World's Best Lasagna
This lasagna recipe from John Chandler is our most popular recipe! With sausage, ground beef, basil, and 3 types of cheese, it lives up to its name!
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
- 0.75 pound lean ground beef
- 0.5 cup minced onion
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce
- 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
- 0.5 cup water
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided
- 1.5 teaspoons dried basil leaves
- 1.5 teaspoons salt, divided, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 0.5 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 12 lasagna noodles
- 16 ounces ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 0.75 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced
- 0.75 cup grated Parmesan cheese