Simply Lasagna

I’m a huge fan of Italian food, and almost every Italian restaurant Alex and I go to, he orders lasagna.  My grandmother has always made an excellent lasagna, but it always looks so hard to make.  Well, one night I was determined to find something to make Alex for dinner and I ran across a recipe in my Kraft Food & Family called “Simply Lasagna”.  The best part about this recipe is that you don’t have to boil the noodles before putting it together (which makes it much easier and quicker!) and still tastes really good!  To make things even easier for you, Kraft even has a “how-to” video here.


Picture from Kraft Foods.com
Here’s the recipe:
Prep Time: 20 min      Total Time: 1 hr 35 min
Makes: 12 servings

What You Need!

1 lb. ground beef
2-1/2 cups  KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, divided
1 container (15 oz.) POLLY-O Natural Part Skim Ricotta Cheese
1/2 cup  KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1   egg, lightly beaten
1 jar (26 oz.) spaghetti sauce
1 cup  water
12 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 cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan, parsley and egg until well blended; set aside.
DRAIN meat; return to skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Add water to empty sauce jar; cover with lid and shake well. Add to meat mixture; stir until well blended. Spread 1 cup 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 sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodles, sauce and cheeses. Cover with greased foil.
BAKE 1 hour or until heated through, removing foil after 45 min. Let stand 15 min. before cutting to serve.

My Notes:

• I’m not sure why, but mine didn’t turn out quite as pretty as the picture.  It was still yummy though!