How to Make Lasagna..Like a Pro Chef

We are making Lasagne alla Bolognese but we are doing a bit differently than Vincenzo would. So I hope all of you enjoy this recipe!
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RAGÙ ALLA BOLOGNESE
500g of pork mince
500g of beef mince
100g of pancetta, cubed (optional)
1 Med onion, finely diced
2 sticks of celery, finely diced
1 large carrot, peeled and finely diced
2 bay lefts
200ml of red wine, or white
1 can 800g of chopped tomatoes
5 tbsp of olive oil
salt
freshly ground black pepper
LASAGNE
Pyrex pan 35x24x6cm / 4-6 portions
16 sheets of lasagne pasta, preferably fresh, have extra on hand
100g of parmigiano reggiano, or pecorino, grated
400g Ricotta
300g Mozzarella di Bufula
1 large egg
Salt
Fresh Basil large handful
To begin, we make the ragù. Heat 4 tbsp of oil in a heavy-based pan and brown the mince (Do this in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan) Once nicely browned, remove from the pan. If there is a lot of fat, drain most of it away then set aside the cooked mince meat.
Wipe the pan out with some kitchen paper, then sauté the pancetta in 1 tbsp of olive oil, if you are adding this.
Next, we make the Soffritto. add the onions, celery and carrot to the pan and sautée for about 5 minutes, but don’t allow them to colour
Add the mince to the pan, stir everything together and add the wine. Turn up the heat and reduce the liquid by half.
Next, we add the canned tomatoes. Turn on a low heat, stir well and put a lid on the pan
Leave this to simmer for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally, it is important not to let this burn. So set a timer to remind yourself to check.
Once the ragù is ready (which can be made a day before if needed) it’s time to start layering the lasagna
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F - check your oven to make sure it is at the correct temperature.
Begin with a layer of ragù, start with some tomato sauce, a sprinkling of Parmesan then layer the lasagna sheets. Add the Ricotta to the middle layer. The final layers should be lasagna topped with some sauce, Mozzarella and a good grating of Parmesan
Bake in the oven for 45 minutes, covering the top with foil to prevent it from browning too quickly. Remove from the oven and serve with more Parmesan and fresh basil.
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[@vincenzosplate]

Wow wow wow wow Chef what can I say? Bravo well done. Love the passion and love you added to this Lasagna but do you think I am going to disagree with some of the steps? You will have to find out in the upcoming reaction video. Are you ready? 😱

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Hey Vincenzo! Haha that's okay, I will look forward to seeing your reaction! :)

[@skibidi.G]

My 2 fav chefs together 😊

[@user-kx6qw2nd8v]

I cannot wait to see your comments Vincenzo - JM is a passionate chef so don’t be too harsh! 😂

[@florianrohn8577]

I would guess Vincenzo is disagreeing with a) Ricotta instead of Bechamel b) doing the minced meat before the sofritto c) using the lasagna sheets - alternative would be to make Scripelle like his Nonna does - sorry for any misspelling

[@doncase2169]

looking forward to your analysis. His recipe rocks; I only changed chicken stock for the water in the sauce and of course some San Marzano tomatoes...

[@RFGSwiss]

Adding Spanish ingredients and asking an Italian to review it is a bold move. Love it!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

😂😂😂😂

[@jotade2098]

you do know Spain and Italy are vey similar countries in the Mediterranean? climate almost the same

[@AlenTudja]

​@@jotade2098and Croatian olive oil is best just like tartuf

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[@harshil9270]

watching chef james or finishing my presentation for my degree about reaction mechanisms, i think the answer is obvious here

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

🤣🤣 thank you for choosing me over the degree!

[@lifesbutastumble]

The mechanism is not greater than the degrees of reaction? 😅

[@tsgillespiejr]

Right there with ya, pal... ooh, a Chef Brian video I haven't seen yet is next the queue! Degrees can wait 🤷🏼‍♂

[@mizuhashitsunoka]

It felt like I was watching Babish or Joshua again but without their channel specific banter/antics. Really refreshing coz there's not a lot of chefs left on YT who go through recipe videos as thoroughly coz now they have cookbooks to sell. Keep up the great work! It was also fun to see a chef cook without any small containers or cups to measure stuff like salt and wine. Been ages since I saw a detailed video as yours do it ngl

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you so much! I try, but I still forget to mention things

[@KenNakajima07]

Even while being a chef he used Uncle Roger´s recommendation... ¨Use Feeling!!!!¨

[@clawedsimian]

@@ChefJamesMakinson You should do your own reaction to this video - Oh, I forgot to mention this. You can do it better this way. Wow the lighting in this shot is bad. What is happening here?? 😀

[@caudravan]

Vincenzo gonna love this😻

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

I hope so!!

[@michaeltobin2172]

@@ChefJamesMakinson I think he will too, and probably make the same comments about ingredients that you did. Thanks for a great video!!

[@tommasozoppi6352]

He Will argue about Besciamella sauce, which is a staple but missing here. Also, you dont usually use ricotta nor mozzarella, Just cheese on top (and besciamella inside). Anyways, It looks good!

[@DeadlyGhost1207]

You kidding? He's gonna roast James. But put this in front of any non-Italian and they'll scarf it down no problem. lol

[@KenNakajima07]

@@DeadlyGhost1207 I think he´ll not roast him but just give him only a slightly golden brown edge, and that because of the pasta quality and will drop a tear because of the lack of besciamella, but I do think this can be Italian approved.

[@RiskOfBaer]

Straight forward presentation, a lot of useful information, clear instructions with visuals, no bloat or unnecessary things to pad the video length. And the final product itself is great too I bet. This is a perfect video recipe, thank you!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

You are welcome!

[@clawedsimian]

I love how you sprinkle in cooking tips that can be applied beyond the lasagna! You already have me making paella repeatedly to try to perfect it. Now I may try a few rounds of lasagna. This seems more time-consuming so it'll have to wait until the weekend I think. Thanks for the recipe!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

You are so welcome!

[@joshuapettus6973]

Absolutely, thats why i watch this channel! Even if the recepie itself may not have as much as much value to me, the video will.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

I hope all of you enjoy this video and recipe! :) Be sure to checkout my Cooking Course! chefjamesmakinson.com/cooking-course/

[@skibidi.G]

Let's gooooooo 💥

[@macMcQueen-qn3gl]

Looks perfectly gnarly. 🥰

[@Your_treeMAN]

React to futurecanoe

[@MamitaClaud]

Bookmarking the page. I want to learn with gusto (WANT in my language. Excuse the pun - pleasure in Spanish).

[@victor2214]

The fond looked insane!!!

[@sportsfanjw559]

Chef James Recipe! Oh I'm all into this one. Haha

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Hope you enjoy it! haha

[@robertgeorge5895]

This is the type of content I really enjoy. You can tell James knows what he is doing. More like this one please. Finally, please no musical track it's very distracting.

[@skibidi.G]

Sunday Chef is best James 😊

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you!

[@doxx2427]

Greatings from the Caribbean. I never made this dish in my life (41yrs)... I have the confidence to try it now. Thank you. I like that you don't just share a recipe step by step, you also teach cooking as well. Keep that up it sets you apart from the rest.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you I will!

[@sivag1003]

This Lasagne recipe looks real classy, and i like the fact chef mentioned you can customize as you like, i would like to suggest to anyone making homemade tomato sauce, just char a pepper of your choice over flame, remove skin and blend it along with tomatoes while making sauce, this adds a Smokey flavour to the dish.

[@CoolJay77]

I appreciate the proper culinary techniques used. It is instructional.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

you are welcome!

[@80sMeavyHetal]

Finally someone who sautees the meat properly and puts the soffrito afterwards to deglaze the pan. The lasagna looked fantastic. Never tried one without bechamel though, maybe I will soon.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy!

[@legion_prex3650]

the soffrito was perfect.

[@xyreniaofcthrayn1195]

Bechamel sauce not only gives it a nicer colour it gives it a creamier flavour.

[@ecstasycalculus]

Agreed. Ricotta tastes like a whole lotta nothing with a weird texture. Besciamella per sempre.

[@legion_prex3650]

@@ecstasycalculus exactly. i have seen so many things, what people but on lasagne: sour creme, ricotta, joguhrt... what the hell! only Besciamella is the correct one!

[@Lykon]

A good tip to prepare mozzarella (especially bufala) is to cut it, then put in on a plate and set the plate to a tilt. Water will flow to the bottom half of the plate and you'll have dry mozzarella to use. I'd also dry the pasta sheets, but your sauce was good and dry and you also used ricotta instead of besciamella (like in Naples), so it's probably fine. In Italy we can also buy a type of rough dry lasagna sheets that cooks in the oven with the sauce, and they're relatively thick. I also learned a few tricks from this video. We usually make all the layers similar (pasta -> sauce -> mesciamella/ricotta -> cheese(s)), and I might actually like your way more.

[@mykelevangelista6492]

Just a comment from an Italian - if you can find good quality egg dried lasagne sheets, you would be better par-boiling then first. This makes them easier to fit into your dish and also prevents that kind of powdery texture if you just put them in dry. Also, I never use bechamel sauce, but I know many people do.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

sadly I can't so I will have to make them next time

[@N3r1a]

Thank you. That looks beautiful. Definitely will be added to my lasagna rotation.

[@SgtSteel1]

Looks FANTASTIC.

[@medgeeks1974]

keep up the good work pal i like your simple and gentle vibe very refreshing to watch

[@evabright8735]

This looks so yummy. Thanks for sharing the recipe and cooking tips.

[@miklosdaradics9900]

Thank You for the recipe, it was a pleasure to see you cooking. The video is logic and full with tricks, music is ok.😋

[@marksimpson2321]

I can't wait to watch this. Ive never rmade lasagne myself before so I'm very pleased to see James showing me how to! ❤🎉😅

[@briancoleman9330]

Thank you for actually showing us how you cook!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

My pleasure 😊

[@GEInman]

What Fun! Good to see you in action! I enjoyed the blend of local ingredients and traditional ingredients!

[@KenNakajima07]

I like your reactions, but I love your cooking!!! Chef James, Brian Tsao, Frenchie and Vincenzo are some of the channels I enjoy the most this year, I hope he does a collab with you soon, if anybody criticizes anyone using spanish olive oil and wine, let me remind them that Spaniards know their trade well, and they were at some point part of the Roman Empire... So in my book it is as legit as the Italian stuff. I think Vincenzo will ding you on the pasta sheets but will approve overall, it looks absolutely delicious!!!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

I want to do one with them! yeah the pasta was not the best haha

[@dth92301]

Thanks, i definitely will give this recipe an try. Looks prefect ❤

[@prawitjatwatthanakul3817]

It looks so good.

[@redphoenix17sv]

Love how descriptive and informative these videos are! Thank you James!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you!

[@rebeccablackburn9487]

My favorite dish made by my favorite dish!!

[@deaconmikepray9793]

This is definitely on my "make" list. It looks and sounds delicious. For convenience, I have usually used "no boil" lasagna sheets and a looser sauce. Now that I have seen this, it will be great to try the technique you demonstrated with the noodle. Thank you! To follow this up, maybe you could make a Jamie inspired version of what I like to call Paella-sagna. You start with a chorizo based sauce, add kumquat for some bitterness and acidity, and use Chinese five spice instead of saffron. For the pasta, substitute flattened and dried hot dog rolls and tortilla chips... Or maybe this would be the Jack version.

[@ryandeasis5933]

Thank you so much for this recipe

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

you are welcome!

[@HolyGrailGaming]

my favourite youtuber! I love seeing recipes from you :)

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Wow, thank you!

[@uroprop]

looks amazing

[@kweassa6204]

this looks so good....

[@666aron]

Thanks for this lovely recipe. Now I know what to cook this Tuesday. I usually make lasagna with thinner sauce, béchamel, and dry pasta. I will try your recipe out since the finished dish looked too appetizing.

[@hmistry]

I love to watch you cook! Great video! Thanks James. :)

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you!

[@paulpuckerinGM]

Your cooking is a vibe and so informative. Be well and stay safe.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you! You too!

[@niemandschuldet]

Looks phenomenal!!! WOW. This will come out of my oven tomorrow! Thanks!!!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

you are welcome!

[@user-cr8nz5su1u]

I’m thrilled you did this, Chef! It looks very good and you did the best you could with what was available. I do look forward to seeing Vincenzo review it. He’ll be hearing from me. Y’all are my two favorites and think this will be exciting!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thanks so much! I hope he does!

[@EelMata]

Looks good, Chef. I’ll have to try this!

[@JudgeYuri]

great to see you do your own recipe's! Love this content

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you!

[@jordipalacios8608]

Well done, Chef! Achieving a good result with “lesser” ingredients is a masterstroke. Although Spanish produce is second to none most of the time. By the way you can find Mutti in Consum and Bonpreu

[@flarica64]

This is the first video where I see you cook. You are great. I love your reactions and I will check out your cooking videos. Blessings chef Makinson🥰

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you so much!

[@CCUnderhill1007]

Saved this one to my favorite list! Looks absolutely delicious! I hope it gets lots of review videos!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Hope you enjoy it! :) me too!

[@lmao-xw3yj]

that is some magnificient cutting. I love it

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you very much!

[@bryanchan8888]

Looks wonderfull

[@maggyfrog]

watching a proper cooking video is quite refreshing. it's like a reset button after seeing a bunch of nonsense food content

[@GreatGreebo]

Thank you Chef James 🥰

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

You are so welcome!

[@fionaoneil9783]

Thank you so much for sharing! I first started making lasagne 40 plus years ago. ..a few similarities in our recipes. Cannot wait to try. I have learned so much from you and Vincenzo...many thanks.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

That is awesome!

[@kojihu3337]

WOOOOO Recipe Video! Giving me motivation to try making lasagna for the first time!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Hope you enjoy

[@richieh2006]

Good work, chef! I love your personality and passion for food.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

I appreciate that!

[@richieh2006]

@@ChefJamesMakinson I’m waiting for Vincenzo’s response 🤔😂🥄

[@frednicolosi8880]

that is the best lasagna i have seen on u tube a part from my mothers

[@GeorgGrohs]

Thanks a lot, very good explanation.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you!

[@BorgWolf359]

I love Lasagna & would love to try this with your ingredients Chef! I wish we could get awesome Italian ingredients here! Great vid Chef!

[@sgtgiggles]

Every single time I watch you or Chef Brian Tsao I learn how much I was doing wrong in cooking. On Brian’s channel I learned how wrong I was making hamburgers. I was adding eggs and breadcrumbs as well as over handling it. I didn’t know I was making a patty shaped meatball. You two should do a collaboration if you two happen to be in the area with a reaction to Cooking With Jack

[@rebekahsprlyan6982]

I don’t like cooking but love lasagne and might attempt (butcher) this recipe one day. You’re just so enjoyable to watch!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thanks so much!

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[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you so much!!

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i've been following your channel since day one. i really like your cooking videos because it makes me feel like i can cook too because it's easy to follow lol.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you! :) I have a lot more recipe videos on my channel

[@paulie_di]

Glad you didn’t use bechamel. This looks so delicious. And I totally agree that 2nd day pasta is better than first day.

[@AzumiRM]

That looked gorgeous!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you!!

[@incognito7039]

My favorite chef on youtube! Looks amazing, and will try this week and get back to you.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@user-kx6qw2nd8v]

Good hack on the bin tub 👍 I break up the mince in the pan with a potato masher to create pebbles rather than have strands that can clump together 👍

[@johnnygamer23]

Wow! Amazing recipe Chef James! 👏👍🤤

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you 😋

[@sylviagm]

Yummmm, looks so good! It's similar to what I used to make it, I just add lots of cheese! 😋😋😋

[@jameshamaker9321]

beautiful, looks better then what i saw from a certain chef from food network, his looked like he recycled one from a box, that exploded. this one looks, amazing.

[@johnryan6456]

I plan to make a similar lasagna but with pesto and veggies instead of meat. Thanks for sharing your recipe, chef.

[@ClaudiaNW]

Great video! Coincidentally I made a similar lasagne last night. But I learned some great tips from this video that I didn't know.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lenov100]

Excellent James!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you!

[@c.laurens2328]

Ohhhh, that looks so good ! I'll have to try with the ricotta, to compare with the mornay sauce my mom's recipe use 😊

[@timothy4664]

I'm actually legitimately surprised. I was expecting you to prepare a bechamel. Don't get me wrong, I use ricotta as well sometimes. Depends on my mood. For the meat, I use sweet Italian sausage with the hamburger. Looks good man. 👊

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

haha bechamel is not the favorite

[@JurajGrossmann]

@@ChefJamesMakinson The vegetables size was top notch. you are missing butter and nutmeg if no beschamel is used. deglazing got me lost as red wine acidity desolves the caramelized tomato-vegetables mix and you then miss the maillard reaction. the steel spatula basicaly scraped all roasted rests that were meant to be separated from the pan bottom. i am a layman and the result is fabulous, it is following a different recipe as I use.

[@mezame1626]

​@@JurajGrossmannah be very careful with the nutmeg it's so easy to over power the dish it can dominate so easily just a pinch

[@jupitersensei849]

Hey chef James! i hope you would make more of these cooking tutorials from you other than the typical reactions on the videos . that lasagna looks really good . appreciate the content !

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

More to come! I have to remake 2 that I just recorded 🙄 so it will be a few weeks now before anyone will see them

[@daves1412]

My preference is béchamel but otherwise that surpasses anything I could do by a country mile. Amazing technique!

[@Furawa95]

Me encantan tus vídeos, tienes una personalidad muy agradable. Ojalá pronto muchas más personas te sigan, que te lo mereces. Saludos desde México o/

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Gracias!!

[@beths4249]

I’m sorry.. but I usually get your review videos in my inbox. Love that I finally got you cooking! I knew you were a great chef. An this video just proved it even more! 😊 love All your videos! Thank you! ☺️

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

No worries! :) I have made 2 more recipes just waiting for them to be edited

[@zexuanqiao2441]

Hooray! Finally, another Makinson recipe! Please do more! I love your own recipes as well as your reaction videos! (maybe there can be more Highland piping as well haha!)

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

maybe! :) I made a few more recipes so be ready to see them soon

[@DavidMFChapman]

Looks so good!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

it was!

[@yodude1194]

Ive made fresh lasagna loads of times but never with celery and carrot. Thanks for the recipe.

[@daywizzle]

Not meant to be rude, but if you’ve made it tons of times, you never dared to look up a recipe?

[@katekenya7909]

Finally can't wait ready to learn teach away chef

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

I will! :)

[@devanshsharma6031]

It looks delicious❤

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

it was!

[@Thejollydodger1]

Amazing as usual, especially doing Italian while being in Spain.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Glad you think so!

[@HookMann88]

Bold strategy indeed Chef James. Vincenzo is likely to pop!😂

[@Meme.Supreme]

this was so therapeutic for me, thank you for uploading! btw, the money I would pay to try a glass of that wine and cook with that olive oil, very envious of you Chef!

[@parttimeinvestor]

looks great

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

It was!

[@philp8872]

Great Video! Lasagna is more or less my signature dish as a homecook. If you are interested here´s my way: I do a more or less classic Bolognese. So soffrito, of course, onion (usally the yellow ones), green celery, and carrots. I like to use at least half of the amount yellow carrots, if you only use the regular orange ones it gets very sweet. When I mince my own meat I also mince the carrots, much less work than cutting. (But not the celery or onions, they would get mushy) I did a lot of Bolognese with deer and boar when I had more time for hunting. If I have to buy the meat I usually use beef only. (or 1/3 each of beef, pork and vail, but with beef and pork 50/50 for me it gets too "porky") And I add smoked belly bacon I buy from local farmers, of course you could also add pancetta or guanicale but they are way more expensive in my country. Either one, I think this is important for a deeper flavour. I go for about 80/20 meat to bacon, or even more when using pancetta. I also mince the bacon. Then a little bit of garlic, red wine, and of course tomatoes. I generally use more soffrito and tomatoes for a lasagna and less of them when served with Fettucine or sth similar. And some herbs, usually I go with rosemary, thyme and 1-2 bay leaves. When using game meat a little bit of juniper. Salt and either pepper or a little bit of italian chillies. I never soak the pasta. I think your video is one of very few that mentions the consistancy of the sauce, this is very important. I´ve experimented a lot, and you can change the final output to your desires: from a runny lasagna to one that has a bit of crunch. Making it more watery by adding tomato passata or even beef stock. And for me a bechamel is a must in a classic lasagna. Just butter and flour 50/50 for a golden rue, then adding milk little by little to right consistency, cook for 5-10 min, salt, pepper and nutmeg. I coat the lasagna sheets with the bechamel with a butter knife on one side, so much Bolognese and little bechamel between the layers, and then a big coat of bechamel on top (starting with Bolognese on the bottom, then the pasta coated on the underside with bechamel and so on, until the last layer of Bolognese is covered with the huge rest of the bechamel), finished just with Parmigano. Then around 35 min in 200°C convection or 220°C regular heat to get the top nice golden brown.

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I love having a slop bucket for the refuse from the veg. I take it out and put it in our composting bin.

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I throughly enjoyed watching this video mate, keep it up!¡! 😊❤🎉

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you so much 😁

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You're welcome mate@@ChefJamesMakinson 🙂😁😉🥳😜🎉🔥😎

[@elnico135]

Que buena le salio Chef James ❤

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

gracias!!

[@maximefournier8837]

Amazing recipe ! I'll be sure to give it a try soon; and I was waiting for the "gnarly" word at the end... 😂 Keep it up the good work James :)

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

haha Thank you!

[@Mowgi]

Saving this one for Thursday so I can try along with you! So keen :D

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Hope you enjoy!

[@marklock6421]

Absolutely fantastic video… I am a crispy edges person on my lasagna… but thought this was spot on and doubt Vincenzo will have many complaints

[@Loralie571]

That looked so good; still salivating.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

😂

[@Sharky762]

Fantastic cook James. I loved the Mercadona supermarkets when I was down there in Cambrils

[@Sharky762]

Fun fact.. I was making lasagne with a bolognese myself

[@tsgillespiejr]

This looks... SO good... I know bechamel is the traditional thing, but my mom (not even close to Italian, but whatever) used to make lasagna at home with ricotta, so... it's a nostalgic option for me. Plus, I mean... the more cheese the better.

[@sharendonnelly7770]

Chef James, your lasagna looked absolutely delicious! Since I am also a Vincenzo's Plate fan, I will link this video and ask him to do a review. Honestly, I think you did stellar, and think Vincenzo would agree as you used excellent ingredients, except for a couple, which we all have to do because of availability or time. Side note on basil, love it, use it whenever tomatoes are in a recipe, and have a pot growing on my windowsill so I always have fresh. A heavenly herb. Great video!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

I think he will :)

[@thomasskywalker8893]

Looks good!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

It was!

[@sugarynugs]

dang my mouth was watering all the way through this vid 👍

[@ThisGuyLoots]

in a sea of over the top food content that no one can replicate, this video shines. Tasty, affordable and mouthwatering.

[@that44rdv4rk]

my biggest problem making lasagna is resisting the urge to add one more layer, so it _always_ bubbles over

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Hahaha 🤣

[@martinschulz326]

Yeah. A many layer lasagna is fantastic. I think Steven made one.