Best Quick Lasagna Recipes

QUICK LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Cook the beef and garlic in the skillet over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the beef is brown; drain.
• Stir the Italian seasoning and spaghetti sauce into the beef. Spread 1/4 cup of the beef mixture in the ungreased square pan.
• Top with 2 noodles, placing them so they do not overlap or touch the sides of the pan because they will expand as they bake. Spread about 1/2 cup of the remaining beef mixture over the noodles.
• Spread about 1/2 cup of the cottage cheese over the beef mixture. Sprinkle with about 1/3 cup of the mozzarella cheese.
• Repeat layering twice more, beginning with 2 more noodles and following directions in steps 3 and 4 Sprinkle with the parmesan cheese.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake 30 minutes. Carefully remove the foil, and continue baking about 10 minutes longer or until lasagna is bubbly around the edges and looks very hot. Let stand 10 minutes, so the lasagna will become easier to cut and serve.

QUICK 'N' EASY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add spaghetti sauce; heat through. Rinse and drain the noodles., In a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish, layer a third of the meat sauce and half of the noodles and cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining meat sauce. , Cover and bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until bubbly.

QUICK SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOM LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat oil in heavy large pot over high heat. Add mushrooms, onion, and seasoning blend; sauté until vegetables begin to soften, about 6 minutes. Add sausage and sautéuntil brown and cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and stir 1 minute. Add wine; cook until almost all liquid evaporates, scraping up browned bits, about 2 minutes. Set aside.
• Spread 2/3 cup marinara sauce over bottom of 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Place noodles (about 4) over sauce, forming 1 layer (noodles may overlap slightly). Spread 1 cup sauce over noodles. Top with 1/3 of ricotta, then 1 cup grated cheese. Spoon 1/3 of sausage mixture over. Repeat 2 more times with noodles, sauce, ricotta, grated cheese, and sausage mixture. Cover with 4 more noodles. Spoon remaining 1 cup sauce over; sprinkle remaining 1 cup grated cheese over. Cover with foil, tenting in center to prevent cheese from touching foil. Bake lasagna 45 minutes; remove foil. Bake until bubbling at edges and cheese is browned, about 10 minutes longer. Let stand 15 minutes.

QUICK AND EASY SKILLET LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook until brown and crumbly, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain grease from skillet.
• Pour in 1/2 of the pasta sauce and mix with browned ground beef. Break up lasagna noodles into 4 or 5 pieces each and set on top of the ground beef-sauce mixture. Add the remaining pasta sauce on top of the noodles and stir. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until noodles are soft, about 25 minutes.
• Add ricotta cheese to the skillet and stir until melted. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese on top; cover and let sit until cheese has melted, about 5 minutes.

QUICK AND EASY MINI-LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook sausage in skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
• Add pasta sauce; heat through stirring occasionally.
• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook and drain noodles.
• While noodles are cooking, mix ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, the oregano and parsley.
• Spread 1/3 of the sausage mixture in ungreased 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Top with 3 cups noodles.
• Spread cheese mixture over noodles.
• Sprinkle with half the mozzarella cheese.
• Spread another 1/3 of sausage mixture and top with remaining noodles.
• Spread remaining sausage mixture over noodles and top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup parmesan cheese over top.
• Cover and bake 30 minutes.
• Uncover and bake about 15 minutes longer or until hot and bubbly.
• Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

MUELLER'S QUICK "NO BOIL" CHEESY LASAGNA

Steps:

• In large skillet over medium-high heat cook meat, stirring, until lightly browned.
• Add onion and garlic; cook 3 minutes.
• Stir in tomato sauce, mushrooms, tomato juice and basil.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine ricotta, egg, salt and pepper.
• Spoon 1-1/2 cups sauce into 13x9x2" baking dish.
• Top with half the uncooked lasagne, all the ricotta mixture, 1 cup mozzarella, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, 1-1/2 cups sauce, then remaining lasagne.
• Top with remaining sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Cover tightly with foil.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake 15 minutes longer or until lightly browned.
• Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
• TO USE PREPARED SAUCE: In steps 2 and 3, omit onion, garlic, tomato sauce and basil. Add 1 (30 ounces) jar prepared spaghetti sauce with the mushrooms and tomato juice to browned meat. Complete as directed.

QUICK MEATBALL LASAGNA

Steps:

• Slice thawed meatballs in half.
• Set aside.
• Spray 13 x 9 baking dish with oil spray.
• Spread 1 cup sauce evenly in bottom of dish.
• Place 3 uncooked noodles over sauce.
• Set aside.
• Place egg in 1-quart bowl and beat with whisk.
• Add ricotta cheese to egg and stir well to blend.
• Dollop half of ricotta mixture evenly over noodles.
• Top ricotta with half of the meatballs.
• Pour 1 1/2 cups sauce over meatballs and place 3 more uncooked noodles over them.
• Pour 1 1/2 cups of sauce over meatballs.
• Place 3 more noodles over meatballs and pour remaining sauce (about 2 cups) evenly on top, spreading evenly.
• Make sure all noodles are well coated with sauce.
• Spray a sheet of aluminum foil with oil spray, and cover lasagna tightly, oil side down.
• Bake 1 hour at 350ºF.
• Remove dish from oven, uncover.
• Spoon some sauce from edges over exposed top noodles.
• Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses evenly over top.
• Turn oven OFF and place dish, uncovered, in oven for 15 minutes more.
• Serve at once or remove lasana from oven and let rest (up to 15 minutes) until ready to serve.

QUICK LASAGNA

Steps:

• Fry the ground beef and boil the pasta ( al dente).
• When beef is done add the cream cheese and work it into the beef.
• When the cream cheese is mixed into the beef well and the pasta is cooked combine all of the ingredients except 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese into a large bowl and mix well.
• Place into a 13x9 pan and top with the remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Bake uncovered at 350 for 15 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

SUPER-QUICK VELVEETA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Spray a 13x9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a skillet, brown ground meat; drain.
• Spoon about 1/4 cup spaghetti sauce on bottom of baking pan. Lay down a layer of noodles, then 1/2 browned meat, 1/3 of remaining sauce and 1/3 of Velveeta cubes. Repeat layer. Top 2nd layer with noodles, remaining 1/3 of sauce and Velveeta. Cover and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.

QUICK AND EASY 5 CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Whisk the ricotta cheese, milk and cream together in a large bowl. Whisk in seasonings. Then add 4 1/2 cups of the grated cheese, strirring gently. Stir in the chopped spinach. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with no stick spray. Place three of the noodles length wise in pan. place another noodle crosswise on pan, breaking off about 2 inches so noodle will fit in pan. Pour about 1/3 of liquid mixture over noodles. Be sure to cover noodles well. Repeat this process 2 more times. Top with the 1 1/2 cups of remaining grated cheese. Cover pan with foil and bake in a 325 degree oven for about 50 min. Remove foil and increase temperature to 350 degrees. Bake for about another 20-30 min or until cheese is hot and bubbly and slightly browned.

QUICK CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly coat a 12 by 8 inch pan with cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, beat ricotta, egg and pepper with a fork until well blended.
• Gently stir in garlic and oregano. Spread 1/4 c tomatoes over bottom of baking dish and place 3 noodles over sauce. Spread on half of the ricotta mixture, half the spinach, half of the chicken, half the remaining tomatoes, and half the provolone. Top with the remaining noodles, ricotta mixture, spinach, chicken, tomatoes, and provolone.
• Coat one side of a 14 inch long piece of aluminum foil with cooking spray. Lay the foil, sprayed side down, over lasagna and loosely seal the edges. Bake for about 45 minutes or until bubbling. Let sit for 5 minutes.

QUICK & EASY VEGETARIAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Combine tofu, Parmesan, eggs, garlic, herbs, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
• Lightly coat a 13x9-inch baking dish with vegetable cooking spray. Spread about 1 cup of tomato sauce at the bottom of the pan. Arrange one layer of noodles on top.
• Spread with half the tofu mixture; top with half of the spinach, a third of the remaining sauce, and a third of the mozzarella. Repeat layers, ending with noodles, sauce, and mozzarella.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake 30-35 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

QUICK AND HEALTHY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Use a non-stick spray to grease a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan.
• Mix ricotta cheese, parsley, and garlic.
• Pour one cup of sauce onto the bottom of baking pan.
• Arrange 1/3 of the noodles in the pan.
• Make sure they touch but do not overlap Spread half of the cheese mixture over noodles.
• Top with half of the mozzarella cheese.
• Pour another cup of sauce, add another layer of noodles, and the remainder of the sauce Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake it covered tightly with aluminum foil for about one hour.

QUICK & EASY SPINACH LASAGNA ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2. Mix cream cheese, spinach, mozzarella, parmesan, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper, if desired depending on how salty your cheese is.
• 3. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over lasagna noodles. Top with sliced tomatoes, if using. Roll. Line bottom of 9x9 baking dish with enough sauce to cover. Add rolls, seam side down. Top with remaining sauce.
• 4. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

NATALIE'S QUICK & EASY VEGETARIAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Oil (olive oil is ideal) 9x13" baking dish. Place ricotta cheese, raw egg, crushed garlic cloves, salt, pepper, nutmeg, silken tofu together in a mixing bowl and stir by hand until mixture is well incorporated. Add 4 ounces of parmesan. Drain and press water out of spinach and set aside. Pour 1/4 cup of pasta sauce in bottom of baking dish. Place one layer of lasagna noodles across the bottom of the baking dish. Add two tablespoons of sauce on top of noodles followed by a layer of the ricotta cheese mixture. Sprinkle 1/4 of spinach over the ricotta cheese filling. Sprinkle a handful of grated mozarella cheese on top of the ricotta cheese mixture. Repeat layering of lasagna noodles, sauce, cheese fillings and spinach. On top of final layer of noodles pour remainder of sauce over top and sides of noodles (be generous with sauce as the dry noodles will soak it up) and sprinkle remainder of mozzarella cheese. Oil a sheet of aluminum foil and cover lasagna. Place in middle of oven and cook for 45 minutes covered; then uncover and cook 15 minutes. Pull out of oven and let dish rest for 10 minutes prior to serving.

QUICK LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray a 9-inch by 13-inch pan with non-stick coating.
• Mix Ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, parsley, and garlic.
• Pour 1 cup of sauce in bottom of pan.
• Arrange 1/3 of the noodles in the pan so that they touch but do not overlap.
• Spread 1/2 of the cheese mixture over the noodles.
• Top with 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese.
• Top this with 1 cup of sauce, 1/3 of the noodles, the remainder of the cheese mixture and the rest of the mozzarella cheese.
• Add another cup of sauce, another layer of noodles, and the remainder of the sauce.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake, covered tightly with aluminum foil for one hour.
• (This can be put together ahead of time and refrigerated. Increase the baking time by 15 minutes if it has been refrigerated.).

QUICK, QUICK, QUICK LASAGNA SOUP

Steps:

• Cook ground beef in skillet until browned.
• Pour/drain off fat.
• Add garlic powder, onion powder, broth, tomatoes& Italian Seasoning.
• Bring to a boil.
• Stir in uncooked pasta.
• Reduce heat to medium heat& cook for 10 minutes or until pasta is done.
• Stir in cheese.
• Serve with additional Parmesan cheese, if desired.

QUICK LASAGNA

Steps:

• in a sauce pan brown beef and cook onions, garlic, and oregano.
• add soup, water, and vinegar.
• simmer for 30 minutes.
• then in shallow dish (12x8x3) arrange alternating layers of noodles, cottage cheese, meat sauce, and mozzarella.
• sprinkle top with parmesa.
• bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• let stand 15 before cutting.
• ENJOY!

QUICK FIX SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 and spray an 8x12 dish with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese, spinach, egg, chile flakes, and salt. Spread out half of the lasagna noodles on the baking dish. Cover with cheese and spinach filling and top with the remaining noodles. Pour the sauce over the noodles and sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese. Place in the oven and bake for 45-50 minutes, until bubbly and lightly browned on top. Let rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.

ULTRA QUICK LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, combine tomato sauce, garlic, wine, water and oregano.
• In a medium bowl, beat eggs. Beat in the ricotta and parmesan cheeses.
• Pour 2 cups sauce on bottom of 9x13 pan. Alternate the lasagna, sauce, ricotta mixture, and mozzarella, making three layers ending with mozzarella.
• Cover tightly with aluminum foil. At this point it can be refigerated up to 24 hours. Bring to room temperature before baking.
• Bake 1 hour covered, remove foil and continue baking 15 more minutes or until the sauce is thickened and the noodles are tender.
• Let sit 10 minutes before cutting.