Quick Lasagna
Posted by Krista | Under Beef, Italian, One-Dish, Recipes Wednesday Mar 12, 2008- 9-10 lasagna noodles
- 1 lb ground beef or sausage
- 1 onion, chopped (optional)
- 1 small can sliced mushrooms (optional)
- 1 jar spaghetti sauce
- 16 oz ricotta cheese
- 8 oz shredded mozzarella
- 1 egg
- 2 T parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 350. Fill a large pot or pan with water and heat to below boiling. Turn off burner. Allow noodles to soak in this water while you prepare the beef mixture.
Brown ground beef in skillet. If desired, start onions first then add ground beef after 5 minutes. Drain. Add mushrooms, if desired. Pour spaghetti sauce over all and stir. Turn off burner.
Meanwhile, combine ricotta cheese, mozzarella and egg in a medium bowl.
Layer the three elements in a 6″ x 10″ glass baking dish. Begin with ΒΌ cup of beef mixture in the bottom. Then layer 1/3 of the noodles, 1/3 remaining beef mixture, and 1/3 cheese mixture. Repeat process two more times. When finished, top with parmesan cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes, until the cheese and noodles are bubbling all the way to the center of the dish. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting and serving.
Makes 6 servings.