Ultimate No-Fail Lasagna
"I love this lasagna recipe because it never fails me, even though I'm a rookie cook! This is so easy to make and it makes tons so I always freeze half and eat it for a month! If you want to make a small pan, divide the recipe in half and it'll still turn out great!
*Edited to add: This can be made without the eggs! The cheese mixture will still be delicious without the egg."
photo by teresas
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 1 lb lasagna noodle
- 2 lbs lean ground beef or 2 lbs lean ground turkey
- 1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
- 1 (15 ounce) can pizza sauce
- 4 cups ricotta cheese
- 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
directions
- 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.
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Reviews
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I never boil my noodles I just layer noodles, meat sauce, cheeses, then back to noodles until you reach the top then I put a little sauce and cheese on the top cover and bake and noodles bake in sauce and come out tender. I only boiled noodles once and burned my fingers so I tried this way and it works great:) -
So delicious...We loved the addition of the pizza sauce...I cut this way back and of course wished I hadn't...because the leftovers are wonderful...Thanks for posting it...=) -
This was really good! I cooked the whole package of noodles, so had lots left over so made 4 layers of noodles. I put some sauce on the bottom of pan, then added the first layer of noodles (which differed from the instructions). I also used 1 lb ground beef and one pound of italian sausage. I also browned the meat with onion and half a bell pepper, but I usually do that when I brown ground beef. This was awesome! My family definately said its a keeper! I only used about half the cheese as instructed to top it with though. This definately is a great recipe for lasagna. Will make again! Thank you so much for sharing it! -
This was my first time cooking lasagna and it was a hit (especially with the men in the house, lol). I found that 2lbs of ground turkey made the lasagna a bit meaty, but the flavors of the cheeses, herbs and spices blended together wonderfully. I only slightly altered this recipe by using 48 oz of spaghetti sauce. It was delicious and my family is already asking me when I'm going to make it again! :) -
Might. Have been good but all I could taste was the ricotta cheese and that's with me adding minced garlic, onion, tomatoes and provolone cheese . Going to try again sometime but use half the ricotta cheese!
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I like baking fun treats way more than cooking an actual meal! My favorite things to make are muffins, cookies and pancakes. Since joining Zaar I've been making awesome meals. I can't believe I'm marinating and grilling and cooking like never before!
My rating system:
***** - Fabulous! I loved it, everyone here loved it, and we can't wait to make it again! A keeper and a recipe I'd recommend.
**** - Nice recipe! 'Good' as opposed to 'great', but still worth making again!
*** - Not so hot. We didn't love it, but maybe it was just because of our palates. Won't make again, but not because there was something wrong with the recipe.
** - Disappointing. Something's not right, or turned out really bad or hardly edible.
* - Does this recipe need to be proof read? I think something was missing or there was a typo because this recipe is totally un-useable.
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