Easy Layered Lasagna Casserole Food

LAZY LASAGNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta one minute shy of the package directions. Drain well and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large, deep skillet or Dutch oven, cook beef, onion, and ½ teaspoon garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain the grease and return the pan to the heat. Sprinkle with Italian Seasoning, salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring, for a minute or two. Add the marinara and water and let it simmer for a couple of minutes until warmed through. Stir in the cooked pasta, remove from the heat and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Add ricotta and egg to a large mixing bowl and stir until smooth. Add half of the shredded mozzarella, remaining garlic, half of the Parmesan cheese, parsley and remaining pepper.
• Add half of the beef/pasta mixture to the prepared baking dish. Spoon dollops of the ricotta mixture evenly over the top. Top with remaining beef/pasta mixture, spreading it out with the back of a spoon to cover the creamy layer.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, 5 to 10 minutes longer or until bubbly and cheese is melted. Garnish with fresh basil and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

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°.

LASAGNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray a 9X13 pan with a non-stick cooking spray.
• Brown ground beef and onion until cooked. While the meat is cooking, boil the noodles according to package directions until al dente.
• Mix crushed tomatoes, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper in with the meat mixture..
• Reserve half of mozzarella cheese aside to sprinkle on the top of the casserole.
• Combine the rest of the mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, beaten eggs together in a large bowl.
• Then stir in the cooked pasta. Coat the pasta completely with the cheese mixture.
• Place half of the pasta on the bottom of the 9X13 pan. Then place half of the meat mixture on top of the pasta.
• Repeat the process until all of the pasta and meat mixture is layered in the pan. Top with the remaining shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes (until bubbly). Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• Serve warm and enjoy!

EASY LAYERED LASAGNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook beef, onion, green pepper and garlic in frying pan over medium heat.
• Stir in tomato sauce and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
• Then pour on pasta, then the rest of the sauce, then Parmesan, and then top with Mozzarella.
• Bake at 350 covered for 15 minutes. Then uncovered for another 15 minutes or until bubbly.

LAYERED MINI LASAGNE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• In large skillet, cook meat and onion until meat browns; drain.
• Stir in spaghetti sauce; heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
• In large bowl stir together ricotta cheese, egg, parsley, pepper, and salt.
• In 9x13x2 inch baking dish, spread 1 cup meat sauce.
• Evenly layer one-half pasta over sauce.
• Spread ricotta mixture over pasta; sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Repeat layers of meat sauce and pasta.
• Spread remaining meat sauce over pasta, covering pasta completely; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake 30 minutes.
• Remove foil; bake 5 more minutes or until hot and bubbly.