Parmesan Garlic Bacon Lasagna

 

🍽️ Servings: 6–8

⏱️ Prep Time: 25 mins | Cook Time: 40 mins | Total: ~1h 5 mins

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Ingredients

For the meat sauce:

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 500g (1 lb) ground beef
• 100g (3.5 oz) bacon, chopped
• 1 can (400g/14 oz) crushed tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• Salt and pepper to taste

For the cheese mixture:

• 250g (1 cup) ricotta cheese or cottage cheese
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• A pinch of salt and pepper

Other:

• 9 lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup extra Parmesan cheese (for topping)
• Fresh parsley (optional, for garnish)

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Instructions

1. 

Prepare the meat sauce

• In a large pan, heat olive oil.
• Add diced onion and cook 3–4 minutes.
• Add garlic and bacon; cook until bacon is crispy.
• Add ground beef and cook until browned.
• Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
• Simmer on low heat for 15–20 minutes.

2. 

Prepare the cheese mixture

• In a bowl, mix ricotta (or cottage cheese), egg, Parmesan, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

3. 

Assemble the lasagna

In a 9×13 inch baking dish:

1. Spread a thin layer of meat sauce.
2. Add 3 lasagna noodles.
3. Spread 1/3 of the cheese mixture.
4. Add 1/3 of the meat sauce.
5. Sprinkle 1/3 of the mozzarella.
6. Repeat layers two more times.
7. Finish with a generous topping of mozzarella and Parmesan.

4. 

Bake

• Cover with foil and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake another 15 minutes until golden and bubbly.
• Let it rest 10–15 minutes before slicing.

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Tips

• Add chopped spinach or mushrooms for extra veg.
• For more garlic punch, rub a garlic clove on the lasagna noodles before layering.
• Leftovers are even better the next day!