No Boil Lasagna Food

BARILLA NO-BOIL LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• In bowl, combine beaten eggs, ricotta cheese and TWO cups of the mozzarella cheese and parmesan.
• If you choose not to use the parmesan, just add more mozzarella.
• Set aside.
• In a 13X9X3 pan, spread 1 cup of sauce on bottom of pan.
• Layer in the order, 4 uncooked lasagna noodles (they will overlap), then 1/3 part of the ricotta cheese mixture, half the browned meat, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, and 1 cup of spaghetti sauce.
• Next layer, 4 uncooked lasagna noodles, 1/3 part of the ricotta cheese mixture, and 1 1/2 Cups sauce.
• Next layer, 4 uncooked lasagna noodles, remaining ricotta mixture and remained meat, 1 cup of sauce.
• For top layer, 4 uncooked lasagna noodles, remaining sauce, and remaining 1 cup mozzarella.
• Bake covered with foil for 50-60 minutes.
• Uncover and continue cooking until all the cheese is melted on the top (about 5 minutes).
• Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
• If you are using a 13X9X2 pan---just make 3 layers to avoid boiling over.

LAZY NO-BAKE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large, wide pot over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up clumps with a wooden spoon, until brown, about 6 minutes. Add the Marinara and 3 1/2 cups water and bring to a boil. Add the pasta, then partially cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente and the sauce is coating it nicely, about 16 minutes. Stir in the mozzarella and ricotta, then sprinkle with the Parmesan and basil, and serve.
• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until it just turns golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, Italian seasoning, basil, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of fresh pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 7 minutes. Take off the heat and stir in the butter until melted. Add salt and pepper to taste.

AWESOME LASAGNA (NO-BOIL, EASY)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• In large pan, brown italian sausage; drain.
• Add spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, water, garlic and italian seasoning. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• In medium bowl, combine ricotta, 2 cups of the mozzarella, parmesan, eggs, parsley and pepper. Mix well.
• Pour about 1 cup of the sauce on bottom of 9x13 pan.
• Arrange 3 uncooked lasagna noodles over sauce; cover with about 1 cup sauce.
• Spread 1/2 the cheese filling over sauce.
• Repeat layers of lasagna, sauce and cheese filling.
• Top with layer of lasagna and remaining sauce; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
• Remove foil; bake an additional 15 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

RICH NO BOIL LASAGNE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Lightly beat eggs in a medium bowl. Add cottage cheese, 2 cups of mozzarella, and the parmesan or romano cheese. Add the pepper and 1 tsp each of dried basil and oregano and stir well.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat - swirl to coat skillet. Add sausage and onion, and cook until sausage is no longer pink, then add garlic and cook briefly (one minute or so).
• If there's extra oil in the pan at this point, drain and discard.
• Stir tomato paste into sausage mixture and then slowly stir in red wine and water.
• Process canned tomatoes in food processor until finely chopped. Add with ALL liquid to skillet and stir.
• Add remaining 1 tsp each of oregano and basil and heat just until bubbling, then remove from heat.
• Spread 1 cup of sauce in bottom of pan.
• To layer lasagne:.
• In 13 x 19 dish layer 1/4 of noodles, 1/3 of cheese mixture, and 1 1/4 c of sauce.
• Repeat layers twice.
• Then top with remaining 1/4 of noodles, remaining sauce, and 2 cups of mozzarella.
• Cover tightly with foil and bake for 55 minutes. Uncover and bake another 5 minutes so top can brown slightly.
• Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

SHEET PAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cover the bottom of a quarter sheet pan with 1 cup of the marinara sauce. Top with 4 of the no-boil noodles. Cover the noodles with half of the ricotta, then sprinkle the ricotta with salt and black pepper. Spoon over half of the pesto and spread it so it is evenly distributed. Arrange 6 slices of mozzarella in a layer on top of the pesto. Mix the sausage crumbles and meatballs together, then spoon half over the mozzarella. Sprinkle with a pinch of garlic powder and red pepper flakes. Repeat the layers once more, ending with the red pepper flakes.
• Add the remaining cup of marinara over the top and sprinkle over the grated Parmesan. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and cook until hot and bubbly, another 10 to 12 minutes.
• Let the lasagna sit for about 10 minutes, then garnish with parsley and serve with crusty bread.

NO BOIL LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown meat, drain all but 2 T.
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• Add onion, salt& oregano.
• Cook 5 minutes.
• Stir in spaghettii sauce and tomatoes& heat through.
• Spoon 1/3 meat mixture into 9x13 pan.
• Cover w/ a single layer of uncooked noodles.
• Spread another 1/3 meat mixture onton the noodles.
• Add cottage cheese, half mozzarella cheese& the Parmesan cheese.
• Arrange a second layer of noodles on top.
• Spoon remaining meat onto the noodles.
• Top w/ remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Bake covered at 375 for 1 hour.
• Remove cover& bake an additional 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted& golden brown.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

LASAGNA - MY SPECIAL 'NO BOIL' RECIPE

Steps:

• In 9 X 13 inch pan, place 9 lasagna noodles and fill with cold water until noodles are covered. Set aside.
• Melt butter for sauce in deep skillet and add minced garlic and diced onion. Cook until onions are transparent.
• Add ground chuck to onions and cook, breaking up into small pieces with spatula.
• While ground chuck is cooking, mix all Cheese mixture together, adding egg last. Set aside.
• After ground chuck mixture is cooked, add remaining sauce ingredients: First add diced tomatoes, paste and sauce; then sugar and spices; then combine water into the mixture and stir well. Turn off burner.
• Using a 9 X 13 inch glass baking dish, spread a small amount of sauce onto the bottom of the dish.
• Place three of the lasagna noodles in a line in the bottom of the dish. Add approximately 1/3 of the cheese mixture and smooth over the lasagna noodles. Add approximately 1/4 of the sauce mix on top of the cheese mixture and lightly spread it to even it out.
• Add a layer of lasagna noodles and repeat cheese and sauce layers. Repeat once again for the top layer.
• With the last 1/4 of the sauce mixture, use it to spread around the edges and make sure all noodles are covered with sauce. (If not, the noodle will be hard when cooked).
• Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• Remove from oven, remove foil and add remaining 1 cup of mozeralla. Bake for an additional 10 minutes, cheese will melt.
• Remove from oven and cut into 12 squares.