Best Lasagna Recipe – Comforting & Restaurant-Worthy

Ingredients

• 1 medium yellow onion, (roughly chopped)
• 5 cloves garlic, (roughly chopped)
• 2 medium carrots, (roughly chopped)
• 1 stalk celery, (roughly chopped)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, (divided)
• 1½ pounds Italian sausage ((bulk or removed from casing))
• ¾ cup dry red wine
• 1 (28-oz) can crushed tomatoes
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1½ teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 (15-oz) container whole milk ricotta (about 1¾ cups)
• 3 oz cream cheese
• 1 large egg
• 1 clove garlic, (roughly chopped)
• ¾ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
• ½ cup roughly chopped fresh basil
• 12 oven ready, (no boil lasagna noodles (such as Barilla))
• 16 oz shredded whole milk mozzarella cheese
• ¼ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano