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Meghan's Easy Lasagna
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Minutes
Ready In: 21 Minutes
Servings: 12
Very easy, flavorful lasagna - a real crowd pleaser! Great for leftovers because it tastes even better the next day - as a matter of fact, you can make it ahead of time and just reheat it. You can also substitute the beef with ground turkey and go with low-fat cheeses - still tastes great.
Ingredients:
1 -1 1/2 lb ground beef (and seasonings, salt, lawry's, onion powder, minced onions, to taste)
10 -14 uncooked lasagna noodles (almost one whole box)
1 (3 lb) jar traditional prego spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
brown sugar (to taste)
lawry seasoning salt (to taste)
salt (to taste)
onion powder (to taste)
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
8 ounces shredded colby-monterey jack cheese
10 ounces small curd cottage cheese or 10 ounces ricotta cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
Directions:
1. Brown beef with seasonings, breaking into small pieces, and drain when done Add all but 1/2 cup of the Prego.
2. Add ketchup.
3. Add brown sugar and other seasonings.
4. Let sauce simmer as you begin putting the lasagna together.
5. Put remaining Prego on bottom of pan.
6. Line pan with lasagna noodles (about 5).
7. Evenly coat cottage cheese on noodles.
8. Evenly coat cottage cheese with colby/jack cheese.
9. Pat down the ingredients in the pan.
10. Add half the sauce, spreading evenly.
11. Do another layer of noodles and press down again.
12. Add remain sauce.
13. Sprinkle 1/4 cup parmesan cheese on top.
14. Cover with foil.
15. Cook for 1 hour on 350.
16. Remove foil.
17. Add mozzarella cheese and remaining 1/4 cup parmesan.
18. Turn oven to broil and keep door open.
19. Watch cheese melt and remove from oven when lightly brown and bubbly.
20. Enjoy!
By RecipeOfHealth.com