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Easy Lasagna - Simply Homemade
Ingredients
Meat Sauce
  • 1/2 lb Ground Beef
  • 1/2 lb Italian Sausage
  • 1 Onion, diced
  • 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
  • 24 oz Pasta Sauce, store bought
  • 3 tbsp Tomato Paste (about half of a 6 oz can)
  • 2 tbsp Italian Seasoning
  • Salt + Pepper
Lasagna
  • 1 box Oven Ready Lasagna Noodles
  • 4 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • 1/2 cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
  • 15 oz Ricotta Cheese
  • 1 Egg, beaten
  • 1/4 cup Parsley, chopped
Instructions
To prepare and serve immediately
  1. Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

  2. Meat Sauce: Add beef, sausage, garlic and onion to saucepan over medium heat until browned. Stir in pasta sauce, tomato paste, Italian seasoning and salt + pepper. Simmer 10-20 minutes, while preparing remaining items.

  3. Cheese Layer: Combine 1 1/2 cups mozzarella, ricotta, 1/4 cup parmesan, parsley and egg.

  4. Lasagna: Add 1 cup of meat sauce to 9x13 baking pan. Top with a layer of lasagna noodles. Layer with 1/3 of the cheese mixtures and 1 cup of meat sauce. Repeat layers, finishing with noodles topped with sauce and extra cheese (if desired).

  5. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover, add cheese and bake an additional 15 minutes.

  6. Let it rest 10-15 minutes before cutting.

To prepare and freeze for future
  1. Meat Sauce: Add beef, sausage, garlic and onion over medium heat until browned. Stir in pasta sauce, tomato paste, Italian seasoning and salt + pepper. Simmer 10-20 minutes, while preparing remaining items.

  2. Cheese Layer: Combine 1 1/2 cups mozzarella, ricotta, 1/4 cup parmesan, parsley and egg.

  3. Lasagna: Add 1 cup of meat sauce to 9x13 baking pan. Top with a layer of lasagna noodles. Layer with 1/3 of the cheese mixtures and 1 cup of meat sauce. Repeat layers, finishing with noodles topped with sauce and extra cheese (if desired).

  4. Cover tightly with foil and place in the freezer.

  5. When ready to cook, preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

  6. Bake from frozen, covered with foil, for 60 minutes. Remove foil, add cheese to top and cook for an additional 10 minutes uncovered.

  7. Rest 10-15 minutes before cutting.

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Simply Homemade Lasagna