Best Lasagna Recipe – Comforting & Restaurant-Worthy

Ingredients

• 1 medium yellow onion, roughly chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, 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 garlic clove, roughly chopped
• ¾ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
• ½ cup roughly chopped fresh basil
• 12 oven ready (no boil) lasagna noodles (such as Barilla)
• 16 ounces shredded whole milk mozzarella cheese
• ¼ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano