Ingredients
Scale
- 13.25 ounce whole wheat lasagna noodles
- 1 pound 92% lean grass fed hamburger
- 29 ounce tomato sauce
- 12 ounce tomato paste
- 1 3/4 pounds Mahon-Menorca Hard Cured Cheese, shredded
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons parsley
- 2 Tablespoons bacon bits
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Italian Seasoning
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Black Sea Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 4 basil ice cubes (or plain basil)
- Chili infused olive oil
Instructions
- Shred the Mahon-Menorca Cheese.
- Brown the hamburger over medium heat, but do not drain it.
- Add the Worcestershire sauce, parsley, bacon bits, sugar, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, Black Sea salt and chili powder to the hamburger and mix well.
- Cook for 3 to 5 minutes until everything is well mixed.
- Add 1/2 cup shredded cheese and cook, without stirring until the cheese is melted.
- Stir the mixture.
- Add the tomato paste and stir to combine.
- Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the tomato sauce.
- Stir to combine.
- Turn the heat down and simmer the sauce until the lasagna noodles are done.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Add water, basil ice cubes (or plain basil if you do not have basil ice cubes) and a drizzle of the chili infused olive oil to a large pan.
- Bring this to a boil.
- Add the whole wheat pasta and cook according to the package directions.
- Drain the pasta and put it back in the pan.
- Fill the pan with cold water to stop the pasta from cooking.
- Drain the pasta a second time and then rinse it off with cold water.
- Place the colander on top of the pan so the lasagna can continue to drain while you are preparing the lasagna.
- Place a thin layer of the sauce in the bottom of the pan you are going to bake the lasagna in.
- Place a single layer of the lasagna noodles on top of the sauce.
- Add another layer of the sauce to the top of the noodles.
- Add a generous layer of the Mahon-Menorca Cheese to the top of the sauce.
- Continue layering the lasagna by following steps 19 to 21 until you run out of pasta.
- Top the last layer of pasta with sauce and cheese.
- Cover the lasagna with either aluminum foil or a lid if the pan you are using has a lid.
- Place the lasagna in the preheated oven and bake covered for 30 minutes.
- Remove the lid and bake for another 10 minutes.
- Remove the lasagna from the oven and allow it to cool for 15 minutes.
- Cut and serve.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Stovetop + Oven
