Lasagna Casserole

11 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • 1 (16 ounce) can plum tomatoes (drain tomatoes and coarsely chop)
  • 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (400 g) container ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese
  • 4 cups corkscrew macaroni, scoobi do noodles (or whatever noodles you like ... i like curly noodles because it holds all the cheese and meat and s)

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large pot boil 4 quarts water and start boiling pasta.
  2. 2
    Brown ground beef with onion and garlic.
  3. 3
    Drain fat if you want -- leave it if your not worried about fat content (makes the flavour better with the fat).
  4. 4
    Drain can tomatoes and while tomatoes are in drainer, use the edge of your spatula or spoon to coarsely break tomatoes apart.
  5. 5
    Add all ingredients to ground beef except cheese.
  6. 6
    Once pasta is boiled, drain and in the large pot used for boiling mix pasta and meat sauce.
  7. 7
    Add ricotta cheese and half the Parmesan and then half the mozzarella.
  8. 8
    Mix well and pour into casserole dish.
  9. 9
    Top with remaining cheeses and bake for 20 - 30 minutes at 400.
  10. 10
    Serve with Caesar salad and garlic bread.

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