Extra-Easy Lasagna
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Southern Living-Phyllis Hodges, Anderson, South Carolina
Serves 8 peopleCategories: Pasta-pasta sauce- pizza
Ingredients
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 4 cups tomato-basil pasta sauce
- 6 uncooked lasagna noodles
- 1 (15oz.) container ricotta cheese
- 2 1/2 cups (10 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup hot water
Directions
- Cook beef in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink; drain. Stir in pasta sauce.
- Spread 1/3 of the meat sauce in a lightly greased 11 × 7-inch baking dish; layer with 3 noodles and half each of ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese.(Ricotta cheese layers will be thin) Repeat procedure; spread remaining 1/3 of meat sauce over mozzarella cheese. Slowly pour 1/4 cup hot water around inside edge of dish. Tightly cover baking dish with 2 layers of heavy-duty aluminum foil.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes; uncover and bake 10 more minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.