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Easy Lasagna II

Recipe By Joanie Heger
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Published Feb 7th
Prep 15m Cook 1h Additional 10m Ready In 1h 25m
Servings 12 servings Calories 376.9

My family loves lasagna, but sometimes I lack the time for the long version. This is easy and satisfies everyone. Try it tonight!

Recipe Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
  • 32 ounces cottage cheese
  • 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 teaspoons dried parsley
  • salt to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 9 lasagna noodles
  • ½ cup water

Cooking Directions

  1. 1 In a large skillet over medium heat brown the ground beef. Drain the grease. Add spaghetti sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
  2. 2 In a large bowl, mix together the cottage cheese, 2 cups of the mozzarella cheese, eggs, half of the grated Parmesan cheese, dried parsley, salt and ground black pepper.
  3. 3 To assemble, in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish evenly spread 3/4 cup of the sauce mixture. Cover with 3 uncooked lasagna noodles, 1 3/4 cup of the cheese mixture, and 1/4 cup sauce. Repeat layers once more: top with 3 noodles, remaining sauce, remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Add 1/2 cup water to the edges of the pan. Cover with aluminum foil.
  4. 4 Bake in a preheated 350 degree F(175 degrees C) oven for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 376.9
  • Carbohydrate 26.4 g
  • Cholesterol 89.5 mg
  • Fat 16.7 g
  • Fiber 2.6 g
  • Protein 29.4 g
  • Saturated Fat 8.2 g
  • Sodium 870.3 mg
  • Sugar 7.8 g

Reviews

  1. Ruby May 2, 2011 06:18 PM
    It's quick to fix but the flavor was not the best.
  2. kimberlya7 Mar 3, 2010 04:11 PM
    The easiest and best tasting lasagna I've made, including authentic Italian recipes that take twice as long. This takes 30 minutes to prepare, only because I add mushrooms and onions to the meat. I scale it down for a 9X9 pan. The amount of cottage cheese is too much - I used 12 oz. for - Read more ...
  3. HANNAHRANDALL Feb 24, 2009 01:06 AM
    I thoroughly enjoyed this recipe, but I recommend adding about 50% more spaghetti sauce, because otherwise, it's a little dry. With that suggestion, it is the perfect lasagna!
  4. Athena B. Jun 21, 2006 03:34 PM
    This recipe was a fantastic starting point! My husband as of late has been a very picky eater had two servings!!! When browning the ground beef I added some lawrys seasoning salt, freash onion, 2 freash chopped cloves of garlic, some parsley, oregano, garlic powder, and some italian seasonsing, then with making the sauce, I - Read more ...
  5. B52JEN Jan 20, 2004 03:40 AM
    My husbands absolute favorite thing to eat is lasagna and I've been looking for an easy to make lasagna recipe- paticularly one where I didn't have to boil the noodles and one I could use store bought sauce. He's a pretty tough lasagna critic and he liked it alot. This was so easy to make - Read more ...
  6. EZALDERE Jan 14, 2004 07:40 PM
    Very good. Indeed, the amount of cheese mixture is WAY too much for this recipe. I used 1 15-oz. containter of ricotta with same amount of eggs, mozzarella, parm, and replacing dried parsley with about 4 tbs fresh, and I replaced the 1/2 c. water with 1/4 c. water and 1/4 c. red wine. Very - Read more ...
  7. TMOTTO Sep 12, 2003 05:10 PM
    This is the tastiest "Fast" recipe for lasagna I have found. My family loves it, and since my husband is a garlic fanatic, I mince two cloves of garlic into the hamburger when it fries. Its an easy way to enhance the flavor.
  8. HARMONYRN Sep 12, 2003 05:10 PM
    This recipe saved the day when I had 5 college kids drop by for dinner unexpectedly. I used the "no-boil" lasagna noodles, mild Italian sausage instead of hamburg, and 60 ounces of spaghetti sauce, leaving out the water. I also layered in some fresh baby spinach leaves. It was a big hit!! Thanks!!
  9. JAMIEP Feb 7, 2003 09:15 PM
    This lasagna was great! I was looking for an easy lasagna recipe and I've found it. I did use more spaghetti sauce than the recipe called for.
  10. MARCELAPADILLA Feb 7, 2003 09:14 PM
    I am a novice cook and I have always wanted to make lasagna. This recipe was perfect it was so easy and it was delicious! It made me look like an expert thank you! I substituted some of the mozzarella with cheddar it was so cheesy! And I was so impressed with the way the - Read more ...

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