This is my lasagna. Say hi lasagna! I know, when you think lasagna, you think it seems too difficult to make, right? Guess what? If I can make it, ANYONE CAN MAKE IT. Trust me on this one. Let’s get started shall we?
Here are you cast of characters:
1 1/2 lb.ground beef
1 tsp garlic powder
1 jar marinara (I’m a snob so I use Newman’s Own Marinara)
1 can tomato sauce
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tbsp olive oil (and b/c of my strong hatred for rachel ray, you will never, ever see me refer to it as evoo. ps, sorry if i offended anyone…okay, not really)
4 cloves of garlic, minced (or more if you plan on keeping the vampires at bay)
1 -8 oz package of mozarella
1 -8 oz package of provolone, shredded
1- 15 oz container of ricotta
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp dried oregano
9 lasagna noodles (don’t kill yourself with this one. get the no boil kind)
1/4 cup grated parmesan
1 small onion, diced
And now let’s put it all together, shall we?
Preheat oven to 350. Season ground beef with garlic powder and oregano. In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef. Then drain. In a large sauce pan add the marinara, tomato sauce, and oregano. Set aside. In a separate skillet, heat olive oil. Saute your garlic and onions for 5 minutes over low to medium heat. Now, mix your onions and garlic with the ground beef into the sauce and cook for 15-20 minutes.
While the sauces are bubbling up, combine the mozarella and provolone in a medium bowl. I n another medium bowl, mix the ricotta, eggs, milk, and oregano.
Layer a 9×13 in. baking pan/casserole dish with just enough sauce to cover the bottom of the pan. Lay 3 noodles across the bottom. Cover with sauce- then ricotta mix – then mozarella/provolone mix. Repeat the layers. Finish it off with a lyer of noodles and remaining sauce. Top it with a nice heaping dose of parmesan.
Bake covered at 375 for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes.
And there you have it. Easy, huh?
Mangia!
you are what you eat...or reheat 
i want to come over for supper. i really did not know you could get lasagna noodles that don’t require boiling!
i discovered this nifty little no boil noodle gift about a year ago. They sell them at Trader Joe’s and I think I found them at Kroger. The only thing I’ve noticed is that they aren’t the industrial size noodles. They are smaller, but who cares, right? Now I don’t have to worry about them tearing as I take them out of the piping hot water! YEAH for technology!
Looks good. I just made my 18 pound lasagna for my moms birthday. The only thing I would add to this recipe is a little salt for the Ricotta. An old Italian mafia type gave me that tip once, and then he tried to kill me. I will let you off easy.
I also put a layer of alfredo sauce on the top layer and cover with mozarella and then top of with parmesan. So freakin DECADENT! I stole this approach from a little restaurant in Daphne AL called Papa’s Place. It is my death meal. They also serve crab claws covered in alfredo sauce that will stop your heart with goodness.
Frank. That just made me gain 10lbs. Alfredo sauce on top of lasagna? Holy hell! I don’t even think decadent covers just how intense that dish is. Oh my I have to make this. I’ll ask my cousin if she’s ever been to Papa’s Place. (She lives in Fairhope.) 🙂