pasta – Zina Hermez

I can’t believe that at this age I’ve never made lasagna, but I do consider myself naturally a good cook – take a look at all my other recipes in this category! I love to cook! So I gave it a try yesterday – and it came out yummy good! See the pics below meant to be from start to finish – and then I will add a quick recap on how to cook it yourself at home. Don’t sweat the small stuff, as there are many different variations to making a great lasagna – but I will let you know the ingredients and steps that I used!

So this is the meat mixture, first I caramelized a chopped onion, then I added the Bob Evans, Italian pork sausage – cooked it up real well – and of course, added some salt and pepper. After this was cooked, I added Prego meat sauce.

With the Prego meat sauce! All you need to do is bring this to a boil for a few minutes!

You’re going to need to boil about 15 to 20 of these lasagna noodles, at the minimum, 12 because that will make for three full layers.

Chill the noodles before you bake, it does make for tastier lasagna noodles.

You can use baking spray – cooking spray should work also – I happen to like real unsalted butter. So I just spread it!

This is the meat sauce, a.k.a., Prego sauce with meat and Italian beef pork sausage mix (in the pic above) – it was mixed with caramelized onions, and some salt and pepper, remember?! What a combination!

After you add the first layer of meat sauce (visible underneath), then you add the FIRST layer of lasagna (chilled) noodles.

Then I topped it with Mozzarella and Parmesan, shredded cheese! So: 1) the Bottom layer is the meat sauce, 2) and then add the first layer of noodles 3) then add another layer of meat sauce and THEN the RICOTTA cheese, and finally, your layer of Mozzarella!

Repeat! I believe I’m on noodle layer two or three, so finally, just top it with Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese!

Take a look at the beauty ready to go into the oven at 350-365 F, for a minimum of 45 minutes. Please note: cooking times may vary.

And Voilà! You have a yummy delicious baked pan of lasagna. I’m so thankful for my pizza slicer. Lol 🍝

Always store in Tupperware or glass. You can keep it in the fridge for up to 3 to 5 days and you can even freeze.

I hope you enjoyed the photos, and I hope that gives some explanation! The idea is to make it the way you like. To summarize, I first chopped an onion, and then caramelized it, and then I added Italian beef pork, and sausage, and after that, I cooked it together with the onion and added some salt and pepper. Once you’re finished, you can add Prego meat sauce and mix it up really well. And there you will have your meat sauce layer. Then you add that to a greased baking pan as noted in the photo. After you add that to your greased baking pan, you add the next layer, which is the layer of boiled lasagna noodles. Once you add your layer of boiled lasagna noodles, you add another layer of meat sauce, then a layer of ricotta, then a layer of Mozzarella and Parmesan, shredded cheese. And you repeat the process by adding another layer of noodles, more meat sauce, more ricotta, mozzarella, etc. There are many variations to making a great lasagna. Typically you have three layers. I was very pleased with how mine turned out.

About Zina

Zina Hermez has authored the books, Not Without God: A Story of Survival, and Not Without God: Hope In the Storm. She has written hundreds of blog articles and her website has had more than 100,000 viewers! Zina has been in education for 22 years and has helped people of all different backgrounds and cultures. When she is not writing or teaching, she enjoys cooking and baking and spending time with family or friends. You can reach her at zinahermez@outlook.com.