Lasagna

This is my go to recipe for my friends with new babies.  It can be placed in the refrigerator or the freezer making it a good meal to share.  You can put it in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.  When you are to bake, let it sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking.  If you freeze it, wrap it in heavy duty foil.  Let it thaw in the refrigerator 12 hours then set at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking.  Did I mention that this recipe makes two square pans of lasagna.  That’s right folks, one for gift giving and one for your family to enjoy!

So let’s get started. 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Spray two 8x8 pans with nonstick cooking spray.

Heat large skillet over medium heat.  Brown ground beef with onions and garlic until done.

Drain grease from ground beef.  Reduce heat to low and add spaghetti sauce to meat mixture.

Meanwhile bring a large stock pot of water to boil. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. 

Drain and lay flat on sheets of aluminum foil. 

In a separate bowl, lightly beat eggs.  Add ricotta cheese, cream cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese.

Put everything in one place for assembly

To assemble the lasagna, add a small amount of meat sauce to the bottom of each pan.

Next add lasagna noodles to cover the meat sauce in each pan.

 

Then add another layer of meat sauce to each pan.

 

Next split 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture between the two pans.  Spread over the meat sauce.

 

Add a small amount of mozzarella cheese to each pan.

 

Let’s do another layer - add lasagna noodles to cover the meat sauce in each pan.

Then add another layer of meat sauce to each pan.

 

Next spilt the remaining ricotta cheese mixture between the two pans.  Spread over the meat sauce.

 

Add a small amount of mozzarella cheese to each pan.

Let’s do the last layer, add lasagna noodles to cover the meat sauce in each pan.

Then remaining meat sauce to each pan.

 

Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese over the meat sauce.

 

Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes.  Remove foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes.  Remove from oven and let set 10 minutes.

 

Cut and serve with a salad and garlic bread.

 

Lasagna

 

Ingredients

2 lbs ground beef

1/2 large onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 bottles spaghetti sauce, my favorite Newman’s Own Marina

15 oz ricotta cheese

8 oz cream cheese, softened

2 eggs

1 lb mozzarella cheese, shredded

1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded

1 box lasagna noodles

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Spray two 8x8 pans with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Heat large skillet over medium heat.  Brown ground beef with onions and garlic until done.
3. Drain grease from ground beef.  Reduce heat to low and add spaghetti sauce to meat mixture.
4. Meanwhile bring a large stock pot of water to boil. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions.  Drain and lay flat on sheets of aluminum foil. 
5. In a separate bowl, lightly beat eggs.  Add ricotta cheese, cream cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese.
6. To assemble the lasagna, add a small amount of meat sauce to the bottom of each pan.
7. Next add lasagna noodles to cover the meat sauce in each pan.
8. Then add another layer of meat sauce to each pan.
9. Next split 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture between the two pans.  Spread over the meat sauce.
10. Add a small amount of mozzarella cheese to each pan.
11. Let’s do another layer - add lasagna noodles to cover the meat sauce in each pan.
12. Then add another layer of meat sauce to each pan.
13. Next spilt the remaining ricotta cheese mixture between the two pans.  Spread over the meat sauce.
14. Add a small amount of mozzarella cheese to each pan.
15. Let’s do the last layer, add lasagna noodles to cover the meat sauce in each pan.
16. Then remaining meat sauce to each pan.
17. Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese over the meat sauce.
18. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes.  Remove foil and bake an additional 15 minutes.  Remove from oven and let set 10 minutes.
19. Cut and serve with a salad and garlic bread.

Enjoy!