Best Ultra Quick Lasagna Recipes

EASIEST LASAGNA EVER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9×13 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook lasagna noodles according to package instructions. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef and onion and cook until beef has browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Drain excess fat. Stir in tomatoes and Italian seasoning until well combined. In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, 1/2 cup mozzarella and egg; set aside. Spread 1 cup tomato mixture onto the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish; top with 3 lasagna noodles, 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat with a second layer. Top with remaining noodles, tomato mixture, 1 cup mozzarella cheese and Parmesan.* Place into oven and bake for 35-45 minutes, or until bubbling. Then broil for 2-3 minutes, or until top is browned in spots. Let cool 15 minutes. Serve, garnished with parsley, if desired.

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 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.

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.).

WEEKNIGHT LAZY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Drain noodles well; stir into cheese mixture., Spread 1 cup pasta sauce into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Layer with half of the noodle mixture and 1 cup sauce; layer with the remaining noodle mixture and sauce. Sprinkle with remaining cheese., Cover with greased foil; bake until heated through, 10-15 minutes.

ULTIMATE NO-FAIL LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown meat and drain off fat.
• Add spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce, salt and pepper.
• Cook noodles in boiling water until tender.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In separate bowl, mix together ricotta, 2 cups mozzarella, parmesan, eggs and herbs.
• In a 9x13 pan lay down layer of cooked noodles only slightly overlapping.
• Cover noodles with 1/3 of meat sauce and 1/2 cheese mixture.
• Cover with another layer of noodles.
• Cover with 1/3 meat sauce and rest of the cheese mixture.
• Cover with another layer of noodles.
• Cover with remaining meat mixture and top with remaining shredded cheeses.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let stand for at least 10 minutes.

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!

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.