Lasagna is a hearty meal that you can prepare for your family dinner. However, there are just times where you want to eat this but you know it involves some work. Who wants to work so hard for a hearty meal? Just give me a simple beef lasagna recipe already!
Well today, this recipe doesn’t require as much work as the traditional lasagna dish. Although, it is still delicious and filling. Aside from making it for dinner, this just might be the one you can bring on your next potluck.
Don’t forget that there are two types of lasagna noodles. One noodle that needs to be boiled first before assembling the lasagna. Another lasagna noodle that is instant and can be put directly in assembling the lasagna. We are using the instant one in this recipe to cut down some cooking time.
Prep time: 35 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour
Ready in: 1 h 45 minutes
Serves 8
Ingredients for Simple Beef Lasagna Recipe
A pound lean ground beef
An (1) onion, chopped
1 (4.5 ounces) can mushrooms, drained
1 (28 ounces) jar spaghetti sauce
1 (16 ounces) package cottage cheese
A-pint part-skim ricotta cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 eggs
1 (16 ounces) package instant lasagna noodles
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
PROCEDURE
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a large skillet, cook and stir ground beef until brown. Add mushrooms and onions; saute until onions are transparent. Stir in pasta sauce and heat through.
- In a medium size bowl, combine cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, grated Parmesan cheese, and eggs.
- Spread a thin layer of the meat sauce in the bottom of a 13×9 inch pan. Layer with uncooked lasagna noodles, cheese mixture, mozzarella cheese, and meat sauce. Continue layering until all ingredients are used, reserving 1/2 cup mozzarella. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
- Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover, and top with the remaining half cup of mozzarella cheese. Bake for an additional 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and let stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Would you try out this recipe? Tell us how it came out in the comments below.
Maria Emilce Rodriguez, or Em, as her friends and colleagues know her, has been a Staff Blogger/ Media Communications Specialist with District Media Finance Inc. since 2014. She never knew how to cook growing up, however, when she reached her 20s she developed a passion focusing on baking and even took short courses offered at Chocolate Lover Inc. She also used to sell her baked goods and bring in the food she cooked for her co-workers at her former corporate job. Nowadays, during her free time, she still hones her cooking and baking skills, testing out new recipes for her friends and family members to try.
