Easy Lasagna Casserole
 
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Easy Baked Lasagna, made with simple ingredients. A cross between Baked Ziti and Lasagna, this easy dinner is surprisingly delicious. A healthy recipe the whole family will love.
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 10
Ingredients
  • 1 16 ounce box of your favorite pasta noodles
  • 3-4 cups of spinach, chopped
  • 3-4 cups of Amazing Spaghetti Sauce or your favorite jar of sauce with some browned meat of your choice
  • 1 16 ounce container of ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup parmesan cheese
  • 1 tbsp dried parsley
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella or mild cheddar cheese
Instructions
  1. Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. In a large pasta pot, boil noodles according to package directions for al dente. (Make sure to salt the water.)
  3. While pasta is cooking, mix up the ricotta mixture. In a quart-sized bowl, mix ricotta cheese, egg, parmesan cheese, dried parsley, and sugar. Set aside.
  4. With 2 minutes remaining of boiling time, add the chopped spinach to boiling pasta.
  5. After the remaining 2 minutes of cooking time, drain pasta/spinach and return to the pot you boiled it in. Remove from heat and set it on a part of the stove that is not hot.
  6. Pour in the leftover Amazing Spaghetti Sauce. Stir well. Pour half of the noodle mixture into the 9x13 pan.
  7. Evenly place spoonfuls of half of the ricotta cheese mixture over the noodles.
  8. Pour remaining noodles over the spoonfuls of ricotta you just placed. Use the remaining ricotta mixture to do the same thing on top of the rest of the noodle mixture.
  9. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
  10. After 30 minutes of baking, take foil off and sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese. Return to oven for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is nice and bubbly.
  11. Serve.
Recipe by Real Life Dinner at https://reallifedinner.com/easy-lasagna-casserole/