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:3/21/2011

Yay! Everybody in my family loved this! That never happens with my two picky children! So easy, which is great for me since I normally can't cook well. Thanks so much Kraft!

foxytamale

posted:3/1/2011

i have always made my sauce for the lasagna from scratch. i was very surprised at how good this was. i used low fat cottage cheese instead of the ricotta and a chopped onion while the meat cooked. it came out very good.i also made this the night before and covered with foil and put in fridge, baked it the next day. My 2 kids who refuse to have any red sauce on their noodles actually ate this. this recipe was very easy and i always have all the ingredients on hand. great go to recipe. what do they consider a serving???

Brett8685

posted:2/25/2011

I tried this and it came out AWESOME!! My dad loves it and says it's better than any Italian restaurant he's been to. I love it and make it all the time and bring it to get togethers. It's great wintery comfort food.

byrd1025

posted:2/21/2011

This was the first time I made lasagna and it was yummy! I used half hamburger/half Italian sausage and added a little minced onion to the meat. It's way too much food for the two of us, so I might cut the recipe in half next time. I'll definitely make it again!

a cook

posted:2/15/2011

My family loved this recipe. It was so quick and easy. Will be making it often.

KoziBon

posted:2/11/2011

So for the noodles, do they have to be the oven ready ones out of the box, or can they just be plain old noodles? im pretty confused because i have plain noodles at home, just wondering if i should pick up some oven ready noodles while im out?

amyleask

posted:2/7/2011

Love it!

silverdaz

posted:2/3/2011

Ive been making this lasagna since the recipe first came out a couple years back. It always comes out well, and is very easy!! Definetly give this one a shot!

Shareea02

posted:1/29/2011

Yum! Discreption is on point. This recipe is very simple to make and the video i a plus. Made two batches for my Christmas gathering and, it was a hit. Super Bowl bash, here we come!

cruise2smile01

posted:1/19/2011

i made this recipe and my husband loved it,he thought i bought it from a restaurant, defenetly do it again.