Baked Three Cheese Lasagna Recipes

THREE CHEESE LASAGNA RECIPE

Steps:

• Add garlic and onion to a skillet with a splash of olive oil. Cook over medium high heat for around 10 minutes, until onion is soft. Add sauce, stir, and set aside
• In a bowl, stir to combine the freshly grated parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese, oregano, egg, and fresh parsley.
• Grease a 9 X 13 casserole dish with cooking spray
• Add 1/3 cup sauce to the bottom of the dish and spread it out
• Add 3 lasagna noodles
• Place 1/2 cup of the ricotta mixture and spread out over the noodles
• Add 1 cup of the sauce and spread out over the top
• Sprinkle on 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese
• Add the next layer: 3 noodles, 1/2 cup ricotta, 1 cup of sauce, and 1/2 cup of mozzarella
• For the final layer, add 3 noodles, the rest of the ricotta, the rest of the sauce, and the remaining 1 cup of mozzarella over the top
• Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 50 - 60 minutes, until hot and bubbly
• For crispy edges and top, remove foil for the last 5 minutes (optional)

BAKED THREE CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray casserole dish with cooking spray, set aside.
• 2. Brown hamburger, sausage and onions and drain well, set aside.
• 3. In a large bowl, beat egg. Stir in parsley flakes, garlic powder and onion powder. Stir in cottage cheese, parmesean cheese, and 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese and set aside.
• 4. Begin assembling lasagna by spreading a small amount of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of prepared casserole dish. Layer a few of the lasagna noodles to cover bottom.
• 5. On top of noodles, layer one half of the cheese mixture; cover with more noodles. Layer sliced mushrooms. Note: You may also layer spinach, then layer mushrooms on top of spinach, if desired.
• 6. Add about 2/3 of the spaghetti sauce to the hamburger mixture and stir. Layer on top of sliced mushrooms. If mixture seems too dry, you may add a little more spaghetti sauce, but note that the mushrooms will lose moisture as they cook. Cover with another layer of noodles.
• 7. Layer the rest of the cheese mixture on top of noodles. Cover with more noodles. Add the rest of the mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with more parmesan.
• 8. Cover with foil and bake for one hour. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned.
• 9. Let stand for about 20 minutes before serving. Please note that the fresh mushrooms may lose moisture. If you have some excess water when you cut your first serving, you may just spoon it out and discard.

THREE-CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 10-12 minutes or until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in pasta from the dinner mix, contents of seasoning mix, water, tomatoes, spinach, mushrooms and onions. Bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10-13 minutes or until pasta is tender. Stir in cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese. , Transfer to two greased 8-in. square baking dishes. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cover and freeze one casserole for up to 3 months. , Cover and bake the remaining casserole 15-20 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted. , To use frozen casserole: Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour. Uncover; bake 15-20 minutes longer or until heated through.

CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and lay lasagna flat on foil to cool.
• In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, Parmesan, eggs, salt and pepper; mix well.
• In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat and saute garlic for 2 minutes; stir in spaghetti sauce and Italian seasoning. Heat sauce until warmed through, stirring occasionally, 2 to 5 minutes.
• Spread 1/2 cup of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Cover with a layer of noodles. Spread half the ricotta mixture over noodles; top with another noodle layer. Pour 1 1/2 cups of sauce over noodles, and spread the remaining ricotta over the sauce. Top with remaining noodles and sauce and sprinkle mozzarella over all. Cover with greased foil.
• Bake 45 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and top is golden.