Welcome to the culinary journey of creating Meghan's Easy Lasagna, a delectable dish that promises to tantalize your taste buds and satisfy your cravings for comfort food. This recipe is designed for home cooks of all levels, whether you're a seasoned chef or just starting your culinary adventures. With simple ingredients and straightforward instructions, you'll be able to craft a lasagna that's bursting with flavors and textures. Get ready to indulge in a culinary delight that will leave you and your loved ones craving for more.
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MEGAN'S GLUTEN-FREE LASAGNA
Fresh, light, nutritious, and delicious
Provided by heartysmarty
Categories Main Course
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- For sauce, cook beef, sausage, onion, celery, carrots and garlic in a large saucepan until meat is brown. Drain any excess fat.
- Add un-drained tomatoes, tomato sauce, chopped basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a low boil and then reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for about 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Meanwhile, cook noodles for 8 to 10 minutes so they are slightly under-cooked. Drain noodles and set aside.
- For cheese filling, mix together cottage cheese, egg, Parmesan and spinach. Set aside.
- Spread 1/2 cup of the sauce over the bottom of the baking dish. Layer half of the noodles in the bottom of the dish, trimming with kitchen shears as necessary to fit. Spread with half of the cheese filling. Top with half of the remaining sauce and half of the mozzarella. Repeat layers.
- Place 9 X 13 dish on a baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 270 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving
MEAGHAN'S LASAGNA
This sausage-and-pepper-filled recipe can easily be doubled to serve both dinner one night and lunch the next day.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Saute sweet and hot sausage in a large skillet over medium heat; stir with a wooden spoon to break up the pieces until the sausage is well browned, about 8 minutes. Set sausage aside. Add the red and yellow pepper to the sausage fat, and saute until softened, 6 to 7 minutes. Set aside. Add the onions to the remaining fat, adding olive oil if necessary. Reduce heat to medium low, and saute until onions are very soft but not brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a medium pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and crushed red-pepper flakes, and saute until garlic is translucent. Add the canned tomatoes and tomato paste. Reduce heat to low, and let the mixture simmer until it has thickened and reduced, about 30 minutes. Add the reserved cooked sausage. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat, and set aside.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spoon 1/2 cup tomato sauce into the bottom of an 8-by-8-inch oven-safe glass dish. Place a layer of fresh lasagna sheets on top. Spread half the ricotta over pasta; cover with spinach. Cover with second layer of fresh pasta. Sprinkle pasta with half the fresh mozzarella and half the Parmesan. Cover with 1 cup sauce and a third layer of pasta. Spread pasta with remaining ricotta, cover with sauteed onions and peppers. Cover with a final layer of pasta, top with remaining sauce, sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan. Place in the oven to bake until sauce is bubbling and top is golden brown, 35 to 45 minutes. Serve.
MAMA'S LASAGNA
Provided by Patrick and Gina Neely : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly oil the bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish.
- In a large saute pan, over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon oil and saute meat, onion, and garlic until meat is browned, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon. Drain pan of fat and add stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, then mix in cottage cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan, parsley, salt, pepper, and seasoning salt.
- Spread a little of the meat sauce in the bottom of the prepared pan. Lay half the noodles in the bottom of the baking dish, overlapping by 1/2-inch. Spread half the egg and cottage cheese mixture evenly on top. Sprinkle half the mozzarella and Cheddar evenly over the cottage cheese mixture. Pour half the meat sauce on top. Repeat layering in same order. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan on top. Bake in center of oven 30 to 35 minutes until sauce is bubbling around the edges. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
MEGHAN'S EASY LASAGNA
Very easy, flavorful lasagna - a real crowd pleaser! Great for leftovers because it tastes even better the next day - as a matter of fact, you can make it ahead of time and just reheat it. You can also substitute the beef with ground turkey and go with low-fat cheeses - still tastes great.
Provided by Meghan Williams
Categories Cheese
Time 1h24m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Brown beef with seasonings, breaking into small pieces, and drain when done Add all but 1/2 cup of the Prego.
- Add ketchup.
- Add brown sugar and other seasonings.
- Let sauce simmer as you begin putting the lasagna together.
- Put remaining Prego on bottom of pan.
- Line pan with lasagna noodles (about 5).
- Evenly coat cottage cheese on noodles.
- Evenly coat cottage cheese with colby/jack cheese.
- Pat down the ingredients in the pan.
- Add half the sauce, spreading evenly.
- Do another layer of noodles and press down again.
- Add remain sauce.
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup parmesan cheese on top.
- Cover with foil.
- Cook for 1 hour on 350.
- Remove foil.
- Add mozzarella cheese and remaining 1/4 cup parmesan.
- Turn oven to broil and keep door open.
- Watch cheese melt and remove from oven when lightly brown and bubbly.
- Enjoy!
SUPER CHEESY HOMETOWN LASAGNA
Provided by Katie Lee Biegel
Categories main-dish
Time 4h5m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- For the meat sauce: In a stockpot or Dutch oven, combine the beef (do not brown first), tomato sauce, tomato paste, chili powder, sugar, salt, pepper, garlic salt, bay leaves and onion. Add 2 cups water. Mix until combined. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Stir in the vinegar and simmer for another 30 minutes.
- For the lasagna: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and place the dish on a rimmed baking sheet.
- In a medium bowl combine the ricotta, basil, parsley, garlic salt, red pepper flakes, if using, and egg and stir until well blended.
- Spread 2 cups meat sauce across the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Place 4 noodles over the sauce-it is okay if they overlap slightly. Dollop 2/3 cup of the ricotta mixture on the noodles, then spread it in an even layer. Top the ricotta with 4 slices ham, then 4 slices provolone. Sprinkle 1 cup mozzarella over the provolone. Repeat the layering-sauce, noodles, ricotta, ham, provolone, mozzarella-twice more. Top with another layer of noodles, then the Parmesan and the remaining mozzarella.
- Cover the baking dish tightly with foil. Bake until the dish is bubbling and the noodles are cooked (you can test by poking with a sharp knife to make sure the noodles are soft), about 50 minutes. Remove the foil and return to the oven until the cheese is bubbling and golden brown, another 10 to 15 minutes. Let the lasagna rest for 10 minutes, then serve warm.
EASIEST EVER LASAGNE
Lesley Waters shows how easy it is for kids to try their hand in the kitchen
Provided by Lesley Waters
Categories Dinner, Lunch
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat a large non-stick frying pan until hot. Add about half the mince and fry it over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes until browned. Stir it with a wooden spoon and press out any lumps while it is frying. Tip the browned mince into a bowl. Tip the remaining raw mince into the pan and add the garlic and oregano. Fry it as you did with the previous batch, then return all the mince to the pan and mix it together.
- Tip in the mushrooms and roasted veg sauce, and squirt in the ketchup (you can be generous). Season with black pepper and salt if you like. Stir well to mix everything together, turn the heat up under the pan and bring to the boil, then turn it down so it bubbles gently. Cover the pan and cook for 30-35 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes to mix everything together. As it cooks, the mushrooms will shrink and make the mince more saucy.
- While you're waiting for the meat to cook, break the egg into a large bowl and beat it with a whisk or fork to break up the white and the yolk. Pour the cream into the bowl, then grate about two thirds of the cheese and add to the bowl. Be careful, a grater looks innocent enough, but it's sharp so mind your fingers. Season with a good grinding of black pepper. Beat well to mix. Now turn the oven on to 180C/gas 4/fan 160C.
- Lay the lasagne in a dish and cover with boiling water. Leave for 5 minutes. Take an ovenproof dish measuring about 28-30cm x 22-23cm and 7.5cm deep. Spread about a couple of spoonfuls of meat sauce over the bottom, then cover with 3-4 sheets of lasagne (lift them out of the water with tongs) overlapping them slightly to make them fit if you need to. Drizzle over just a little of the cheese sauce - about 2-3 spoonfuls.
- Spoon over half the remaining meat and spread it out, right to the edges of the dish. Cover with 3-4 more sheets of lasagne, then spoon over the remaining meat, spreading it out evenly and almost to the edges. Cover with 3-4 more sheets of lasagne.
- Pour what's left of the cheese sauce over the top. Jiggle the dish so the sauce runs to the edges and squelch the corners of the pasta into the sauce so there's none poking up. Grate the rest of the cheese evenly all over, then grate over about 1⁄2 teaspoon of nutmeg. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until bubbling and golden. Leave to stand for 5 minutes before decorating the top if you like. Cut into 6 portions and serve with a salad.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 612 calories, Fat 41 grams fat, SaturatedFat 23 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 27 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 35 grams protein, Sodium 1.52 milligram of sodium
WORLD'S BEST LASAGNA
It takes a little work, but it is worth it.
Provided by John Chandler
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 3h15m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 448.2 calories, Carbohydrate 36.5 g, Cholesterol 81.8 mg, Fat 21.3 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 29.7 g, SaturatedFat 9.9 g, Sodium 1400.4 mg, Sugar 8.6 g
SIMPLY LASAGNA
Flavorful enough for a celebration but easy enough for the everyday.
Provided by Kraft
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Kraft Natural Shredded Cheese
Time 1h35m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Brown meat in large skillet on medium-high heat. Meanwhile, mix 1 1/4 cups mozzarella, ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan, parsley and egg until well blended; set aside.
- Drain meat; return to skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Add 1 cup water to empty sauce jar; cover with lid and shake well. Add to meat mixture; stir until well blended. Spread 1 cup meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish; top with layers of 3 lasagna noodles, 1/3 of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodles, meat sauce and cheeses. Cover with greased foil.
- Bake 1 hour or until heated through, removing foil after 45 min. Let stand 15 min. before cutting to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 343.5 calories, Carbohydrate 27.2 g, Cholesterol 72.4 mg, Fat 15.8 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 22.3 g, SaturatedFat 8.1 g, Sodium 550.5 mg, Sugar 5.8 g
MIRACLE LASAGNA
A quick and easy lasagna recipe - this has saved me many times. Recipe comes from my family cookbook but I'm not sure just which family member posted it originally.
Provided by Babs7
Categories Healthy
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Spray an 11 X 7X 1 1/2 inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Combine the ricotta cheese, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, egg and spinach in a bowl and mix well to combine all ingredients.
- Spread 1/3 of the sauce in bottom of pan. Top with 3 uncooked noodles, the ricotta cheese mixture, the grated parmesan cheese, and 1/3 of the sauce. Top with remaining uncooked noodles and remaining sauce.
- Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
- Bake at 375 for 1 hour.
- Remove cover and top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
- Return to oven for 5 minutes to let cheese melt.
- Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 863.4, Fat 22.6, SaturatedFat 12.5, Cholesterol 101.8, Sodium 419.5, Carbohydrate 121.8, Fiber 6.5, Sugar 5.2, Protein 41.4
FAMOUS LASAGNA
From here on, this cozy classic will become Your Famous Lasagna, sure to star at weekend parties and weeknight meals for years to come. The noodles are layered with rich meat sauce and creamy ricotta mixed with bright flecks of fresh parsley, and gooey mozzarella helps keep the whole creation together.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes Ground Beef Recipes
Yield Serves 8 to 10
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Generously salt water; add noodles and cook according to package directions. Drain, and rinse with cold water. Lay noodles on a baking sheet, separating layers with parchment or waxed paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, parsley, and egg. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
- Lightly coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with olive oil. Begin layering: Place 4 noodles in dish, slightly overlapping. Top with half the meat sauce and 4 more noodles. Top with half the ricotta filling, then half the mozzarella. Repeat the layering process, ending with the mozzarella. Sprinkle top with Parmesan.
- Cover with lightly oiled foil. Place on a rimmed baking sheet; bake for 30 minutes. Uncover, and bake until bubbling and browned, 30 to 40 minutes more. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.
Tips:
- Buy high-quality lasagna noodles. Good lasagna noodles will hold their shape and not get mushy when cooked.
- Don't overcook the lasagna noodles. Al dente noodles will give the lasagna a better texture.
- Use a variety of cheeses in your lasagna. This will give the lasagna a more complex flavor.
- Don't be afraid to experiment with different sauce recipes. There are many different ways to make a delicious lasagna sauce.
- Let the lasagna rest for at least 15 minutes before serving. This will help the lasagna set and make it easier to slice.
Conclusion:
Lasagna is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. You can easily customize a lasagna recipe to suit your taste, and it's a great way to use up leftover ingredients. Whether you're making a classic lasagna or trying a new recipe, be sure to follow these tips to ensure that your lasagna turns out perfectly.
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