Melissas Easy Lasagna Recipes

DECONSTRUCTED LASAGNA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the lasagna noodles and cook according to the package instructions until al dente. Drain in a colander and set aside.
• To a large, deep skillet or pot set over medium heat add the olive oil, onion, garlic, 1 teaspoon of the salt, and the black pepper, and cook until the onion is soft and sticky, -stirring often, for 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in the marjoram and red pepper flakes, and once they are fragrant, after 30 seconds, stir in the beef, using a wooden spoon to break it into small pieces. Cook, stirring often, until the beef is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
• Add the chopped tomatoes and remaining 1 teaspoon salt, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer the sauce until it reduces slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Divide half of the cooked lasagna noodles among 4 bowls. Top each with some mozzarella and sauce, then divide the remaining noodles over the top. Add some more mozzarella and sauce, and serve sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.
• Per serving: Calories 567; Total Fat 18g; Protein 31g; Dietary Fiber 5g; Sugars 8g

EASY CHEESY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• To make the sauce: On the stove top in a deep pot over medium-high heat cook beef, sausage and onion in a couple of drizzles of olive oil until no pink remains Season with salt and 1 tsp black pepper.. Drain excess fat from pot.
• To the pot add garlic, 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning and bay leaf. Cook for 1 minute.
• Add pasta sauce, tomato sauce and basil. Simmer for 15 minutes then remove from the heat. Remove bay leaf from the sauce.
• Meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl mix together ricotta, eggs, 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan, and remaining 1 tsp dry Italian seasoning. Add 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper.
• To assemble: Ladle 1/2 cup sauce into the bottom of the prepared dish. Arrange one layer of lasagna noodles over sauce.
• Spread noodles with 1/3 of the ricotta. Cover with 1/3 meat sauce then sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Repeat layers, ending with noodles, meat sauce and 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan on top.
• Cover with aluminum foil spritzed with cooking spray. Bake covered for 1 hour.
• Uncover, and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until the noodles are fork tender.
• Let stand on counter for 10 minutes then cut and serving.

BEEF AND BECHAMEL LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the meat sauce: In a large saucepan or small Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium-high heat until nearly crisp, about 5 minutes. Add the onions and carrots, season with salt and pepper, and cook until softened, another 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook another minute. Add the ground beef and cook until the beef is no longer pink, 6 to 7 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the wine and add the marinara sauce and cinnamon. Fill the jar one-quarter full with water, swish it around to pick up any sauce left behind, and add it to the pot. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• For the bechamel sauce: Heat the milk in the microwave for 2 minutes. In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, and then whisk in the flour. Cook, whisking constantly, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the warm milk and cook until thickened, whisking frequently, about 10 minutes. Add the nutmeg, garlic, salt, and pepper and set aside.
• For the cottage cheese layer: In a blender or food processor, add the cottage cheese, egg, and Parmesan, and pulse until the cottage cheese curds are small (the mixture will resemble ricotta). Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• To assemble: Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1/4 cup water plus 1/4 cup meat sauce in the bottom of the pan. Lay 3 noodles crossways in the pan. Divide the cottage cheese mixture in half. Divide the remaining meat sauce in thirds. Divide the grated cheese into fourths. Divide the bechamel into thirds. Add the layers in the following order: cottage cheese, meat sauce, grated cheese, and bechamel. Then, add another layer of noodles, cottage cheese, meat sauce, grated cheese, and bechamel. Finally, add the remaining 3 noodles, meat sauce, grated cheese, and bechamel. Spray a large piece of foil with cooking spray and cover the lasagna tightly. Bake for 50 minutes. Remove the foil and top with the remaining grated cheese and cook an additional 10 minutes, or until the lasagna is bubbling. Allow the lasagna to rest 15 minutes before cutting into squares and serving.

EASY LASAGNA II

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat brown the ground beef. Drain the grease. Add spaghetti sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

MELISSA'S EASY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Cook noodles according to directions on package.
• In small bowl, combine beaten eggs and cottage cheese.
• Add 1 1/2 jars of sauce to cooked ground beef.
• Add garlic salt.
• Stir and simmer 5 minutes.
• Set aside.
• Spread 3/4 cup sauce on bottom of baking dish.
• Place 3-4 noodles over the bottom, slightly overlapping.
• Spread 1 tablespoon of the egg/cottage cheese mixture over each noodle.
• Add 1 tablespoon meat/sauce mixture over each noodle.
• Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and then mozzarella.
• Repeat layers.
• Cover last layer with remaining noodles and sauce.
• Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes.
• Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

EASY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown and season ground beef, sausage and pork (if using) to taste. Drain and cool.
• Heat sauce.
• Boil noodles in salted water, once they are done let them sit in pan with cold water, to stop the cooking process.
• While sauce and noodles are cooking prepare meat mixture by using the now cooled ground meat. To do this add the ricotta cheese and stir them together. The cheese should not melt as the meats have cooled.
• Now it is time to make your layers. First put a thin layer of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 pyrex pan. Next layer with noodles, then using a spoon place meat mixture on top of noodles (may have to drop in various areas). The next layer will be the cheeses, you can mix them or just use your hands and spread a thin layer of each cheese, now sprinkle with grated parmesan, not a lot. To start the next layer, using the sauce amount you like, my family is varied as my DH likes a lot of sauce and I like less.
• The layers are as follows: Sauce, Noodles, Meat Mixture, Mozzarella Cheese, Mild Cheddar Cheese, Parmesan Cheese.
• Then repeat these layers until you reach the top. I put a small amount of pressure after the noodle layers to condense the previous ingredients together.
• The final topping will be a layer of noodles and sauce.
• All the ingredients have already beef fully cooked so you will cover with foil and put it in a preheat 375°F for about 1 hour to meld the flavors.
• Let sit for a few minutes before cutting and serving. While setting for a few minutes I uncover and add the last of the cheese on the top, all done, you did it!

VERY EASY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook sausage in a heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring to break up meat, until no longer pink, about 8 minutes.
• Drain.
• Mix cooked sausage, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese and ricotta cheese in medium bowl.
• Place about 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce in a 9 inch sqaure baking pan.
• Top with 3 noodles, then 1/3 of the sausage mixture.
• Repeat layers, ending with the spaghetti sauce. Cover with foil and bake for 35-40 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
• Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and return to oven.
• Bake, uncovered for 5-10 minutes until cheese is melted and slightly browned.

EASY LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese, egg, Parmesan cheese, parsley, oregano and basil. In a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, layer a third of the noodles, sauce, cottage cheese mixture and mozzarella. Repeat layers twice. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes; uncover and bake 15-20 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.

BEST EVER EASY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Mix, ricotta, 1 cup parmesan, egg, salt, pepper, and basil until well blended and creamy.
• Layer sauce on bottom of lasagna pan, 3 noodles, thin layer of ricotta mix (approx. 3 tablespoons per noodle), mozzarella, and sauce.
• Repeat layers till last 3 noodles.
• Top last noodles with remaining sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan.
• For fresh noodles, cook 25 minutes, remove foil and cook 15 more, cool for 10.
• For no boil noodles, cook for about 1 hour, remove foil, cook till browned (5-10 minutes) cool for 10.