Linda’s Easy Lasagna
This is my favorite lasagna recipe because you do not cook the lasagna noodles first. I have always disliked cooking the lasagna noodles, so this is a great solution for me. This turns out perfect every time.
Linda’s Easy Lasagna
This is my favorite lasagna recipe because you do not cook the lasagna noodles first.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
- Category: Main Dishes
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef or turkey or Italian sausage
- 1 jar spaghetti sauce or homemade sauce
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 1 tomato sauce can water
- 2 pounds cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
- 4 eggs
- 12 ounces lasagna noodles (uncooked)
- 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Garlic powder
- Salt
Instructions
- Brown meat. Drain.
- Add sauces and water.
- Spoon a small amount of sauce onto the bottom of a lasagna pan or a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish.
- Mix cottage cheese with eggs.
- Place a layer of UNCOOKED noodles (overlapping slightly), one-third of the cottage cheese mixture, a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and one-third of the shredded cheese.
- Pour about one-third of the sauce over the top.
- Repeat twice more. Cover with more cheese.
- Bake, covered and sealed with foil (DO NOT LET THE FOIL TOUCH THE CHEESE), at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
- Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer to brown the top.
- Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.
Notes
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