Community Pick
Easy Lasagna - No Ricotta
"My husband refuses to eat anything with Ricotta Cheese. I tried several different versions and this was his favorite. Now, it's the only lasagna I fix."
photo by DeliciousAsItLooks
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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9
ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 9 lasagna noodles
- 1 1⁄2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 small white onion, chopped
- 3 1⁄2 cups spaghetti sauce
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1⁄2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
directions
- Preheat oven to 400. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, cook ground beef, onion, garlic, and pepper in skillet until beef is browned; drain.
- Return beef to skillet and add the spaghetti sauce, water, parmesan cheese, and 1 cup of the mozzarella. Stir to mix.
- Lightly spray 9x13 glass baking dish with cooking spray. Place 3 lasagna noodles in bottom. Add 1/3 of the meat mixture. Repeat layers twice, ending with a layer of the meat mixture on the top.
- Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella on top. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
Questions & Replies
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Can I use shredded chicken instead of ground beef? -
Can I do everything except the baking a day or 2 ahead? Then, the day of bake for the 30 mins. -
Does the temperature and time need to be adjusted if using oven ready lasagna?
Reviews
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I hate ricotta (and almost every other cheese) so I was thrilled to find this recipe. It is very good and simple to make but more importantly my husband and kids love it too! I've made it several times following the exact recipe and it is wonderful. Tonight I added thin strips of zucchini from our garden- yum! -
This was a hit at my house - even my picky kids ate it! I made this recipe with a few modifications: I used fresh mozzarella, (grated), added 1/2 a large diced zucchini to the onion base, added 3 medium-large, minced garlic cloves, added about 1.5 tsp of salt-free Italian seasoning, used only 3 cups of sauce, and did not add water nor pepper. I seasoned with salt, to taste, along the way. The fresh mozzarella on the top layer browned pretty quickly so I baked the dish for only 25 min vs 30.
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This lasagna was easy and delicious!! My husband also hates ricotta, so this recipe was a huge hit!
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I made half the recipe in a 9X9 glass pan. I followed the recipe and this turned out delicious. I had 1 serving and popped 2 servings of leftovers wrapped separately in the freezer. Now all I have to do is thaw and reheat in the microwave for 2 more yummy meals. Thanks for posting lilchris! Made and enjoyed for PAC Spring '09. -
I made this for my husband, mom, and myself. None of us like ricotta or cottage cheese in our lasagna. This turned out great! So good in fact that I have made it for us twice over the holidays! So nice to not have to eat around the ricotta.
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Tweaks
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Great recipe. I wanted to make lasagne but was out of ricotta. I altered this a bit. I used grilled eggplant slices instead of ground beef and used no-boil lasagne noodles. I also substituted a mild white cheddar-like cheese for some of the mozzarella.
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Couple of tweaks. More cheese, we almost doubled it, smaller dish maybe the next size down with less noodles. To make life simpler use oven ready lasagna noodles and pre-chopped onion from the freezer section of your grocery w.
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I added a little bit more cheese and a little more water also used garlic powder instead of chopping up garlic .
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This is a great recipe except I used half ground beef and half sweet itialian sausage and double the cheese. (I love a lot of cheese)
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