directed. Do not bake. Cover with plastic wrap, then foil. Refrigerate up to 48 hours, or freeze up to 2 months. Remove plastic wrap; replace foil. Bake refrigerated lasagne at 350 degrees Farhenheit about 40 minutes and frozen lasagne about 1 hour 30 minutes, removing foil during last 10 minutes of baking

TWO SAUCE WEEKNIGHT LASAGNA BOWLS

Steps:

• Heat large pot of water to a boil, salt water and cook pasta to al dente.
• While pasta water comes to a boil, heat olive oil in a medium sauce pot over medium-high heat, add pancetta and render 2 to 3 minutes then add meat and break up as it browns. When the meat has begun to caramelize and develops a nice brown color, 4 to 5 minutes, add carrot, onion, 2 cloves of garlic, allspice, salt and pepper and a bay leaf. Cook 3 to 4 minutes more to soften onions and carrots bits then stir in tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes, then stir in wine and cook out 1 minute then stir in stock and reduce heat to simmer.
• While red sauce cooks, cut remaining whole clove of garlic and rub the inside of a medium sauce pot with it. Melt butter in pot over medium heat. Add in flour and whisk together a minute or so then whisk in milk and bring to a bubble, reduce heat then season sauce with salt, pepper and nutmeg, thicken 8 to 10 minutes.
• Toss pasta with white sauce and 1/2 cup grated cheese. Serve pasta in individual bowls and top with a ladle of meat sauce in the middle of the bowl for mixing in. Garnish with parsley.

CLASSICO TWO-SAUCE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine eggs, ricotta, spinach, mozzarella and 2 Tbsp. Parmesan.
• Crumble sausage into large skillet sprayed with cooking spray; cook on medium heat until evenly browned, stirring occasionally. Drain.
• Spread 1 cup sweet basil pasta sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with layers of 4 noodles, half the ricotta mixture, 1 cup of the remaining sweet basil pasta sauce and half the sausage. Repeat all layers. Cover with remaining noodles. Spread Alfredo pasta sauce over noodles; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan. Cover.
• Bake 55 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 40 min. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.

LAZY LASAGNA FOR 2

Steps:

• Warm the spaghetti sauce; stir in mozzarella and cottage cheeses. Fold in noodles. Pour into 2 greased 2-cup baking dishes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° until bubbly, about 20 minutes. If desired, top with parsley.

EASY LASAGNA II

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat brown the ground beef. Drain the grease. Add spaghetti sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, mix together the cottage cheese, 2 cups of the mozzarella cheese, eggs, half of the grated Parmesan cheese, dried parsley, salt and ground black pepper.
• To assemble, in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish evenly spread 3/4 cup of the sauce mixture. Cover with 3 uncooked lasagna noodles, 1 3/4 cup of the cheese mixture, and 1/4 cup sauce. Repeat layers once more: top with 3 noodles, remaining sauce, remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Add 1/2 cup water to the edges of the pan. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree F(175 degrees C) oven for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

SIMPLY TRADITIONAL LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef and Italian sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain excess grease. Stir in the water and black olives, and season with basil, garlic powder, oregano, sage, pepper, minced garlic, and onion flakes. Simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the marinara sauce, and remove from the heat.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place a layer of the meat and sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover with a layer of dry noodles. Spread a thin layer of ricotta cheese over the noodles, and sprinkle with a little mozzarella cheese. Cover with another layer of sauce, and repeat layering ending with the meat and sauce on top. Reserve about 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese for later.
• Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, but check after 30 minutes depending on how thick the lasagna is. Lasagna is cooked when you can easily stick a knife into it. Sprinkle the reserved cheese over the top, and return to the oven for about 10 minutes for a nice melted cheese topping.