Three Cheese Lasagna and Meatballs
BelGioioso
BelGioioso
Recipe - Stillwater
Three Cheese Lasagna and Meatballs
Prep Time30 Minutes
Servings12
Cook Time40 Minutes
Ingredients
1 jar of pasta sauce
1 lb. ground sirloin
½ lb. bread soaked in milk
2 eggs
4 oz. BelGioioso Parmesan cheese, grated
Salt
Peanut oil
16 oz BelGioioso Ricotta con Latte® cheese (drained) – to drain, place ricotta into a colander or cloth and refrigerate overnight.
1 lb Barilla lasagna (precooked)
4 oz. BelGioioso Fresh Mozzarella cheese, cubed into small pieces
8 oz. BelGioioso American Grana® cheese, grated
Directions
Meatballs
- Prepare the meatballs or use your favorite pre-made meatballs. If pre-made are too large, cut into quarters.
- Combine the sirloin and bread together, then add the eggs and BelGioioso Parmesan and a little salt. Make meatballs one inch round. Fry in a deep fryer with peanut oil until brown and drain on paper towel. Set aside.
Lasagna
- Prepare the lasagna.
- Drain the BelGioioso Ricotta con Latte® first, then mix it with a little tomato sauce. The sauce should be a pink-red color. Assemble the lasagna starting with a layer of tomato sauce on the bottom of the pan. Layer lasagna noodles, BelGioioso Ricotta con Latte, meatballs and BelGioioso Fresh Mozzarella. Top with a little tomato sauce and grated BelGioioso American Grana®. Add another layer of sauce, noodles, ricotta and meatballs. Do not put fresh mozzarella on top, it will burn. Finish layer with tomato sauce and grated BelGioioso American Grana®.
- Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.
30 minutes
Prep Time
40 minutes
Cook Time
12
Servings
Directions
Meatballs
- Prepare the meatballs or use your favorite pre-made meatballs. If pre-made are too large, cut into quarters.
- Combine the sirloin and bread together, then add the eggs and BelGioioso Parmesan and a little salt. Make meatballs one inch round. Fry in a deep fryer with peanut oil until brown and drain on paper towel. Set aside.
Lasagna
- Prepare the lasagna.
- Drain the BelGioioso Ricotta con Latte® first, then mix it with a little tomato sauce. The sauce should be a pink-red color. Assemble the lasagna starting with a layer of tomato sauce on the bottom of the pan. Layer lasagna noodles, BelGioioso Ricotta con Latte, meatballs and BelGioioso Fresh Mozzarella. Top with a little tomato sauce and grated BelGioioso American Grana®. Add another layer of sauce, noodles, ricotta and meatballs. Do not put fresh mozzarella on top, it will burn. Finish layer with tomato sauce and grated BelGioioso American Grana®.
- Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.
