Lazy Day Lasagna Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rapid boil. Cook egg noodles at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 7 to 9 minutes. Drain.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef and sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Pour marinara sauce into the meat. Stir in drained egg noodles, 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, onion powder, garlic salt, and Italian seasoning; mix until incorporated. Pour mixture into an 8-inch square casserole dish and top with mozzarella cheese and remaining Parmesan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is golden brown, about 25 minutes.

Steps:

• Warm the spaghetti sauce; stir in mozzarella and cottage cheeses. Fold in noodles. Pour into 2 greased 2-cup baking dishes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° until bubbly, about 20 minutes. If desired, top with parsley.

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in a large skillet; drain well.
• Add spaghetti sauce and water and blend well; simmer 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, chives, oregano and egg and mix well.
• In bottom of ungreased 13x9 baking dish or lasagna pan, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce.
• Top with half of the noodles, half of the ricotta cheese mixture and half of the mozzarella.
• Repeat with remaining noodles, ricotta cheese mixture and mozzarella.
• Top with remaining meat sauce.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Uncover baking dish and bake for 50-60 minutes or until noodles are tender and casserole is bubbly.
• Cover: let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°. Put the ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning in the bowl. Stir with the spoon until mixed.
• Spoon 1 cup of the spaghetti sauce evenly over bottom of the baking dish. Top with 4 of the uncooked lasagna noodles.
• Spread 1 cup of the ricotta cheese mixture over noodles, using the back of the spoon. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese.
• Spread 1 cup of the spaghetti sauce over mozzarella cheese. Make more layers with 4 lasagna noodles, the rest of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup spaghetti sauce. (Be sure the spaghetti sauce completely covers the noodles.) Sprinkle with the rest of the mozzarella cheese.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until lasagna is hot in center and cheese is melted. Use the pot holders to take pan out of oven it will be very hot and heavy. Let lasagna cool for 15 minutes. Cut into 4 rows by 2 rows, using the knife.

Steps:

• In two greased 10x6x2-inch baking dishes, make layers in the following order: half each noodles, cottage cheese, Mozzarella slices, spaghetti sauce, and sprinkled Parmesan cheese.
• Repeat.
• Make certain the dry noodles are completely covered by sauce.
• Wrap pans completely with foil; label and freeze.
• (To make this meal incredibly rich, add one 8-ounce package cream cheese.
• Pinch off nickel-sized portions of cream cheese and plop evenly over lasagna just before adding the second layer of uncooked pasta.)
• To Serve: To thaw, take meal from freezer at least 24 hours before serving.
• Place in refrigerator.
• Bake tightly covered at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes, or until edges are bubbly and center is hot.
• Take cover off during final 10 minutes of cooking time.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Assembly Directions:.
• In a large bowl, mix cheeses, eggs, parsley, onion powder, basil, and pepper until well blended; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix together spaghetti sauce and cooked ground beef.
• Line a 12x8x2 inch baking dish with heavy foil.
• Spread 3/4 cup of the meat sauce on the bottom of the baking dish.
• Layer 3 uncooked noodles and top with meat sauce.
• Spread with 1/2 of the cottage cheese mixture and 1-1/2 cups meat sauce.
• Layer 3 more noodles on top of meat sauce.
• Spread with remaining cottage cheese mixture.
• Top with remaining 3 uncooked noodles and remaining meat sauce.
• Pour water around the edges.
• Freezing and Cooking Directions:.
• Place foil lined baking dish in freezer. freeze until firm enough to remove from baking dish. Cover completely with another layer of heavy foil, then place in a gallon sized freezer bag and lable.
• Repeat process with other two lasagnas.
• To Serve: Place frozen foil wrapped lasagna back into baking dish originally used.
• Thaw and bake covered at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• Serve with parmesan cheese.
• To bake from the frozen stage, and 30 minutes to total baking time.

Steps:

• Brown meat in skillet, add spaghetti sauce and heat through.
• In 3 quart oblong pan spread 1/3 of meat mixture to cover bottom, top with 4-5 uncooked noodles, half the cottage cheese and one cup of the mozzarella.
• Spread on 1/3 of meat mixture, remaining noodles, remaining cottage cheese, remaining cup of mozzarella, then top with the final 1/3 of the meat mixture.
• Right before baking pour 1/2 cup of water around inside edges of the pan, cover and bake 45 minutes at 375 degrees.
• Remove cover, sprinkle with desired amount of Parmesan, and bake 10 more minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients; set aside. In another bowl, combine the spaghetti sauce and beef; mix well. , Spoon a fourth of the meat sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with three noodles and half of the cheese mixture; repeat layers once. Top with a fourth of the meat sauce, remaining noodles and remaining meat sauce. Pour water around edges. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. , Cover and bake at 375° for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer or until noodles are tender. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Have ready a 9- x 13-inch baking dish.
• Thaw cheese ravioli in hot water for 1 minute. Thaw 36 meatballs. Crumble meatballs in small pieces using a fork or food processor.
• Pour a thin layer of spaghetti sauce to over bottom of baking dish. Arrange 12 ravioli in a single layer over top of sauce. Sprinkle half of the crumbled meatballs over the ravioli. Sprinkle half the cheese over the meat.
• Repeat process with a second layer of sauce, ravioli and meat. Add a thin layer of sauce over the top.
• Bake for 45 minutes, covered. Uncover and sprinkle with rest of cheese. Bake uncovered for an additional 10-15 minutes. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.
• Note: For a different flavor, substitute Sausage Meatballs.