Jake Widmann

1: Prep garlic by chopping off the tops and placing it in foil. Drizzle with olive oil and place in the oven at 400° for 20-30 minutes.

2: Prepare the cheese filling by mixing cream cheese, ricotta cheese, Parmesan and mozzarella cheese, egg, basil, garlic powder, thyme, oregano, salt, and pepper together and set aside.

3: For the meat sauce, brown the ground beef and sausage. Add marinara sauce and tomato sauce and stir. Remove from heat.

4: Assembly starts with layering meat sauce at the bottom of a 9x13 dish, followed by lasagna noodles, cheese filling, and shredded cheese. Repeat this process three times.

5: For the fourth layer, add noodles, cheese filling, cheeses, and fresh basil on top.

6: Cover with foil and bake at 375° for 20 minutes.

7: For garlic bread, lay bread on a large cookie sheet. Once garlic is roasted, cool and squeeze into a bowl, smashing it into a paste.

8: Melt butter and stir in garlic paste with a pinch of salt. Brush onto the bread.

9: After 20 minutes, remove the foil from lasagna and place garlic bread in the oven on the lower rack to bake for 20 minutes together.

10: Let the lasagna settle for 10 minutes, cut, and serve.