Ingredients:
1lb ground beef
3 cups (26 oz jar) spaghetti sauce
1 1/2 cups water
1 3/4 cups (15 oz container) ricotta or small curd cottage cheese
2 cups (8 oz) shredded mozzarella or Monteray Jack cheese, divided
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 eggs
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
9 pieces AMERICAN BEAUTY LASAGNA, uncooked
Easy LASAGNA
Heat oven to 350°F. In 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat, brown meat; drain. Add spaghetti sauce and water; simmer about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir together ricotta cheese, one-half mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs, parsley, salt and pepper. 5. Pour about 1 cup sauce on bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Arrange 3 UNCOOKED pasta pieces lengthwise over sauce; cover with 1 cup sauce. Spread one-half cheese filling over sauce. Repeat layers of AMERICAN BEAUTY LASAGNA, sauce and cheese filling. Top with layer of AMERICAN BEAUTY LASAGNA and remaining sauce; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil. Bake 45 minutes. Remove foil; bake
I KIND OF went by this recipe (it's on the pasta box) except not completely. My changes:
- I halfed it (not really a change I guess)-- I used Zuchini instead of meat, so it qualifies as a vegetarian dish -- I only used the egg white --
I think that is it. I think it was really good and I would make it again. Scale of 1 to 10? an 8. Derek said, "it smells good" (He can't really taste because he has a cold..he said he can't taste anything) oh and Lucas Loved it. so that should tell ya..jk
pretty sloppy- but hey I'm not a Culinary school graduate and also, I don't care
Lucas is so cute! I think that's always the first thing I say to you, sorry. I think the lasagna looks good. Sloppy is appealing when it comes to cheese. And Derek...what a dork! (I mean that in the most endearing of ways). The only thing that stops you from tasting when your sick is the fact that you have no sense of smell because your nose is stuffed up! So if he can smell, he can taste.
ReplyDeleteQuick question: When you substitute zucchini, do you cook it or steam it or something first? Or do you just cut it up and throw it in?
LOL! those were my exact same words to him!
ReplyDeleteoh whoops..your Q- yeah- just peel, thinly slice the long way and add. I should've added that sorry- and don't worry- Lucas is our star so its not lke we are offended, quite the opposite actually- Thanks Cheryl
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