Grammy's Kitchen · Lasagna · Classic Lasagna
One of 22 lasagna recipes we measured
It ranks #4 of 22 for sauce stability among the lasagna recipes we compared. 387 cooks on www.onceuponachef.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 22.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 254% | 254% |
| dairy | 239% | 0% |
| fat | 17% | 2% |
| egg | 21% | 11% |
| salt | 4% | 1% |
| aromatics | 70% | 33% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| melt idx | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| stretch idx | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 150 g | 1 medium yellow onion, (roughly chopped) |
| 15 g | 5 cloves garlic, (roughly chopped) |
| 122 g | 2 medium carrots, (roughly chopped) |
| 40 g | 1 stalk celery, (roughly chopped) |
| 40 g | 3 tablespoons olive oil, (divided) |
| 680 g | 1 1/2 pounds Italian sausage ((bulk or removed from casing)) |
| 177 g | 3/4 cup dry red wine |
| 794 g | 1 (28-oz) can crushed tomatoes |
| 119 g | 1/2 cup heavy cream |
| 4 g | 3/4 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 8 g | 2 teaspoons sugar |
| 3 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves |
| 425 g | 1 (15-oz) container whole milk ricotta (about 1 3/4 cups) |
| 85 g | 3 oz cream cheese |
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 3 g | 1 clove garlic, (roughly chopped) |
| 75 g | 3/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano |
| 4 g | 3/4 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 50 g | 1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh basil |
| 240 g | 12 oven ready, (no boil lasagna noodles (such as Barilla)) |
| 454 g | 16 oz shredded whole milk mozzarella cheese |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano |
Method: 11 steps, published by www.onceuponachef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Jenn! You did it again! Everything you said about why the recipe is delicious is so true! Perfect amount of gooey cheese, the no boil noodles were very delicate compared to the alternative, the cream rounded out the acidity of the tomatoes. The bolognese was a” — a cook, 5★
“Made this for a family get together. The reviews were 20 out of 10 stars😊 I did have to use ground beef for dietary reasons but added the extra seasonings recommended in previous comments, to make up for lack of flavor. I used the oven ready lasagne noodles a” — a cook, 5★