20/05/2026
🍝❤️ Grandma’s Classic Lasagna ❤️🍝
Rich tomato sauce, layers of creamy ricotta, perfectly seasoned meat, and golden bubbling mozzarella… this is the kind of comforting lasagna that brings everyone to the table 🤍
A true Italian-inspired family favourite, made for sharing 🍷✨
👩🍳 Recipe:
Ingredients:
• 60 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 225 g ground beef chuck
• 225 g ground sirloin
• 4 tsp minced garlic
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• ¼ tsp crushed red pepper
• 30 ml tomato paste
• 2 x 800 g cans cubed tomatoes
• 1 x 800 g tomato purée
• 500 ml chicken stock
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 thyme sprigs
• Pinch of sugar
• Salt & black pepper
• 680 g chourizo, sliced or cubed
• 900 g fresh ricotta
• 60 ml parsley, finely chopped
• 30 ml basil, finely chopped
• 50 g grated Parmesan cheese
• 450 g mozzarella, shredded
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 12 dried lasagna sheets
Method:
1️⃣ Heat olive oil in a large pot. Brown the beef and sirloin until fully cooked.
2️⃣ Add garlic, oregano, and crushed red pepper. Stir in tomato paste.
3️⃣ Add cubed tomatoes, tomato purée, stock, bay leaves, thyme, sugar, salt, and pepper. Simmer for about 1½ hours until thickened.
4️⃣ In a separate pan, brown the chourizo until cooked through.
5️⃣ In a bowl, combine ricotta, parsley, basil, half the Parmesan, two-thirds of the mozzarella, salt, pepper, and egg.
6️⃣ Cook lasagna sheets until al dente, then drain and cool.
7️⃣ Preheat oven to 190°C.
✨ Layering:
• Spread sauce in the bottom of the dish
• Add lasagna sheets
• Spread ricotta mixture
• Add chourizo and sauce
• Repeat layers
• Finish with sauce and remaining mozzarella & Parmesan
8️⃣ Bake for 45 minutes until golden and bubbling.
9️⃣ Rest for 20 minutes before serving.
🧀 Available at Cavalieri Cheese:
• Ricotta
• Parmesan Cheese
• Mozzarella
• Olive Oil
• Cubed Tomatoes
• Tomato Purée
• Chourizo
✨ Comfort food at its absolute finest.
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