Dutch Oven Lasagna

Dutch Oven Lasagna

Is a favorite for camping or cozy home dinners because the heavy cast iron distributes heat evenly, creating a perfectly bubbly, Hearty Meal!

Ingredients

16 oz can spaghetti sauce
8 oz can tomato sauce
¼ cup onions chopped
1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
1 cup water
1 pound ground beef or turkey
1 pound Italian sausage any variety or use small pepperoni slices
2 cups mozzarella cheese
2 cups Colby jack cheese
15 lasagna noodles *oven ready make this recipe even easier*
Several tablespoons powder Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Warm and oil your dutch oven.
Fill pot with water and bring to a boil, then cook lasagna noodles until al dente.
In the meantime, dice onions, and then put them in a cast iron skillet with the sausage and ground beef.
Brown the meats. Add spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, and water to meat and onion mixture. Add in all the spices, and let simmer 15 minutes.
When lasagna noodles are done, drain excess water, and put off to the side.

Dry out your dutch oven and put some oil on the bottom. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on the bottom of your dutch oven. Layer four lasagna noodles on the bottom of the dutch oven it might take a little more. Then layer 1/3 of sauce, then ½ cup of colby jack cheese 1/2 cup of mozzarella. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
Repeat noodle, sauce, cheeses two more times. Make sure the top layer of the lasagna is mozzarella cheese. If there are any gaps at the ends of your dutch oven where there are no noodles, put a noodle there as well.

Put the lid on and bake for 50 minutes. 15 briquettes on the top and 10 on the bottom.

Note: If you do not want to cook the noodles first you do not have to. Just add like the recipe says but it will take an extra 30 minutes to cook.

Just remember when you smell it is is done!!

You will notice we used a dutch oven liner with this recipe. It is because it has cheese on the bottom!! Just making sure you do not have a clean up nightmare when done!!

Dutch Oven Lasagna