Best Simple Lasagna Recipes

CLASSIC AND SIMPLE MEAT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, add the lasagna noodles a few at a time, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Remove the noodles to a plate.
• Place the ground beef into a skillet over medium heat, add the garlic, garlic powder, oregano, salt, and black pepper to the skillet. Cook the meat, chopping it into small chunks as it cooks, until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease.
• In a bowl, mix the cottage cheese, eggs, and Parmesan cheese until thoroughly combined.
• Place 4 noodles side by side into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan; top with a layer of the tomato-basil sauce, a layer of ground beef mixture, and a layer of the cottage cheese mixture. Repeat layers twice more, ending with a layer of sauce; sprinkle top with the mozzarella cheese. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is bubbling and the cheese has melted, about 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese has begun to brown, about 10 more minutes. Allow to stand at least 10 minutes before serving.

SIMPLE LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and egg; set aside. Spread 1/3 cup sauce in an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Top with one noodle. Spread 1/3 cup sauce to edges of noodle. Top with a third of reserved cheese mixture and 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodle and sauce., Cover and bake at 400° for 25 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

SIMPLE SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large pot over medium heat saute spinach, onion, oregano, basil and garlic in the olive oil. Pour in spaghetti sauce and water; simmer 20 minutes. In a large bowl mix cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, pepper and egg.
• Place a small amount of sauce in the bottom of a lasagna pan. Place 4 uncooked noodles on top of sauce and top with layer of sauce. Add 4 more noodles and layer with 1/2 sauce and 1/2 cheese mixture, noodles and repeat until all is layered, finishing with sauce.
• Cover with foil and bake in a preheated oven for 55 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 15 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes before serving.

SIMPLE SAUSAGE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in pasta sauce and water. Simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Meanwhile, combine next 8 ingredients. , Spread 1/2 cup meat sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with 3 noodles and a third of the cheese mixture, meat sauce and mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers twice. , Bake, covered, 45 minutes. Uncover; bake until a thermometer reads 160°, about 10 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

SIMPLE ITALIAN BAKED LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions or until tender but still firm.
• Drain, keep warm.
• Meanwhile, saute the ground beef, garlic and onion is a large heavy skillet or saucepan until beef is done.
• Add sauce, salt, and Italian seasoning and mix well.
• Simmer on low heat 12-15 minutes .
• In a separate bowl, combine eggs and ricotta cheese.
• Grease a 9" x 12" or larger, baking pan.
• Arrange a first layer of noodles so the ends hang over the sides of the pan.
• (The ends will be laid back-over the top for the final layer).
• Then add a layer of the cooked beef lasagna sauce, ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese.
• Add a second alternating layer of pasta, the meat sauce and cheese mixture.
• Repeat until pan is almost full then fold over the ends of the first layer of noodles and top with more lasagna sauce.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes , or till cheese is bubbly.
• Allow to set for 5-10 minutes before cutting.
• This Lasagna recipe can be modified to suit individual preferences. I have also made it using Italian sausage instead of beef, and I have added a can of chopped tomatoes to the sauce mixture with good results. Sometimes I mix in shredded parmesan cheese to the ricotta for an extra boost :).

LIGHTER SIMPLE LASAGNA ROLL UPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Brown ground turkey with garlic in a nonstick skillet over medium heat, breaking the turkey up as it cooks, until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Stir spinach, chives, oregano, parsley, and basil into ground turkey mixture, cook until heated through, and remove from heat.
• Lightly beat egg whites in a bowl and mix ricotta, feta, and Parmesan cheeses into beaten egg whites. Season with black pepper. Stir ground turkey mixture into cheese mixture.
• Lay cooked lasagna noodles flat onto a sheet of waxed paper. Divide filling into 8 equal portions and roll the filling into balls. Place a filling ball on one end of a noodle and roll the pasta up around the filling; repeat with remaining noodles and filling.
• Spread a thin layer of pasta sauce over the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish; place rolls into dish with seam sides down. Pour remaining pasta sauce over rolls and sprinkle with Cheddar cheese. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese topping has melted and the sauce is bubbling, about 40 minutes.

SIMPLE SLOW COOKER LASAGNA (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Cook sausage and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomato sauce, basil and salt.
• Mix 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese and the ricotta and Parmesan cheeses. (Refrigerate remaining mozzarella cheese while lasagna cooks.).
• Spoon one-fourth of the sausage mixture into 6-quart slow cooker; top with 5 noodles, broken into pieces to fit. Spread with half of the cheese mixture and one-fourth of the sausage mixture. Top with 5 noodles, remaining cheese mixture and one-fourth of the sausage mixture. Top with remaining 5 noodles and remaining sausage mixture.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 4 to 6 hours or until noodles are tender.
• Sprinkle top of lasagna with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Cover and let stand about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut into pieces.

SIMPLE LASAGNA BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Mix the ground beef Italian sausage, red pepper flakes, and Italian seasoning. Form the mixture into 12 thin, wide patties. Place about 2 ounces of ricotta cheese in the middle of 6 patties. Place the remaining 6 patties over the ricotta topped patties, press down, and pinch the edges to seal the cheese in the center.
• Cook on the preheated grill until the burgers are cooked to your desired degree of doneness, about 8 minutes per side for well done. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
• Place the cooked burgers on buns, then top with spaghetti sauce, Parmesan cheese, and spinach leaves.

SIMPLE MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the refried beans, oregano, cumin and garlic powder; heat through., Place three noodles in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray; cover with half of the meat mixture. Repeat layers. Top with remaining noodles. Combine salsa and water; pour over noodles., Cover and bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until noodles are tender. Spread with sour cream. Sprinkle with olives, cheese and onions.

SIMPLE SLOW-COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Return meat to skillet. Stir in ricotta.
• Combine pasta sauce and water. Spread about 1/2 cup onto bottom of slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray. Top with 1/4 of the meat mixture and 2 noodles, broken to fit; cover with layers of 1/4 each of the remaining sauce mixture, Parmesan and mozzarella. Repeat layers of meat mixture, noodles, pasta sauce and cheeses 3 times; cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 4 to 4-1/2 hours (or on HIGH 2 to 2-1/2 hours).

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN SIMPLE CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix the ricotta, 1 cup of the Parmesan, the basil, egg, salt, and pepper until well-combined.
• Spread 1/4 cup of the tomato sauce over the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Place 3 of the noodles on top of the sauce and drop 3 tablespoons of the ricotta mixture down the center of each noodle, then spread it to an even thickness.
• Sprinkle evenly with 1 cup of the mozzarella.
• Spoon 1 1/2 cups of the sauce evenly over the cheese. Repeat this layering 2 more times.
• For the final layer, place the 3 remaining noodles on top.
• Spread the remaining 1 1/4 cups sauce over the noodles.
• Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella and then the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan.
• Spray a large sheet of foil lightly with vegetable oil spray and cover the lasagna. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove the foil and continue to bake until the cheese is browned and the sauce is bubbling, about 25 minutes longer.
• Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

ABSOLUTELY SIMPLE MICROWAVE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Microwave meat on high in uncovered bowl for 6 minutes.
• Drain fat and chop meat up.
• Mix sauce and water in bowl and add meat.
• Mix ricotta and egg in small bowl.
• Coat bottom of glass pan (13x9, 2-3 quart rectangular) with 1/3 of sauce mix.
• Overlap 1 layer of uncooked noodles over sauce mix in pan.
• Coat with 1/2 of ricotta mixture.
• Layer mozzarella on top of ricotta mixture.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan.
• Repeat layers steps starting with the sauce once.
• Cover layers with last 1/3 of sauce.
• Cover pan with plastic wrap.
• Poke holes in plastic.
• Microwave on high for 10 minutes.
• Microwave on medium for 32 minutes.
• Take off plastic and let stand for 1/2 hour.

SIMPLE SAUSAGE LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink and drain.
• Stir in spaghetti sauce and water. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine the eggs, cottage cheese, parmesan, parsley and seasonings.
• Spread 1/2 cup meat sauce into a greased 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
• Layer with 3 noodles, 1/3 of the cheese, meat sauce, and mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers twice.
• Cover and bake at 375 for 45 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer or until noodles are tender.
• Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

SIMPLE MUSHROOM AND SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
• Spray a 9 by 13" pan with non-stick spray.
• Melt butter in a large frying pan. Saute mushrooms until soft. Add spinach, heat through. Set aside.
• Mix cream cheese, cottage cheese and parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a separate bowl, mix tomato sauce, garlic, basil and oregano.
• Assemble as follows:.
• Spread some tomato sauce in pan.
• Layer of noodles.
• Half of the mushroom and spinach mixture.
• Half of the cream cheese.
• Half of the tomato sauce.
• Layer of noodles.
• Remainder of mushrooms.
• Remainder of cream cheese.
• Remainder of tomato sauce.
• Mozzarella cheese.
• Parmesan cheese.
• Cover pan with foil and bake at 350F for 35 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake 10-15 minutes longer.
• Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

VERY SIMPLE CROCK POT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown and drain ground meat.
• Place a layer of lasagna noodles in bottom of crock pot.
• Spoon in a layer of ground meat.
• Layer approximately 1/3 jar of each sauce.
• Top layer with cheese.
• Repeat from step 2 for two more layers.
• Cover and cook on high for 2 hours.

SIMPLE LASAGNA ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Cook noodles as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, brown meat with onions in large skillet; drain. Return to skillet. Stir in 1 cup pasta sauce and shredded cheese. Mix remaining pasta sauce and water; spread 1 cup onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Drain noodles. Spread each with 1/4 cup meat mixture; roll up. Place, seam-sides down, over sauce in dish. Top with remaining sauce and Parmesan; cover.
• Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until heated through, uncovering for the last 10 min.

SIMPLE LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Boil the lasagna noodles according to package directions.
• 2. After straining the cooked noodles, rinse with cool water. This makes the noodles stop cooking and prevents them from being sticky.
• 3. Squeeze Italian sausage out of its casing. Break it apart in the pan.
• 4. Add ground beef to the pan. Cook sausage and ground beef until they're completely cooked. Drain any grease.
• 5. Pour 1 1/2 jars of your favorite marinara sauce into the pan. Set aside the remaining half jar.
• 6. Bring the meat sauce up to a simmer. Let it simmer, stirring occasionally until the sauce thickens and the flavors come together (about 10 minutes).
• 7. Take the pan off the stove and let the meat sauce cool for a few minutes.
• 8. In a small bowl mix together the ricotta cheese, egg, and garlic powder.
• 9. In a 9 x 13 pan, pour the last half of the marinara jar into the bottom of the pan and spread it out.
• 10. Lay the first layer of noodles across the bottom.
• 11. Spread half the ricotta cheese mixture over the noodles.
• 12. Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese over the ricotta cheese.
• 13. Spread half the meat sauce over the mozzarella. Starting with the noodles, repeat the layers.
• 14. Top the lasagna with a layer of noodles and 1 cup of mozzarella.
• 15. Sprinkle 1 cup of Parmesan over the top.
• 16. Bake the lasagna for 45 to 50 minutes. The cheese will be melted and the edges will be bubbly.
• 17. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Optional, sprinkle chopped parsley over the top before serving.

REAL SIMPLE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spoon 1/3 of the sauce into a 9X13 inch baking dish. Place half the ravioli on top. Cover with all the spinach and half the mozzarella. Add the remaining ravioli then top with the remaining sauce, mozzarella and the parmesan. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake until bubbly, another 5-10 minutes.

SIMPLE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Prepare Lasagna as package directs.
• Combine ricotta, Parmesan cheese, eggs, 1 cup mozzarella, and chopped parsley; mix well.
• Combine Pasta sauce and cooked meat, mixing well.
• On bottom of lightly greased 15x9-inch baking dish, spread ½ cup pasta sauce.
• Top with half each of the PRINCE Lasagna, ricotta cheese mixture, meat & pasta sauce mixture, and mozzarella. Repeat layering.
• Top with parsley. Cover; bake 1 hour or until hot and bubbly.
• Uncover; let stand 15 minutes before serving.
• Refrigerate leftovers.