Easy Beef Lasagna Recipe (2024)

Published: Mar 9, 2018 · Modified: Dec 28, 2023 by Abeer Rizvi · This post may contain affiliate links · 8 Comments

This easy beef lasagna recipe is loaded with meat and 4 types of cheese: mozzarella, parmesan, cheddar and ricotta. It's an easy weeknight dinner and can also be frozen for later.

This CHEESY creamy beef lasagna recipe comes from my Mom and it is seriously the BESTmeat lasagna recipe ever!

My Mom always makes 2 batches because everyone comes back for seconds and thirds...heheh.

The meat sauce in this recipe is so GOOD that I also use it in my other pasta meals...YUM!

By the way, in these pictures, I put 2 slices on top of one another and made a massively tall slice... it was AMAZING!

I like to use a combination of 4 cheeses in thisground beef lasagna recipe:

1. Mozzarella cheese
2. Parmesan cheese
3. Ricotta cheese
4. Cheddar cheese

You can OMIT cheddar cheese to make a three cheese lasagna but I am all for the cheese and the more, the better.

How do I make beef lasagna? How to make beef lasagna?

Boil the lasagna strips and keep them aside. Heat oil in a pan and saute, ginger, garlic, onion. Then, brown the beef. Drain fat. Add tomato paste, diced tomatoes, herbs and spices. Cook for a few minutes until some of the liquid is reduced. Start layering in a rectangular baking dish: Spread lasagna strips and top it off with shredded cheese, ricotta cheese, meat sauce. Repeat this layering until you get to the top and then, top off with more cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. Then, uncover and bake for 15 minutes. Garnish and enjoy!

What is the difference between lasagna and lasagne?

Lasagne is the plural form of lasagna, meaning more than 1 sheet of lasagna.

What is good to go with lasagna? What sides to serve with lasagna?

Here are some great lasagna sides:

• Salad
• Breakstick
• Garlic bread
• Tomato bruschetta
• Dinner rolls
• Grilled or baked vegetables

How do you layer meat lasagna?

These are the layers, starting from the bottom:

1. Boiled lasagna strips
2. Shredded cheese
3. Ricotta cheese
4. Tomato meat sauce

Repeat layers until you get to the top of the baking dish and then top off with more shredded cheese.

Here are some FLAVOR VARIATIONS yo can try with thisclassic meat lasagna recipe:

• To make Mexican beef lasagna, omit all the herbs in this recipe and replace that with taco seasoning.
• To make spinach and beef lasagna, mix 1 cup of frozen spinach (thawed and drained of excess water) in the meat sauce.

Here are some TIPS for making this simple lasagna recipe:

• You can use a COMBINATION of various ground meats (chicken, pork, beef) in this recipe instead of only ground beef.
• ADJUST the amount of spices, especially red chili flakes, based on your preference.
• DON'T even think about making beef lasagna recipe with ricotta cheese ONLY because your really need the other cheeses to melt and hold everything together plus they add a lot of flavor.
• You can use whatever types of shredded cheese you like.
• Lasagna noodles must be BOILED before being layered and baked. You cannot use uncooked lasagna strips.
• Make sure to DRAIN the beef fat so that the lasagna doesn't become too oily.
• You need to bake this lasagna covered for 45 minutes and then uncovered for 15 minutes. If you cook it uncovered the entire time, the top will burn and lasagna will become too dry.

Well, that's all for today.

If you liked this traditional lasagna recipe, you may like some of these other lasagna recipes too:

Meatball Lasagna Roll Ups

Spinach Lasagna Rolls (Roll Ups)

Until next time, tata my lovelies!