Easy Lasagna

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"A quick and easy version of lasagna"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 egg, beaten
• 59.14 ml parmesan cheese
• 7.39 ml italian seasoning
• 453.59 g container cottage cheese, divided
• 473.18 ml grated mozzarella cheese, divided
• 453.59 g ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 118.29 ml water
• 2 (1474.17 g) can chunky spaghetti sauce
• 340.19 g box oven-ready lasagna noodles, uncooked

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine the egg, parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, cottage cheese, and 1 cup mozzarella cheese; set aside.
3. In a large skillet, brown the beef, onion, and garlic together until the beef is done; drain excess grease.
4. Add water and all but 1 cup of spaghetti sauce to beef.
5. Spread reserved spaghetti sauce into the bottom of a greased 13x9 inch pan.
6. Layer 5 to 6 lasagna noodles over the sauce, overlapping or breaking to fit.
7. Spread half the cheese mixture over the noodles.
8. Spoon a third of the beef mixture over the cheese layer.
9. Repeat layers once.
10. Add one more layer of 5 to 6 noodles and spoon remaining third of beef mixture over the top.
11. Cover and bake 50 minutes.
12. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over the top.
13. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[ncmysteryshopper]

This was so quick and easy! Everyone loved it. I was surprised that I like the cottage cheese in the recipe. I could only find 16 ounce boxes of lasagna noodles and I used all but 4 of them. I also boiled the noodles because they were not oven-ready. This recipe really fills the pan! Thanks NurseDi!

 

[Tana Kidad]

This is the recipe I use for lasagna!! Easy to prepare and it's delicious. I add broccoli flowers and bell peppers in the last layer. My 3 years old loves it.

 

[themacdaddy]

Love this recipe!

 

[TEXASBBQ]

Overall great taste and easy to make. I had never used the 'Oven-Ready' noodles before and they tasted very mushy. So live and learn!

 

[JoyceJoann]

This is the recipe I use, after trying many that were too much work or didn't have the right consistency. I do add one more egg to the cheese mixture, 1/2 cup Parmesan instead of 1/4, and often use ricotta instead of cottage cheese. I also omit the onion for picky eaters. I use whole wheat noodles, and don't precook, as baking it covered with plenty of sauce does the trick. My family also likes it if I use less ricotta or cottage cheese and make up for it with more mozzarella. Zucchini shredded into the sauce is good too, just use that much less sauce.