Making Lasagna for a Large Group: Exactly How Much to Buy

Making lasagna for a large group can be a daunting task. However with these steps, you will know exactly how much of each ingredient you should buy for your group size.

When making lasagna, the following is needed per person: 1-1/2 oz sausage, 1 oz ground beef, 2 tsp onion, 1/8 garlic clove, 1/8 can crushed tomatoes, tomato paste & tomato sauce, 2 tsp water, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/8 tsp basil, fennel seeds, salt & pepper, 1 tsp parsley, pasta, 3 oz cheese, 1/8 egg.

Below are helpful charts that will tell you exactly how much of each ingredient is needed for the perfect lasagna, based on how many people are in your group.

Italian sausage

Below is a chart of how much Italian sausage will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How much Italian sausage will be needed
Italian sausage	Ten people	Thirteen ounces of sweet Italian sausage
Italian sausage	Twenty people	One and three fourths pounds of sweet Italian sausage
Italian sausage	Thirty people	Two and a half pounds of sweet Italian sausage
Italian sausage	Fifty people	Four and one fourth pounds of sweet Italian sausage
Italian sausage	One hundred people	Eight and one fourth pounds of sweet Italian sausage

Ground beef

Below is a chart of how much ground beef will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How much ground beef will be needed
Ground beef	Ten people	Ten ounces of lean ground beef
Ground beef	Twenty people	One and one fourth pounds of lean ground beef
Ground beef	Thirty people	Two pounds of lean ground beef
Ground beef	Fifty people	Three and one fourth pounds of lean ground beef
Ground beef	One hundred people	Six and one fourth pounds of lean ground beef

Onion

Below is a chart of how much onion will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How much onion will be needed
Onion	Ten people	One third cup and one tablespoon and one teaspoon of minced garlic
Onion	Twenty people	Three fourths of a cup and one tablespoon and one teaspoon of minced onion
Onion	Thirty people	One and one fourth cups of minced onion
Onion	Fifty people	Two cups and two tablespoons of minced onion
Onion	One hundred people	Four and one fourth cups of minced onion

Garlic cloves

Below is a chart of how many garlic cloves will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How many garlic cloves will be needed
Garlic cloves	Ten people	One and three fourth cloves of garlic
Garlic cloves	Twenty people	Three and one fourth cloves of garlic
Garlic cloves	Thirty people	Five cloves of garlic
Garlic cloves	Fifty people	Eight and one fourth garlic coves
Garlic cloves	One hundred people	Sixteen and a half garlic cloves

Crushed tomatoes

Below is a chart of how many crushed tomatoes will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How many crushed tomatoes will be needed (15 oz cans)
Crushed tomatoes	Ten people	Seven eighths of a can of crushed tomatoes
Crushed tomatoes	Twenty people	One and three fourth cans of crushed tomatoes
Crushed tomatoes	Thirty people	Two and a half cans of crushed tomatoes
Crushed tomatoes	Fifty people	Four one fourth cans of crushed tomatoes
Crushed tomatoes	One hundred people	Eight and one fourth cans of crushed tomatoes

Tomato paste

Below is a chart of how much tomato paste will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How much tomato paste will be needed (12 oz cans)
Tomato paste	Ten people	One and three fourth cans of tomato paste
Tomato paste	Twenty people	Three and one fourth cans of tomato paste
Tomato paste	Thirty people	Five cans of tomato paste
Tomato paste	Fifty people	Eight and one fourth cans of tomato paste
Tomato paste	One hundred people	Sixteen and a half cans of tomato paste

Tomato sauce

Below is a chart of how much tomato sauce will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How much tomato sauce will be needed (15 oz cans)
Tomato sauce	Ten people	One and three fourth cans of tomato sauce
Tomato sauce	Twenty people	Three and one fourth cans of tomato sauce
Tomato sauce	Thirty people	Five cans of tomato sauce
Tomato sauce	Fifty people	Eight and one fourth cans of tomato sauce
Tomato sauce	One hundred people	Sixteen and a half cans of tomato sauce

Water

Below is a chart of how much water will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How much water will be needed
Water	Ten people	One third cup and one tablespoon and one teaspoon of water
Water	Twenty people	Three fourth cups and one tablespoon and one teaspoon of water
Water	Thirty people	One and one fourth cups of water
Water	Fifty people	Two cups and one tablespoon of water
Water	One hundred people	Four cups and two tablespoons of water

Sugar

Below is a chart of how much sugar will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How much sugar will be needed
Sugar	Ten people	One tablespoon and two teaspoons of sugar
Sugar	Twenty people	Three tablespoons and one teaspoon of sugar
Sugar	Thirty people	One fourth cup and one tablespoon of sugar
Sugar	Fifty people	One half cup and one teaspoon of sugar
Sugar	One hundred people	One cup and one tablespoon of sugar

Italian seasoning

Below is a chart of how much Italian seasoning will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How much Italian seasoning will be needed
Italian seasoning	Ten people	Three fourth teaspoon of Italian seasoning
Italian seasoning	Twenty people	One and three fourth teaspoons of Italian seasoning
Italian seasoning	Thirty people	Two and a half teaspoons of Italian seasoning
Italian seasoning	Fifty people	One tablespoon and one and one fourth teaspoons of Italian seasoning
Italian seasoning	One hundred people	Two tablespoons and two and a half teaspoons of Italian seasoning

Salt

Below is a chart of how much salt will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How much salt will be needed
Salt	Ten people	One and one fourth teaspoons of salt
Salt	Twenty people	Two and a half teaspoons of salt
Salt	Thirty people	One tablespoon and three fourths of a teaspoon of salt
Salt	Fifty people	Two tablespoons and one fourth of a teaspoon of salt
Salt	One hundred people	One fourth of a cup of salt

Pepper

Below is a chart of how much salt will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How much pepper will be needed
Pepper	Ten people	One fourth teaspoon of pepper
Pepper	Twenty people	One half teaspoon of pepper
Pepper	Thirty people	One half teaspoon of pepper
Pepper	Fifty people	One teaspoon of pepper
Pepper	One hundred people	Two teaspoons of pepper

Lasagna noodles

Below is a chart of how many lasagna noodles will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How many lasagna noodles will be needed
Lasagna noodles	Ten people	Ten lasagna noodles
Lasagna noodles	Twenty people	Twenty lasagna noodles
Lasagna noodles	Thirty people	Thirty lasagna noodles
Lasagna noodles	Fifty people	Fifty lasagna noodles
Lasagna noodles	One hundred people	One hundred lasagna noodles

Ricotta cheese

Below is a chart of how much ricotta cheese will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How much ricotta cheese will be needed
Ricotta cheese	Ten people	Thirteen ounces of ricotta cheese
Ricotta cheese	Twenty people	One and three fourth pounds of ricotta cheese
Ricotta cheese	Thirty people	Two and a half pounds of ricotta cheese
Ricotta cheese	Fifty people	Four and one fourth pounds of ricotta cheese
Ricotta cheese	One hundred people	Eight and one fourth pounds of ricotta cheese

Eggs

Below is a chart of how many eggs will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How many eggs will be needed
Eggs	Ten people	One egg
Eggs	Twenty people	Two eggs
Eggs	Thirty people	Three eggs
Eggs	Fifty people	Four eggs
Eggs	One hundred people	Eight eggs

Mozzarella cheese

Below is a chart of how much mozzarella cheese will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How much mozzarella cheese will be needed
Mozzarella cheese	Ten people	Ten ounces of mozarella cheese
Mozzarella cheese	Twenty people	One and one fourth pounds of mozzarella cheese
mozzarella cheese	Thirty people	Two pounds of mozzarella cheese
Mozzarella cheese	Fifty people	Three and one fourth pounds of mozzarella cheese
Mozzarella cheese	One hundred people	Six and one fourth pounds of mozzarella cheese

Parmesan cheese

Below is a chart of how much parmesan cheese will be needed for your lasagna, based on the size of your large group.

Ingredient	Group size (servings)	How much parmesan cheese will be needed
Parmesan cheese	Ten people	One half cups of parmesan cheese
Parmesan cheese	Twenty people	One cup of parmesan cheese
Parmesan cheese	Thirty people	One and a half cups of parmesan cheese
Parmesan cheese	Fifty people	Two and a half cups of parmesan cheese
Parmesan cheese	One hundred people	Five cups of parmesan cheese