Easy Lasagna Recipes

Recipe: Easy Weeknight Lasagna

On those busy weeknights, it can be tempting to grab fast food - which takes a bite out of your budget! Keep these simple ingredients on hand and serve up with a bagged salad and crusty bread for a delicious, budget-friendly weeknight dinner.

Ingredients

• 1 package frozen cheese ravioli
• 1 jar spaghetti sauce
• 8 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
• Grated Parmesan to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spread approximately 1 cup sauce in bottom of 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer with 1/2 of the ravioli. Top with 1/2 of the mozzarella. Layer 1 cup of sauce and the remaining ravioli. Top with the rest of the sauce and mozzarella and sprinkle with parmesan, if desired. Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese is bubbly.

Makes 4 - 6 servings

By Tricia from Tucson, AZ

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RE: Easy Weeknight Lasagna

Hi Tricia, That is an EXCELLENT idea, thank you! Gina Oklahoma City (12/07/2006)

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Recipe: Easy Lasagna Recipes

Here is a wonderful, easy and fast recipe for lasagne, courtesy of my daughter in law:

Ingredients

• 1 package of frozen ravioli, any flavor
• 1 8 oz shredded mozzarella (or more if you like. I always use more)
• 1 jar of good quality pasta sauce (you may need more than one jar, but I don't find it necessary)
• Optional:1 package frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and cooked and WELL DRAINED.

Directions

Cook ravioli and drain. I wait until they're cool to handle.

TIP: add a little oil to the ravioli or any kind of pasta while cooking and pasta won't stick together while cooking or after draining. This will make it easier to layer the ravioli when they're cool because they won't stick together. THIS TIP ESPECIALLY HELPFUL WHEN COOKING LASAGNE NOODLES.

Line a 13x9 inch baking pan with Pam. Spread a little pasta sauce on bottom of pan. Put one layer of ravioli on bottom of pan. Sprinkle mozzarella. Repeat process, making layers, as many that will fit your pan.

I usually top with remaining mozzarella because our family likes crisy cheese toppings, but you don't have to. If you decide not to, make your last layer with pasta sauce.

Bake at 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes or until bubbling.

If you decide to use the spinach, layer it with the cheese and bake as usual. But make sure it's drained completely otherwise this 'lasagne' will be watery.

So good, I use it a lot. We're an Italian family and even my 85 year old father approved it!

Hope you like.

By Metroplex from Houston, TX

Recipe: Laziest Lasagna

Quick and easy Lasanga recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 jar/can spaghetti sauce
• 1 small tub cottage cheese
• 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella
• small package egg noodles
• 1 lb. ground beef (optional)

Directions:

Brown ground beef and add the spaghetti sauce, stir in cottage cheese and half of the mozzarella. Fill cottage cheese tub with water and add it to the mixture. Fold in noodles, pour into casseroles. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes or until bubbly. Yield 8 servings.

By Jacqui

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RE: Laziest Lasagna

Oops! This is more than 1 serving! It is 8 servings. (09/27/2004)

By jcosper

RE: Laziest Lasagna

Thanks for letting us know, we changed it to 8 servings. (09/27/2004)

By ThriftyFun

RE: Easy Lasagna Recipes

You don't have to cook the noodles first.

Layer in a baking pan:

• a little sauce
• a layer of dry noodles
• spinach
• mushrooms
• sauce
• dry noodles
• meat or ricotta cheese
• sauce dry noodles
• sauce
• Parmesan cheese

Cover with foil and bake at whatever temperature is recommended on the box (I can't remember) for 1 hour 15 minutes. It's always perfect! (07/22/2005)

By rabbithorns

RE: Easy Lasagna Recipes

Super Easy lasagna - Rachel Ray from Foodnetwork

• 10x13 inch casserole dish
• 1-2 pkg frozen ravioli (regular or baked)
• 1 large jar favorite marinara
• large package mozzarella cheese
• Parmesan cheese for topping

Place one layer of ravioli on bottom of dish with layer of marina sauce then layer of cheese. Repeat until near top of dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees F about 45 minutes (12/10/2007)

By minymont

Recipe: Easy Lasagna

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
• 2 Tbsp. instant onion (chopped)
• 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 can tomato juice
• 1 can tomato paste
• 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp. oregano
• 1 Tbsp. parsley flakes
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 1 pkg. lasagna noodles (uncooked)
• 1/2 cup Parmesan and Romano cheese (grated)
• 1 lb mozzarella cheese (shredded)

Directions

Brown meat and drain. Stir in tomato juice, onion, garlic, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper. Simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Lightly grease 9x13 inch pan. Layer 1/2 of uncooked noodles, sauce and cheese. Repeat layering. Top with parsley, cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F. Let stand 20 minutes before cutting.

By Robin