Old-Fashioned San Giorgio Lasagna Recipe

The best old-fashioned San Giorgio lasagna recipe! Learn how to make this creamy, meaty, and bubbly classic dish from scratch. This will be the family’s ultimate homemade comfort food, which can be perfectly made ahead since freezes really well.

My Italian friend gave me this lasagna recipe a few years ago, which her family has been cooking since forever. This recipe changed everything for us when it comes to a good “Italian Lasagna”. We love this lasagna for every family occasion, gathering, holiday dinner or to bring to a potluck. It’s a great way to feed a crowd.

It freezes well. It reheats well. That means you are lucky if you got leftovers because you can store them and freeze them for up to three months… and who doesn’t love a leftover dish from the freezer? Just reheat and eat? Well, me!

Why is this lasagna recipe different from others?

Lasagna is lasagna. I didn’t eat not even one lasagna that I didn’t like. But this old-fashioned San Giorgio lasagna recipe contains a lot of melted mozzarella cheese and a lot of meat. I mean, a lot.

Ingredients for San Giorgio lasagna recipe

Meaty lasagna has pretty much the same ingredients as any lasagna; the only differences in recipes you’ll see are the amounts of the ingredients. This recipe is a traditional old-fashioned one but includes an extra amount of some ingredients that I personally like to add.

• San Giorgio Lasagna Pasta
• Ground Beef
• Pasta Sauce – If you don’t have pasta sauce just take out your tomato sauce.  In a large skillet, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat with 1 can of tomato sauce Add garlic, basil, red pepper flakes, salt, sugar, and butter, then stir to combine. It is done when is bubbling. Easy-peasy.
• Ricotta Cheese
• Shredded Mozzarella Cheese – Don’t buy pre-grated cheese, do your own shredded mozzarella cheese. That’s because pre-shredded mozzarella cheese contains preservatives like potato starch, meant to keep the shreds from clumping together. It may sound convenient, but they don’t melt together as well when cooking. It’s not worth the final result.
• Grated Parmesan Cheese – Same recommendation as above.
• Egg
• Seasoning for the Lasagna Meat: I love to make the meat sauce super delicious, in my opinion, that’s crucial for a hit lasagna – chopped fresh parsley, chopped fresh basil, ground onion, ground garlic, beef broth seasoning, salt, and ground pepper.

How to Make The Lasagna

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and lay the pasta flat to cool.
2. Heat oven to 375° F.
3. In a large skillet add meat and cook until brown color. Stir in ingredients and pasta sauce.
4. In another medium skillet stir together ricotta cheese, one cup of mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, and the egg. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Assemble to Lasagna

1. In a large baking dish spread ½ cup of meat sauce.
2. Place three pasta pieces lengthwise over the sauce.
3. Spread one-half ricotta mixture over pasta and cover with one cup of ground meat.
4. Repeat the steps by adding layers of pasta, ricotta mixture, and ground meat.
5. Top with remaining pasta, ground meat, and mozzarella cheese.
6. Cover with foil and bake for 20 – 25 minutes.
7. Remove foil and bake 10 minutes more or until nice and bubbly.
8. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

I do recommend resting it for at least 10 minutes before serving because allows everything to calm down and lets it set a bit, Then when you cut into it, it can hold together better.

Side Dishes for the San Giorgio Lasagna Recipe

• Chicken Teriyaki Salad

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