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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kitten4762

posted:7/13/2011

This is such a simple and delicious lasagna to make! I add more mozzarella to the top because we like it really cheesy...and I also add some garlic, oregano, onion salt and pepepper to the ground beef when frying just to give it a richer taste. I have made this twice and will make again.

raerey626

posted:7/10/2011

Yummy! Family really loves it.

pattylicano

posted:7/5/2011

super easy and delicious

haileydawn15

posted:6/26/2011

instead of ricotta cheese had a package of creamcheese instead its so much better. yummy!!

rmcduffee3

posted:6/3/2011

My family loved it! even more when i added some of the savory garlic and italian cheese and herbs cooking creams! it was easy and fun!

monkida

posted:5/28/2011

Made this several times. Only change - add a large pinch of salt to the cheese mixture. I sometimes have to cook longer at 350 or increase heat to 375 while covered.

a cook

posted:5/3/2011

my father inlaw never liked to eat lasagna, until now!

RachelRose06

posted:3/23/2011

It was very easy to make, especially for a non-cooker

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???