Easy Lasagna Recipe
Hi everyone! Today, I want to share a quick and super easy dinner recipe you can put together with minimal effort and easy-to-find ingredients.
I want to share this lasagna with a ricotta cheese dish, and I hope you will enjoy it.
Here is an easy lasagna recipe with ricotta cheese that you might like to try out:
Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 jar (24 ounces) spaghetti sauce
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 container (15 ounces) of ricotta cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
- 12 lasagna noodles
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
- Stir spaghetti sauce into the skillet. Pour water into the empty sauce jar; cover, shake, and pour into the skillet. Bring sauce to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Mix ricotta cheese, 1 1/4 cups mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley, and egg in a bowl until well blended.
- Spread 1 cup of meat sauce over the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish. Top with 3 lasagna noodles, 1/3 of the ricotta mixture, and 1 cup meat sauce. Repeat layers twice more with noodles, ricotta mixture, and meat sauce.
- Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove the foil and sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese on top.
- Bake until cheese is melted and lightly browned, about 25 more minutes.
What Is The Nutritional Value Of This Meal?
The recipe’s nutritional value depends on the ingredients and serving size. However, here is an approximate dietary value for one serving of the lasagna recipe with ricotta cheese:
- Calories: 400
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
- Sodium: 800mg
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugar: 6g
- Protein: 28g
Please note that this is an estimate, and the actual nutritional value may vary depending on the ingredients used and the serving size.
What Are Some Other Ingredients That Can Be Used In Lasagna Recipe?
Many ingredients can be used in lasagna. Here are some of them:
- Meat: Ground beef, ground turkey, ground chicken, Italian sausage, and pepperoni.
- Vegetables: Spinach, zucchini, eggplant, mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, and garlic.
- Cheese: Mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, and cheddar cheese.
- Sauce: Tomato sauce, marinara sauce, Alfredo sauce, and pesto sauce.
I hope you enjoyed making this recipe.
