My Moms Lasagna No Ricotta Recipes

MY MOM'S LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place a large saute pan over medium-high heat and add the beef and sausage. Cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to brown, about 2 minutes. Add the onions, garlic and dried oregano and cook until they are softened and the meat is cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and toast for 30 seconds, then add the tomatoes and cook until the sauce has thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Add the ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, 1/3 cup Parmesan, fresh basil and oregano, salt and pepper and stir to combine.
• Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Arrange a layer of noodles over the sauce and top with a third of the ricotta filling. Spoon over a layer of sauce and top with another layer of noodles. Continue with 2 more layers of ricotta, sauce and noodles, ending with a top layer of noodles. Spoon a thin layer of the remaining sauce over the top, sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan over the noodles and cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 45 minutes, then uncover and cook until the cheese is golden and the lasagna is bubbling, another 15 to 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

EASY LASAGNA - NO RICOTTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, cook ground beef, onion, garlic, and pepper in skillet until beef is browned; drain.
• Return beef to skillet and add the spaghetti sauce, water, parmesan cheese, and 1 cup of the mozzarella. Stir to mix.
• Lightly spray 9x13 glass baking dish with cooking spray. Place 3 lasagna noodles in bottom. Add 1/3 of the meat mixture. Repeat layers twice, ending with a layer of the meat mixture on the top.
• Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella on top. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.

EASY MEAT LASAGNA RECIPE

Steps:

• Brown the meat over medium heat in a large skillet.
• Once the meat is fully cooked, drain the fat and add the marinara sauce. Simmer over low heat.
• Cook the noodles as directed on the package.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Once the meat and noodles are cooked, whisk the eggs and milk together in a small bowl.
• Add a thin layer of meat sauce to a 9x13 glass pan or baking dish.
• Layer with noodles, egg mixture, sauce, and cheese. Repeat this for a total of three layers.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until bubbly and melted.

MY MOM'S LASAGNA (NO RICOTTA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, brown ground beef in a large skillet; drain fat.
• Sprinkle meat with onion powder.
• Add spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce and Italian seasoning.
• Mix well. Set aside.
• Drain noodles.
• Spray a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Add a layer of sauce to pan.
• Top sauce with 3 lasagna noodles.
• Top noodles with more sauce.
• Top sauce with enough mozzarella cheese slices to cover in a single layer (6 slices).
• Top cheese with 3 more noodles, sauce, 6 more cheese slices.
• Top cheese with remaining 3 noodles and sauce.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Top Parmesan with the shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes (watch closely after 30 minutes to make sure cheese does not over brown).
• Let sit 10-15 minutes before serving.

MY MOM'S LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large heavy bottomed pot, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Saute the onions and garlic until soft and slightly clear. Pour in the crushed tomatoes and bring to a boil. Stir in the tomato paste, salt and pepper. Lower heat to medium, just hot enough to keep lightly bubbling. Add basil leaves and cook, stirring occasionally for an hour. Add salt and pepper and red wine and allow to simmer another hour or until desired consistency. Remove from heat and let it cool. If you have time, let it sit in the refrigerator over night.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until al dente; drain and allow to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• You'll need two 9x13 inch baking trays. Put a layer of sauce in the bottom of the tray, then a layer of slightly overlapping lasagna noodles. Spread a layer of ricotta over the noodles and a light sprinkling of mozzarella. Repeat until you fill the tray, making sure that you end up with lasagna noodles on top. Spread a layer of sauce over the noodles and sprinkle with mozzarella and parmesan. Cover with foil.
• Bake in a preheated oven for an hour. Remove the foil and bake another half hour.

MEAT LASAGNA RECIPE WITHOUT RICOTTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Fill pot with water and bring to a boil, then cook lasagna noodles until al dente.
• In the meantime, dice onions, and then put them in a deep skillet with the sausage and ground beef.
• Brown the meats. Add spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, and water to meat and onion mixture. Add in all the spices, and let simmer 15 minutes.
• When lasagna noodles are done, drain excess water, and put off to the side.
• Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Layer four lasagna noodles on the bottom of the dish. Then layer 1/3 of sauce, then ½ cup of colby jack cheese 1/2 cup of mozzarella. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
• Repeat noodle, sauce, cheeses two more times. Make sure the top layer of the lasagna is mozzarella cheese. If there are any gaps at the ends of pans where there are no noodles, put a noodle there as well. Cover with tin foil and bake for 50 minutes. Then remove tin foil and let bake about 10 more minutes.
• If cheese is still not melted completely, put on broil for about two minutes.

MOM'S FABULOUS LASAGNA

Steps:

• For the sauce, in a large, 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook the ground meat and onion until the meat is cooked through. Drain any excess grease. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, dried basil, salt and pepper. Simmer the sauce for 20 minutes.
• For the filling, in a medium bowl mix the ricotta, egg, basil, parsley, salt, and Parmesan cheese.
• To assemble the lasagna, lightly grease a 9X13-inch baking pan. Spread 1/2 cup or so of the sauce over the bottom into a thin layer. Layer as follows: 3 noodles, red sauce, creamy filling, mozzarella, 3 noodles, red sauce, creamy filling, mozzarella, 3 noodles, red sauce, remaining mozzarella. (Basically, all layers - the noodles, red sauce, mozzarella - are split into three layers and the creamy filling is divided among two layers.)
• Cover with greased foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Uncover, bake 20-30 minutes more until hot and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

RAVIOLI LASAGNA WITH RICOTTA AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° F. Spray a 9-inch by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
• Squeeze all of the liquid out of the spinach. I like to use a dish towel for this, and just keep squeezing until you wring out as much water as possible. Place spinach in a large bowl.
• Add ricotta, 1 cup of the mozzarella, ¼ cup of the Parmesan, egg, basil, salt and garlic powder to the bowl with the spinach and stir really well with a fork to combine. Add a pinch of optional nutmeg, if desired.
• Pour a very thin layer of marinara sauce into the prepared baking dish to cover bottom (about ½ cup).
• Arrange half of the frozen ravioli in a single layer over the sauce. Spread or dollop half of the ricotta mixture over the ravioli. Top with half of the remaining marinara.
• Repeat layers once more, adding remaining ravioli, then remaining ricotta mixture, and finally remaining marinara. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup of mozzarella and remaining ¼ cup of Parmesan on top.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake, uncovered, for 20-25 more minutes or until bubbly and hot in center. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.