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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dietdrpepper4510

posted:2/17/2010

kids really liked this dinner - I added more meat and sauce - very easy!

jcarrender

posted:2/15/2010

It tasted great and was easy to make!

deeleeholt

posted:2/11/2010

Very good and not hard to make. The Italian dressing adds just the right kick to it. Next time I would add a bit more cheese though. I am sure I will make this again.

ladylace62

posted:2/6/2010

I tried this recipe for my family and they loved it. My son, who is a picky eater even loved it and I will definitely fix it again. In fact, I passed the recipe on to my sister.

heaven1976

posted:2/3/2010

This is my secoind time making it for my family and they looooved it once again. My kids are picky eaters and dont like much i cook but they clean their plates on this one and ask for seconds!!!!!!!!!! Maybe cut down lasagna noodles down to 9 or 10 or cut into smaller pieces the only thing.

txcowgirl1983

posted:2/2/2010

Great recipe I learned the hard way however do not bye Ragu traditional spaghetti sauce lol. Make sure you break your lasagna noodles up pretty small too. The taste was great and this is a nice inexpensive meal as well.

Sisaly

posted:1/30/2010

Easy and delicious. My hubby, who hates the large noodles of lasagne, loved this.

a cook

posted:1/24/2010

Quick, easy, delicious. I add some ricotta at the end, before the mozzarella.

djoyce0580

posted:1/21/2010

This was really good! Both my husband and I enjoyed it. Made a salad too. I am going to freeze some of the leftovers and see if they hold up well. This is enough to feed a family of 4 or 5!

janjrdn

posted:1/18/2010

My family also loved this. And it was quick and easy to fix. Left-overs warmed up well also.