Quick Meatball Lasagna
photo by sduin
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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10
ingredients
- 2 (16 ounce) packages cooked italian-style meatballs, thawed (approximately 60 meatballs)
- 2 (26 ounce) jars smooth-style marinara sauce or (26 ounce) jars your favorite pasta sauce
- 9 lasagna noodles, no cook (or traditional, cooked)
- 1 large egg
- 1 (15 ounce) container light ricotta cheese (fat free ok)
- 2 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, grated or shredded
directions
- Slice thawed meatballs in half.
- Set aside.
- Spray 13 x 9 baking dish with oil spray.
- Spread 1 cup sauce evenly in bottom of dish.
- Place 3 uncooked noodles over sauce.
- Set aside.
- Place egg in 1-quart bowl and beat with whisk.
- Add ricotta cheese to egg and stir well to blend.
- Dollop half of ricotta mixture evenly over noodles.
- Top ricotta with half of the meatballs.
- Pour 1 1/2 cups sauce over meatballs and place 3 more uncooked noodles over them.
- Pour 1 1/2 cups of sauce over meatballs.
- Place 3 more noodles over meatballs and pour remaining sauce (about 2 cups) evenly on top, spreading evenly.
- Make sure all noodles are well coated with sauce.
- Spray a sheet of aluminum foil with oil spray, and cover lasagna tightly, oil side down.
- Bake 1 hour at 350ºF.
- Remove dish from oven, uncover.
- Spoon some sauce from edges over exposed top noodles.
- Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses evenly over top.
- Turn oven OFF and place dish, uncovered, in oven for 15 minutes more.
- Serve at once or remove lasana from oven and let rest (up to 15 minutes) until ready to serve.
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Reviews
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Easy, basic, fantastic recipe ~ especially for a family with lots of little ones! They loved the meatballs, I loved how easy it was to make a delicious, hearty meal the whole family would enjoy! The only changes I made were to use cottage cheese, rather than ricotta (it was what I had on hand), and I increased the amounts to fit a larger baking dish. In the future, I may play around with the flavors in the sauce - yet it was a delicious comfort-food as is!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Miss Annie
United States