Classic Meat Lasagna Recipe Delivers Rich Flavor for Family Meals

This classic meat lasagna recipe offers a warm, aromatic dish perfect for family lunches, gatherings, or Shabbat dinners. The recipe calls for a rich meat sauce made by sautéing a large chopped onion and two crushed garlic cloves in olive oil, then adding 500 grams of ground beef, tomato paste, a 400-gram can of crushed tomatoes, water, oregano, sweet paprika, salt, and black pepper. The sauce simmers for about 20 minutes until thick and flavorful.

To assemble, a baking dish is greased and layered starting with a thin layer of meat sauce, followed by lasagna sheets, then more meat sauce, repeating until all ingredients are used. The final layer is meat sauce. The dish is covered with aluminum foil and baked in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes. After removing the foil, it bakes for an additional 10 minutes until the lasagna sets and browns slightly.

This straightforward recipe yields a hearty, satisfying lasagna with tender pasta sheets and a juicy meat sauce, sure to be a crowd-pleaser at any meal.