Weeknight Lasagna Toss

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Everything you love about lasagna, including the ground beef, tomato sauce, melted cheese, green peppers and hearty noodles, without the labor-intensive layering.

time

prep:

35 min

total:

35 min

servings

total:

4 servings, 2 cups each

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What You Need

lb. lean ground beef

jar (24 oz.) spaghetti sauce

1-2/3

cups water

1/4

cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing

green peppers, chopped

cloves garlic, minced

oven-ready lasagna noodle, broken into quarters

cup KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

It's for dipping and dunking and mixing-upping. And yes, for salad too.

Make It

BROWN meat in large saucepan; drain.

ADD next 5 ingredients; mix well. Bring to boil. Stir in noodles; cover.

COOK on medium-low heat 10 to 15 min. or until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Sprinkle with cheese; cover. Let stand 5 min. or until cheese is melted.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Special Extra

Stir 1/2 cup POLLY-O Original Ricotta Cheese into noodle mixture before sprinkling with shredded cheese.

Shortcut

Traditional lasagna can take up to 2 hours to prepare. Our version only takes 35 minutes. You save almost 1-1/2 hours!

Variation

Substitute 12 regular lasagna noodles, broken into small pieces, for the oven-ready noodles. Increase water to 2 cups and cook 30 min., stirring occasionally.

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cooknc714

posted:1/4/2011

This recipe is great & really easy. I used the light Italian dressing and could not tell a difference. Fresh garlic adds great flavor. Enjoy!

KristyA03

posted:1/3/2011

Family fav! Next time I'll break the noodles up a little more (or try a smaller variety) and add a can of stewed tomatoes for more sauce and "chunks". Will also try adding a veggie like zucchini or spinach.

danielle211

posted:12/17/2010

My family loves this recipe!! It is much faster and delicious!! I add fresh mushrooms to the mixture. This is the only way I make lasagna now!

katzper

posted:12/11/2010

I made this recipe for my boyfriend and I because we both love lasagna. It was great, simple, and very easy. It also did not take that much time but still had that great lasagna taste. I will definitely make this recipe again for others to enjoy!

dancinnikki75

posted:11/18/2010

Everyone in my family thought this was pretty good. And talk about easy! Even my DS, who doesnt care for lasagna said this was ok. I did add a 32oz jar of sauce since we like our food saucy. The only thing I'd do next time is find a better tasting sauce.

jasminenoyes

posted:11/15/2010

My family LOVES this recipe. It's so easy my kids make it with my supervision :)

pilotbaby

posted:11/14/2010

Easy to make. Seems odd to add the pasta without cooking it first. But it works marvelously! I love anything with peppers added at random.

ltlflea

posted:11/8/2010

Absolutely DELISH! This was quick, simple and so full of flavor. I made the recipe AS IS (just little lighter on green peppers for my son) and it was a HUGE HIT! THANK U!

lmoclon

posted:11/2/2010

The lasagna noodles have their own taste so it did have the right flavors! It was very good. I would advise you to use an extra large saucepan so you can get those noodles down in the sauce.

dnbhavens

posted:10/5/2010

This is a cross between baked ziti and traditional lasagna. Very easy to accomodate any family. I didn't add peppers or garlic, but added spinach and ricotta. I used ground turkey and light zesty dressing, but could easily have just used dry seasoning and more water or sauce. I used regular noodles and agree if you are going to cut up for little ones, you can just use bite size pieces when you cook. I LOVE how quick and easy it was! Both kids (5 & 8) had seconds.