Quick Lasagna!

Lasagna

By using jar pasta sauce and no boil noodles, you can save yourself some valuable time.  You can use homemade sauce and regular lasagna noodles if you want.  

1lb ground beef

1 16 oz jar of pasta sauce

1/2 package of no boil lasagna noodles

1 15oz container of ricotta cheese

1 egg, beaten

¼ cup of parmesan cheese

Mozzarella cheese, shredded

Optional- whatever veggies you want to add for example, onions, peppers, garlic, mushrooms

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

In a skillet, brown ground beef (and sauté veggies if using….together), drain excess fat away.

Return meat to pan, add pasta sauce, stir and let simmer on low heat for about 10-15 minutes (or however long it takes to complete the next step.

Combine beaten egg, ricotta, and ¼ c of parmesan cheese, set aside.

Spread 1-2 ladles of sauce on the bottom of you baking dish (more or less depending on the size, I recommend a 13x9 baking dish).

Begin to layer the no boil noodles.  

Spread filling on noodles, followed by a 1-2 ladles of sauce.

Continue this until the lasagna is built almost to top of pan.  Add final layer of sauce and top with as much Mozzarella cheese as you would like. 

Bake for 35-45 minutes.

To Freeze:  Do not bake.  Instead, prepare as above, cover, and freeze.  To bake after freezing, cover with aluminum foil and bake at 375 degrees f for 1 hr 30 minutes.  Remove foil cover for the last 15 minutes of baking.