Easy Lasagna Pasta Bake Recipe 445 Food

EASY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the egg, parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, cottage cheese, and 1 cup mozzarella cheese; set aside.
• In a large skillet, brown the beef, onion, and garlic together until the beef is done; drain excess grease.
• Add water and all but 1 cup of spaghetti sauce to beef.
• Spread reserved spaghetti sauce into the bottom of a greased 13x9 inch pan.
• Layer 5 to 6 lasagna noodles over the sauce, overlapping or breaking to fit.
• Spread half the cheese mixture over the noodles.
• Spoon a third of the beef mixture over the cheese layer.
• Repeat layers once.
• Add one more layer of 5 to 6 noodles and spoon remaining third of beef mixture over the top.
• Cover and bake 50 minutes.
• Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over the top.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

LAZY LASAGNA BAKE

Steps:

• Brown beef with onion, garlic and salt; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce, simmer until heated. Remove 1 cup meat sauce & set aside. Stir noodles into remaining sauce. Place 1/2 noodle mixture into greased 2qt. casserole dish. Cover w/ cottage cheese and 1 cup mozzarella. Add remaining noodle mixture, top with reserved meat sauce and remaining mozzarella. Sprinkle w/ parmesan cheese. Bake covered at 350degrees for 20-25min. Let stand about 5 min before serving.

LASAGNA BAKE WITH PENNE PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Add pasta and cook for 5 to 8 minutes or until al dente; drain. (If you want a softer noodle cook for the longer time).
• Heat oil in a large, deep skillet. Place sausage, onion and garlic in the skillet and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain excess fat.
• Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste and oregano.
• Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Toss with cooked pasta, and place in a 9×13 inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle top with mozzarella and italian cheese blend.
• Bake in pre-heated oven for 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted. (Cover with foil if you don't want some noodles on the top to be hardened).

EASY LASAGNA I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet, cook and stir ground beef until brown. Add mushrooms and onions; saute until onions are transparent. Stir in pasta sauce, and heat through.
• In a medium size bowl, combine cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, grated Parmesan cheese, and eggs.
• Spread a thin layer of the meat sauce in the bottom of a 13x9 inch pan. Layer with uncooked lasagna noodles, cheese mixture, mozzarella cheese, and meat sauce. Continue layering until all ingredients are used, reserving 1/2 cup mozzarella. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover, and top with remaining half cup of mozzarella cheese. Bake for an additional 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and let stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

EASY ITALIAN PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Brown meat in large skillet; drain.
• Add cooked pasta, sauce, and half of the parmesan; mix well.
• Spoon into 13X9-inch baking dish.
• Top with mozzarella cheese and remaining parmesan.
• Bake 20 minutes or until heated through.

LASAGNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking meat into crumbles; drain. Sprinkle with salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the pasta, 3 cups mozzarella cheese, cottage cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, parsley and remaining pepper. Transfer to a greased shallow 3-qt. or 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with beef mixture and spaghetti sauce (dish will be full). , Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, until bubbly and cheese is melted, 15 minutes longer. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Freeze option: Sprinkle casserole with remaining mozzarella cheese. Cover and freeze unbaked casserole. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°.

EASY NO BOIL PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 425 degrees.
• COMBINE uncooked pasta, 1 jar of Sauce and 1 jar of water in a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Cover with aluminum foil.
• BAKE 30 minutes. Uncover and stir well.
• TOP with cheese. Bake uncovered for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese melts and pasta is tender.
• Optional: You can add garlic powder and/or italian seasoning along with the pasta/sauce/water mixture and sprinkle grated parmesan on top of the mozzarella for great flavor and easier browning.
• Optional: You can add small frozen meatballs or browned ground beef (if you don't mind dirtying a pan) along with the pasta/sauce/water mixture for some added protein.

EASY LASAGNA II

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat brown the ground beef. Drain the grease. Add spaghetti sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, mix together the cottage cheese, 2 cups of the mozzarella cheese, eggs, half of the grated Parmesan cheese, dried parsley, salt and ground black pepper.
• To assemble, in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish evenly spread 3/4 cup of the sauce mixture. Cover with 3 uncooked lasagna noodles, 1 3/4 cup of the cheese mixture, and 1/4 cup sauce. Repeat layers once more: top with 3 noodles, remaining sauce, remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Add 1/2 cup water to the edges of the pan. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree F(175 degrees C) oven for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

EASY PASTA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray 9x13 inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
• Cook rigatoni according to package directions, drain, and divide in half.
• In large bowl, beat eggs and stir in ricotta and parmesan cheese, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.
• In large bowl, mix the two jars of pasta sauce with the can of diced tomatoes including juice.
• Add 2 cups pasta sauce mix spreading to cover bottom of baking pan.
• Add half of cooked noodles over sauce, and top with half of ricotta mixture, dropped by spoonfuls.
• Add sour cream, dropped by spoonfuls.
• Add 1 cup mozzarella, 2 cups pasta sauce mix, remaining rigatoni and ricotta mixture, and top with 1 cup mozzarella.
• Add remaining pasta sauce mix and remaining mozzarella.
• Bake covered with foil until bubbly, about 60 minutes.
• Uncover and continue cooking about 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

BEST EVER EASY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Mix, ricotta, 1 cup parmesan, egg, salt, pepper, and basil until well blended and creamy.
• Layer sauce on bottom of lasagna pan, 3 noodles, thin layer of ricotta mix (approx. 3 tablespoons per noodle), mozzarella, and sauce.
• Repeat layers till last 3 noodles.
• Top last noodles with remaining sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan.
• For fresh noodles, cook 25 minutes, remove foil and cook 15 more, cool for 10.
• For no boil noodles, cook for about 1 hour, remove foil, cook till browned (5-10 minutes) cool for 10.