Quick & Easy "Homemade" Lasagna

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Grab a few store-bought ingredients and layer them up for a fast & delicious lasagna.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian

Servings

Calories 266 kcal

Equipment

1 9 x 13" Casserole Dish
1 Large Baking Sheet

Ingredients

1 lb. Italian sausage, ground
2 -26 ounce jars of spaghetti sauce
1 -32 ounce container of ricotta cheese, or cottage cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 large eggs
1 -12 ounce box of no-boil lasagna noodles
1 lb. mozzarella cheese, shredded

Optional Topping

1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

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Instructions

Pre-heat the oven to 350 F and grease your casserole dish with a little olive oil or non-stick spray. Pour 1/4-1/2 of one spaghetti sauce jar into the bottom of the dish. Set aside.
Heat a large frying to medium heat. Spray with non-stick and cook the ground Italian sausage until it is no longer pink and is starting to lightly brown. Drain any excess oil if needed.
Add the remaining spaghetti sauce to the browned sausage. This is your meat sauce. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the ricotta (or cottage cheese) with the eggs, salt & pepper. Set aside.
Now we start layering:
Lay 4-5 lasagna noodles into the bottom of the greased & sauced casserole dish.
Next, put half of the ricotta mixture over the noodles and gently spread into an even layer. (See photos above)
Sprinkle about 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella over the ricotta.
Ladle a third of the meat sauce over the cheeses and carefully spread out the best you can without moving the cheese underneath. You want nice neat layers if you can.
Repeat by laying down 4-5 lasagna noodles over the meat sauce. Then the remaining half of the ricotta, another 1/4 cup of mozzarella, and another third of the meat sauce.
Finally lay 4-5 noodles and pour the remaining meat sauce. Top it off with the rest of the shredded mozzarella.
Place the casserole dish onto the large baking sheet. Bake on the middle rack for 45 minutes. It should start to bubble as the cheese melts and be lightly browned on top.
Remove from the oven and let rest for 15 minutes before cutting into it and serving.
Enjoy with your favorite side dish!

Notes

Nutritional Values are estimates.

Nutrition

Serving: 12gCalories: 266kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 15gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 659mgPotassium: 143mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 323IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 224mgIron: 1mg

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