Microwave Lasagna

Submitted by lazyme

"This is my family's favorite lasagna. From an old Amana Radarange book."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup water
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon basil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb ricotta cheese, part skim
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 1⁄2 lb lasagna noodle, cooked
• 1⁄2 lb mozzarella cheese, shredded
• parmesan cheese, grated

directions

1. Place beef and garlic in 2 quart casserole. Cook, covered on full power 4 to 5 1/2 minutes. Stir 1/2 way through time. Drain.
2. Add next 8 ingredients. Cook covered full power 6 to 8 minutes until boiling. Stir 1/2 way.
3. Blend ricotta, 1/2 cup parmesan, egg, and parsley in small bowl.
4. Layer 1/2 of noodles in 2 quart dish. Spread 1/2 of cheese mixture, 1/2 mozzarella, and 1/2 meat sauce.
5. Repeat layers.
6. Cover loosely with saran wrap. Heat full power 13 to 16 minutes. Sprinkle top generously with parmesan.

Reviews

[ellie_]

this is great and worked out very well for us. I used whole wheat lasagna noodles but otherwise made as directed for a very good and tasty dinner. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Elisabetta47]

I can't believe such a classic oven dish turned out so well in the microwave. I used ground veal, my own tomato sauce, fresh basil, a mix of ricotta & cottage cheese, and fresh sheets of lasagna. It's easy to prepare & the kitchen stays cool. Thanks for a great recipe.

 

[Julie]

Wow! I had some cottage cheese that I had to use. (Obviously I subbed it for the ricotta.) I also have a Pampered Chef deep covered baker that I wanted to try a new recipe with. Considering at 5:30 I had no clue what we were having for dinner... this was literally thrown together in minutes. (I even had to thaw frozen meat!.) Steamed some squash/zucchini for a side and added a wheat roll. Tastes like I slaved over it. Thank you! Will make this again for sure!

 

[Heather in Barrie]

Delicious. I am not much of a lasagna fan, but my husband is. I really enjoyed this version. I added about 1 tblsp of Italian seasoning blend and a few shakes of crushed red pepper. I made extra sauce that I will use on pasta as suggested by another reviewer. I used fresh noodles that I did NOT precook, and cooked in the microwave instead of the oven.