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EASY LAZY DAY LASAGNA
« on: February 19, 2019, 05:49:17 pm »
Lasagna is the perfect easy recipe for busy weeknights! My delicious lasagna recipe features layers of lasagna noodles, meat sauce, and cheese resulting in a comfort dish that the whole family will love. I use a few tricks and a super simple recipe that yields sensational results. Lasagna doesn’t have to be reserved for weekends any longer! Complete your meal with our favorite dinner rolls and amazing broccoli salad.

Easy Meat Lasagna Recipe
There are many MANY nights that I am craving the cheesy goodness of lasagna. I mean, what’s not to love? All those layers of perfectly savory meat, cheese, and noodles….um, YUM.

I make this recipe A LOT. It’s just so quick to pull together and is perfect for busy weeknights. I use a trick my mom taught me, back when no boil noodles were not readily available, to cut down on time.

What Is the Best Cheese To Use For Lasagna
I always, always, always use mozzarella cheese. It melts so beautifully and is the perfect compliment to the other ingredients in this easy lasagna recipe. In addition to the mozzarella cheese, I use either ricotta or cottage cheese. For today’s recipe, I’ve made a few changes from my childhood including swapping out the cottage cheese for ricotta but honestly, both are so good.

What Ingredients Go Into Lasagna
Lasagna Noodles
Mozzarella Cheese
Ricotta or Cottage Cheese
Ground Beef or Pork
Pasta Sauce
Italian Seasoning

If you find yourself with a little extra time, go ahead and throw in some chopped onion and continue cooking until translucent after the meat has finished browning for some additional flavor and texture. One last thing, I used lean ground beef in this recipe but half beef and half pork make for a tasty combination.

You can also make your own pasta sauce. I do this just when I have extra time but homemade pasta sauce is definitely something special and a great way to add more flavor.

How Do You Make Homemade Lasagna
Lasagna is so easy to make at home and it’s just creating layers of different ingredients including long pasta sheets, a meat sauce and cheese. There is no end to the variations of homemade lasagna and the one I’m sharing with you today is very basic and a great place to start when making your own.

Please feel free to make any adjustments you like to suit your family’s preferences:

Ground turkey, beef or pork can be used in this recipe, or a combination if you like.
Try different types of cheeses.
If you are buying your marinara sauce, pay attention to the label. There are a lot of great sauce flavors out there that will really add depth to this dish.

EASY LAZY DAY LASAGNA

Lasagna is the perfect easy recipe for busy weeknights! My delicious lasagna recipe features layers of lasagna noodles, meat sauce, and cheese resulting in a comfort dish that the whole family will love. I use a few tricks and a super simple recipe that yields sensational results. Lasagna doesn’t have to be reserved for weekends any longer! Complete your meal with our favorite dinner rolls and amazing broccoli salad.

easy-lasagna-recipe
Easy Meat Lasagna Recipe
There are many MANY nights that I am craving the cheesy goodness of lasagna. I mean, what’s not to love? All those layers of perfectly savory meat, cheese, and noodles….um, YUM.

I make this recipe A LOT. It’s just so quick to pull together and is perfect for busy weeknights. I use a trick my mom taught me, back when no boil noodles were not readily available, to cut down on time.

What Is the Best Cheese To Use For Lasagna
I always, always, always use mozzarella cheese. It melts so beautifully and is the perfect compliment to the other ingredients in this easy lasagna recipe. In addition to the mozzarella cheese, I use either ricotta or cottage cheese. For today’s recipe, I’ve made a few changes from my childhood including swapping out the cottage cheese for ricotta but honestly, both are so good.

lazy-day-lasagna-meat-sauce

What Ingredients Go Into Lasagna
Lasagna Noodles
Mozzarella Cheese
Ricotta or Cottage Cheese
Ground Beef or Pork
Pasta Sauce
Italian Seasoning
If you find yourself with a little extra time, go ahead and throw in some chopped onion and continue cooking until translucent after the meat has finished browning for some additional flavor and texture. One last thing, I used lean ground beef in this recipe but half beef and half pork make for a tasty combination.

You can also make your own pasta sauce. I do this just when I have extra time but homemade pasta sauce is definitely something special and a great way to add more flavor.


How Do You Make Homemade Lasagna
Lasagna is so easy to make at home and it’s just creating layers of different ingredients including long pasta sheets, a meat sauce and cheese. There is no end to the variations of homemade lasagna and the one I’m sharing with you today is very basic and a great place to start when making your own.

Please feel free to make any adjustments you like to suit your family’s preferences:

Ground turkey, beef or pork can be used in this recipe, or a combination if you like.
Try different types of cheeses.
If you are buying your marinara sauce, pay attention to the label. There are a lot of great sauce flavors out there that will really add depth to this dish.
lazy-day-lasagna-whole


It’s super important to let the lasagna rest after it’s finished cooking. I say a minimum of 15 minutes in my instructions below but the longer you have the better, up to 30 minutes to allow for cleaner slices. You can garnish with fresh basil or parsley if you’d like for a pretty pop of color.

Serve with some hot, fresh dinner rolls and some of my Nana’s green beans on the side and you’re all set! I hope you love this easy dinner as much as we do!

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Re: EASY LAZY DAY LASAGNA
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2019, 06:01:23 pm »
Your recipe for lasagna sounds good.  Often I don't feel like cooking, so I appreciate easy recipes.
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Re: EASY LAZY DAY LASAGNA
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2019, 04:50:57 am »
I make  lasagne often because you can make ahead and then pop into the oven.  This sounds great/

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Re: EASY LAZY DAY LASAGNA
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2019, 05:42:43 am »
Sounds good and easy, I want to try it.

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Re: EASY LAZY DAY LASAGNA
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2019, 05:54:47 am »
I agree, lasagna is good!

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Re: EASY LAZY DAY LASAGNA
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2019, 05:41:59 pm »
Thanks for the recipe. Homemade lasagna sounds great. I like lasagna and other pasta dishes because it's easy to make a lot and have leftovers for the next day.

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Re: EASY LAZY DAY LASAGNA
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2019, 08:38:11 pm »
My favorite thing to eat is Lasagna. I will try your recipe for it, I like something quick and easy.
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Re: EASY LAZY DAY LASAGNA
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2019, 09:51:01 pm »
My son wouldn't eat it with ricotta so I had to make it for years with just mozzerella.  Now he's 20 and just bought his 1st house and moved.  I suppose I can put it back in.  <sigh>  I miss him.  His house is 3 hr away.

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Re: EASY LAZY DAY LASAGNA
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2019, 04:07:19 am »
Your recipe sounds good the only thing I would change is use zucchini for the noodles.

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Re: EASY LAZY DAY LASAGNA
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2019, 07:16:26 am »
Hubby always cooking lasagna and is so good also. I print this recipe and he said he will try this one also. Thanks.

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Re: EASY LAZY DAY LASAGNA
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2019, 09:13:22 am »
I would rather use ground turkey.

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