Lasagna With White Wine Sauce

Lasagna With White Wine Sauce is the perfect cozy dinner for a cold night.

Lasagna With White Wine Sauce

Makes 10-12 servings.

Preheat oven to 375°F.

• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 1 pound country sausage
• Sea salt
• Coarse ground pepper
• 1 pound ground turkey, ground chicken, or 80% or leaner ground beef
• 5 cloves fresh garlic, minced
• 1 – 1 lb 12 ounces (or 28 ounces) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 – 6 ounces can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons minced onions (optional)
• 8 ounces vegetable, beef, or chicken broth (or Chardonnay wine)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• Olives, chopped (optional)
• Fresh mushrooms, diced (optional)
• About 12 uncooked lasagna noodles
• 8 ounces ricotta cheese
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese
• 2 ounces grated mizithra cheese (optional)
• 4 ounces grated parmesan cheese

To make the sauce,  heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Cook the onions until they’re translucent. Remove the onions from the pan, putting them into a bowl, and set them aside.

Place the pork and ground beef into the pan. Season with salt & pepper and crumble the meat while cooking.

Add the diced onions back into the pan. Add garlic, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, oregano, dried onions, broth, brown sugar, and salt & pepper to taste. Add drained & chopped olives and mushrooms if desired.

Layer in a 9″X13″ pan.

1. Sauce (important to begin with sauce)
2. Single-layer of uncooked lasagna noodles (4-5 per layer)
3. Sauce
4. Cheeses (all four kinds)
5. Single-layer of lasagna noodles
6. Sauce
7. Cheeses
8. Single-layer of lasagna noodles
9. Sauce

Set aside some of the parmesan cheese for a topping later.

Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil. Bake with a baking sheet lined with foil on the shelf underneath the lasagna to catch dippings. Bake for one hour.

Remove foil. Add grated parmesan on top of lasagna and return to oven uncovered for an additional 15 minutes.

Serve with your favorite bread and wine.