Lasagna, a classic Italian dish known for its layers of pasta, cheese, and sauce, can sometimes seem intimidating to prepare. However, with the right recipe, it's possible to create a delicious and satisfying lasagna without spending hours in the kitchen. Whether you're a beginner cook or a seasoned pro looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal, this guide will help you find the perfect super easy lasagna recipe for your needs. From simple, no-boil lasagna recipes that minimize prep time to those featuring secret ingredient twists that add a unique flavor dimension, we've got you covered.
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EXTRA EASY LASAGNA RECIPE
You know the feeling: Your energy is running low, your family's hunger is running high, and dinner should have been on the table an hour ago. Panic. You can't even form full sentences, but a few ideas emerge: "simple lasagna recipe easy" and "dinner now." That's when you reach for this recipe. For those moments when you're lacking in time, motivation, and even verbs, pull out this no-fail recipe for Extra Easy Lasagna. It'll save the day. This easy lasagna recipe will help you navigate even the most stressful weeknights and avoid any potential dinnertime disasters.Our easy lasagna has everything you need to keep your family full and happy: Ground beef, whole tomatoes, noodles, and a selection of cheeses (mozzarella, cottage cheese, ricotta, and parmesan-a delicious mix) make a foolproof dinner dish. When it comes to ingredients, this recipe beats out all the rest. The method lets you mix, layer, and bake your way to an early bedtime. Browning the ground beef takes 40 minutes, and the prepared lasagna is in the oven for only 30 minutes (which is hands-off time for other prep). So add this lasagna recipe to your dinner rotation, and your family's rumbling tummies will be satisfied in no time. Easy! Plus, there's one more important thing to remember about this recipe: freezable leftovers.
Provided by Southern Living Test Kitchen
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Brown ground beef in oil in a large skillet, stirring to crumble; drain off pan drippings. Stir tomatoes, tomato paste, and seasonings into meat. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Cook noodles according to package directions; drain.
- Place half of noodles in a lightly greased 12 x 8x 2-inch baking dish, slightly overlapping lengthwise edges. Spoon one-third of meat mixture over noodles; add half of shredded mozzarella, ricotta, and Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and spoon on remaining meat mixture. Arrange mozzarella slices on top. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
EASIEST LASAGNA EVER
Nothing beats classic lasagna. And this is the easiest recipe you will ever make. It can be made ahead and it's freezer-friendly too!
Provided by Chungah Rhee
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9×13 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook lasagna noodles according to package instructions. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef and onion and cook until beef has browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Drain excess fat. Stir in tomatoes and Italian seasoning until well combined. In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, 1/2 cup mozzarella and egg; set aside. Spread 1 cup tomato mixture onto the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish; top with 3 lasagna noodles, 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat with a second layer. Top with remaining noodles, tomato mixture, 1 cup mozzarella cheese and Parmesan.* Place into oven and bake for 35-45 minutes, or until bubbling. Then broil for 2-3 minutes, or until top is browned in spots. Let cool 15 minutes. Serve, garnished with parsley, if desired.
SUPER-EASY LASAGNA
This lasagna is just too good to be so easy! Uncooked noodles along with store-brand spaghetti sauce are used in the preparation of this dish. Serve it to your most special of guests... I won't tell if you don't!
Provided by Ambassadress of Goo
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h10m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375*.
- In saucepan, heat spaghetti sauce and water.
- In a medium-sized bowl combine ricotta, 2 cups mozarella cheese, egg, Parmesan cheese and parsley.
- Pour 3/4 cup sauce in a 13 x 9" baking dish.
- Arrange 3 pieces uncooked pasta over sauce.
- Pour 1/2 cup sauce over pasta; spread with half of the mozarella-ricotta cheese mixture.
- Cover cheese mixture with 1/2 cup sauce.
- Repeat layers.
- Top with pasta and remaining sauce.
- Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese.
- Cover baking dish with foil and bake 60 minutes.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozarella cheese.
- Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
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.
EASY LASAGNA I
A super easy and fast beef lasagna recipe. It is made with a prepared sauce, and requires no boiling of the noodles.
Provided by Susan T.
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a large skillet, cook and stir ground beef until brown. Add mushrooms and onions; saute until onions are transparent. Stir in pasta sauce, and heat through.
- In a medium size bowl, combine cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, grated Parmesan cheese, and eggs.
- Spread a thin layer of the meat sauce in the bottom of a 13x9 inch pan. Layer with uncooked lasagna noodles, cheese mixture, mozzarella cheese, and meat sauce. Continue layering until all ingredients are used, reserving 1/2 cup mozzarella. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
- Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover, and top with remaining half cup of mozzarella cheese. Bake for an additional 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and let stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 701.6 calories, Carbohydrate 62.5 g, Cholesterol 141.8 mg, Fat 30.3 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 44.2 g, SaturatedFat 14.5 g, Sodium 1058.2 mg, Sugar 12.2 g
BEST EVER EASY LASAGNA
Make and share this Best Ever Easy Lasagna recipe from Food.com.
Provided by bulgarican
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h20m
Yield 9 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Mix, ricotta, 1 cup parmesan, egg, salt, pepper, and basil until well blended and creamy.
- Layer sauce on bottom of lasagna pan, 3 noodles, thin layer of ricotta mix (approx. 3 tablespoons per noodle), mozzarella, and sauce.
- Repeat layers till last 3 noodles.
- Top last noodles with remaining sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan.
- For fresh noodles, cook 25 minutes, remove foil and cook 15 more, cool for 10.
- For no boil noodles, cook for about 1 hour, remove foil, cook till browned (5-10 minutes) cool for 10.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 396.1, Fat 19.5, SaturatedFat 10.4, Cholesterol 80.5, Sodium 1082.5, Carbohydrate 32.4, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 10.8, Protein 22.3
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
SIMPLE LASAGNA
Our Test Kitchen created tasty, cheesy homemade lasagna that couldn't be easier. This recipe even calls for no-cook noodles. Anyone can make this!
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 45m
Yield 3 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and egg; set aside. Spread 1/3 cup sauce in an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Top with one noodle. Spread 1/3 cup sauce to edges of noodle. Top with a third of reserved cheese mixture and 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodle and sauce., Cover and bake at 400° for 25 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
Nutrition Facts :
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
Tips:
- Use a variety of cheeses in your lasagna to create a more complex flavor. A good combination is a blend of ricotta, Parmesan, and mozzarella.
- Don't overcook the lasagna noodles. They should be al dente, or slightly firm to the bite.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer the lasagna noodles from the boiling water to the cold water bath. This will help to prevent them from sticking together.
- Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of the baking dish before adding the first layer of noodles. This will help to prevent the noodles from sticking to the dish.
- Don't pack the lasagna too tightly in the baking dish. Leave a little bit of space between the layers so that the sauce can circulate.
- Cover the lasagna with foil before baking. This will help to keep the lasagna moist and prevent the top from getting too brown.
- Let the lasagna rest for at least 15 minutes before serving. This will allow the flavors to meld and the lasagna to set.
Conclusion:
Lasagna is a delicious and versatile dish that can be made with a variety of ingredients. By following these tips, you can make a lasagna that is sure to please everyone at your table. Whether you're making a traditional lasagna or a more modern version, these tips will help you create a dish that is both delicious and beautiful. So next time you're looking for a hearty and satisfying meal, give lasagna a try. You won't be disappointed!
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