Grammy's Kitchen · Lasagna · Homemade Lasagna
One of 36 lasagna recipes we measured
from carlsbadcravings.com
10 cooks on carlsbadcravings.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 36.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 201% | 117% |
| dairy | 321% | 2% |
| fat | 0% | 2% |
| egg | 33% | 6% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| acid | 2% | 0% |
| aromatics | 73% | 19% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| melt idx | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| stretch idx | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 pound mild Italian sausage (bulk or casings removed) |
| 454 g | 1 pound lean ground beef |
| 150 g | 1 medium yellow onion (chopped) |
| 61 g | 1 carrot (diced) |
| 40 g | 1 stalk celery (diced) |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes |
| 21 g | 6-8 garlic cloves (minced) |
| 794 g | 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes |
| 425 g | 2 15 oz. cans tomato sauce |
| 118 g | 1/2 cup water |
| 49 g | 3 tablespoons tomato paste |
| 16 g | 1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (or 1 tablespoon dried) |
| 9 g | 1 1/2 tablespoons dried parsley (or 1/4 cup fresh) |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon beef bouillon |
| 12 g | 1 tablespoon sugar (more or less to taste) |
| 8 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar |
| 2 g | 2 teaspoons dried oregano |
| 3 g | 1/2 tsp EACH dried thyme, salt, pepper |
| 1 g | 1 whole bay leaf |
| 732 g | 3 cups whole milk ricotta cheese |
| 230 g | 1 cup sour cream |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (or 1 tablespoon dried) |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg |
| 100 g | 2 eggs |
| 50 g | 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese |
| 100 g | 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese |
| 454 g | 1 pound shredded mozzarella ((4 cups)) |
| 300 g | 15 classic lasagna noodles ((NOT no-boil)) |
Method: 6 steps, published by carlsbadcravings.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I've shared this lasagna with co-workers and friends and have always received compliments. The only thing I changed was adding chopped mushrooms. (I add mushrooms to about everything.) I like how the sour cream cuts down the grittiness of the Ricotta chee” — a cook, 5.0★
“We made this for Christmas Eve this year and it was a huge hit. I love all your suggestions and we implemented many - the most important, in my mind, was making it the day before. The Bolognese sauce is absolutely worthy of standing on it's own on top of a pla” — a cook, 5.0★