This Lasagna With Meat Sauce Is the Ultimate Comfort Food

Name: This Lasagna With Meat Sauce Is the Ultimate Comfort Food
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp. olive oil; 2 Large cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 lb. ground pork; Kosher salt and pepper; 1/3 c. tomato paste; 3/4 c. dry white wine; 3/4 c. roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley, divided; 1 15-oz container part-skim ricotta; 1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp grated pecorino; 4 c. baby spinach, roughly chopped; 4 oz. part-skim mozzarella, coarsely grated and divided; 6 no-boil lasagna noodles

We call for no-boil noodles for this popular lasagna dish — they're a real time-saver.

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenUpdated: Jan 2, 2019

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Mike Garten

Yields:

Cook Time:

30 mins

Total Time:

1 hr

A simple meat lasagna is the ultimate comfort food. Yes, it is great for any cold winter afternoon or evening, but we wouldn’t turn our backs on this classic lasagna with meat sauce any time it hits the table (it's a perfect family meal).

It’s loaded with a pork meat sauce, three cheeses, spinach, and herbs, and it’s layered with no boil noodles, making it an easy lasagna recipe to boot. Keep this in your arsenal for an easy weeknight dinner: You can make this dish ahead of time and keep it in your fridge for the nights when you can't even think about cooking a whole meal.

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Ingredients

2 Tbsp.
olive oil
2
Large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 lb.
ground pork
Kosher salt and pepper
1/3 cup
tomato paste
3/4 cup
dry white wine
3/4 cup
roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley, divided
1
15-oz container part-skim ricotta
1/4 cup
plus 2 Tbsp grated pecorino
4 cups
baby spinach, roughly chopped
4 oz.
part-skim mozzarella, coarsely grated and divided
6
no-boil lasagna noodles

Directions

1. Step 1Heat oven to 425°F. Heat oil and garlic in large skillet on medium. Add pork, season with 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper and cook, breaking sausage up with spoon into very small pieces, until beginning to brown, 5 to 6 min. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, 2 min. Add wine and simmer for 1 min. Fold in ¼ cup parsley.
2. Step 2Meanwhile, in bowl, combine ricotta, ¼ cup pecorino and ¼ tsp each salt and pepper. Fold in spinach, all but ½ cup mozzarella and remaining ½ cup parsley.
3. Step 3Spread 1/2 cup sauce on bottom of 8-in. square baking dish. Top with 2 noodles and spread one-third (about 1/4 cup) of remaining sauce over the top. Dollop with one-third (about 1 cup) of ricotta mixture; repeat. Place remaining 2 noodles on top; spread with remaining sauce and dollop with remaining ricotta mixture.
4. Step 4Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup mozzarella and 2 Tbsp pecorino, cover tightly with an oiled piece of foil (to prevent sticking) and bake 15 min. Uncover and bake until noodles are tender and top is golden brown, 8 to 10 min.