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.
Equipment
- large skillet
- medium size skillet
- large size baking dish
- aluminum foil
Ingredients
- 8 oz San Giorgio Lasagna
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 cups pasta sauce
- 15 oz ricotta cheese
- 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
Seasoning for the Meat
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh basil chopped
- 2 tbsp ground onion
- 2 tbsp ground garlic
- 1 tbsp beef broth seasoning
- to taste salt and ground pepper
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and lay the pasta flat to cool.
- Heat oven to 375° F.
- In a large skillet add meat and cook until brown color. Stir in ingredients and pasta sauce.
- 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 the Lasagna
- In a large baking dish spread ½ cup of meat sauce.
- Place three pasta pieces lengthwise over the sauce.
- Spread one-half ricotta mixture over pasta and cover with one cup of ground meat.
- Repeat the steps by adding layers of pasta, ricotta mixture, and ground meat.
- Top with remaining pasta, ground meat, and mozzarella cheese.
- Cover with foil and bake for 20 - 25 minutes
- Remove foil and bake 10 minutes more or until nice and bubbly.
- Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.