Simply Lasagna

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Quite simply, the only lasagna recipe you'll ever need. With an ooey gooey cheesy melt, ground beef and marinara, it's a tried and true crowd-pleaser.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

1 hr 35 min

servings

total:

12 servings

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What You Need

lb. ground beef

2-1/2

cups KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, divided

container (15 oz.) POLLY-O Natural Part Skim Ricotta Cheese

1/2

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided

1/4

cup chopped fresh parsley

egg, beaten

jar (24 oz.) spaghetti sauce

cup water

lasagna noodles, uncooked

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

BROWN meat in large skillet on medium-high heat. Meanwhile, mix 1-1/4 cups mozzarella, ricotta, 1/4 cup Parmesan, parsley and egg until blended.

DRAIN meat; return to skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Add 1 cup water to empty sauce jar; cover with lid and shake well. Add to meat mixture; stir until blended. Spread 1 cup meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish; top with layers of 3 lasagna noodles, 1/3 of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodles, meat sauce and cheeses. Cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray.

BAKE 1 hour or until heated through, removing foil after 45 min. Let stand 15 min. before cutting to serve.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Since this comfort food classic serves 12, it's a perfect dish to serve at your next large gathering of family or friends.

Substitute

Substitute 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach for the browned ground beef. Thaw spinach; squeeze out excess liquid. Prepare as directed, covering each ricotta layer with 1/3 of the spinach.

Shortcut

Adding water to the sauce helps cook the traditional noodles during baking, so you don't have to cook them beforehand. This saves you 15 to 20 minutes of prep time.

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a cook

posted:4/6/2009

This is my favorite lasagna recipe! I add a container of cottage cheese to the ricotta mixture. It's a great take and bake dish when you want to make a meal for someone!

Airplaine

posted:4/1/2009

wonderfully easy not the unsual hassle of the traditional dish and my family ate it up as if I took all day to make it.

a cook

posted:3/31/2009

Awesome recipe...

teamomvt

posted:3/26/2009

Rave reviews on this one! Everyone loved it. It was tasty and easy to put together. I will definitely make this again.

megs1403

posted:3/25/2009

My kind of lasagna!! Easy with no cooking noodles before.

badboydj

posted:3/24/2009

this was the best and fast

Marcoux78

posted:3/22/2009

This dish was simple and yummy. The only thing I did different was simmering the spaghetti sauce with garlic and spices for 1 hour. My picky eater loved it and gobbled it up!

chela20sd

posted:3/19/2009

Loved it !!!! very easy i will make again and again!!!

kmpettit

posted:3/17/2009

I Love this lasagna. We have it once a month. I make 2 pans and have a ton of people over for dinner!!

a cook

posted:3/17/2009

I made this for the first time last night. I followed the recipe exactly except used a 9*9 pan and only had room for 9 of the noodles. I did par-cook my noodles ahead of time so I could easily make them fit my smaller pan. I think next time I would add green peppers and some additional sauce as it was alittle dry. I think more oregano, basil, garlic and onion will be needed to boost the flavors alittle. All in all a good starting point.