After making this, I will never go back to my old recipe again. Sorry MOM!

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This is one of those recipes that you can modify to fit your families taste. Love zucchini? Add in a thin layer. Love extra garlic? Yep! I see that hand waving! You can use a jar of pasta sauce, but if you LOVE making your own recipe go ahead and apron up. Bake something amazing.

Best Lasagna Ever

Ingredients

  • 1 package Anna No-boil Oven Ready Lasagna noodles.
  • 1 lb Ground Beef
  • 1 jar Pasta Sauce (26 oz)
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 Egg, beaten
  • 1 lb Ricotta Cheese
  • 8 oz Mozzarella Cheese, grated
  • 3/4 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
  • 1 tbsp fresh parsley
  •  Sea Salt, to taste
  •  Black Pepper, to taste

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375F.
  2. In a saucepan, brown ground beef; drain fat .Add pasta sauce and water, bring to a boil.
  3. In a large bowl, blend egg, ricotta, mozzarella, 1/4 cup parmesan and parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Spread a layer of 1/4 sauce mixture in the bottom of a 13 inch x 9 inch x 2 inch pan.
  5. Arrange noodles lengthwise side by side, overlapping slightly to cover the sauce.
  6. Layer 1/2 cheese mixture, then 1/3 sauce mixture, top with noodles and repeat.
  7. Cover with the remaining sauce mixture and remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
  8. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving. Serves 6-8

Quick Tip: If you don’t need a big pan , go ahead and make two smaller pans. You can freeze uncooked lasagna. Pull out of freezer the night before and the next day..bake as usual.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Cento. 

 

9 Comments

  1. tonia says

    it calls for a cup of water when do you use it

    1. Marci Seither says

      So sorry! Someone else also caught that slip as well and I am so thankful. After you drain the meat, add the pasta sauce and water. Bring to a boil. It is a very soupy pasta sauce, but that is what helps cook the noodles. I just made this for my husband and he could not get over how delicious it was.

  2. Pat says

    I don’t see where you added the water or the ground beef to the lasagna?

    1. Marci Seither says

      So sorry! After you drain the meat, add the pasta sauce and water. Bring to a boil. It is a very soupy pasta sauce, but that is what helps cook the noodles. I can’t believe I left that out, but thankful you caught it. I just made this for my husband and he could not get over how delicious it was.

  3. Penelope S Martin says

    You don’t need to buy no boil noodles. the regular ones work fine and no boiling of them either, I just pour a tiny bit of water around the edges and over in foil. The steam will take care of the noodles. Save a step and a pot is what I say.

    1. Marci Seither says

      Totally did NOT know that! Thanks for that awesome tip Penelope!

    2. Sandy Elenz says

      Just what do you mean by a tiny bit of water; 1/4 C a 1/3 C how.muvh?

      1. Marci Seither says

        The recipe calls for 1 cup.. I kind of eyeball it, but that is pretty much what I use.

        1. Mary EllenBrubacher says

          So good !!!!

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