Simple Baked Lasagna

Name: Simple Baked Lasagna
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1 medium onion, diced; 2 tablespoons olive oil (for this, I use inexpensive olive oil from Spain); 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste; 1 1/2 cups water; 2 teaspoons sweet basil; 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped; salt, to taste; fresh ground pepper, to taste; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 16 ounces lasagna noodles; 4 ounces ricotta cheese; 4 ounces cottage cheese; 12 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded

15 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 medium onion, diced
2 tablespoons olive oil (for this, I use inexpensive olive oil from Spain)
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
1 1/2 cups water
2 teaspoons sweet basil
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
salt, to taste
fresh ground pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon sugar
16 ounces lasagna noodles
4 ounces ricotta cheese
4 ounces cottage cheese
12 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded

Directions

1

Brown meat and onion in olive oil. Add garlic, tomato paste, water, basil, parsley, salt and pepper, and sugar. Mix well, and simmer at least 20 minutes.
2

Cook lasagna noodles according to directions on the package. Drain.
3

Mix together the ricotta and cottage cheeses. Set aside.
4

Layer the ingredients, in a prepared 9x12 casserole dish, in the following order: noodles, ricotta-cottage cheese mixture, jack cheese, and sauce. Repeat until all noodles, ricotta-cottage cheese mixture, and sauce are used up. Reserve a portion of the jack cheese to sprinkle a thick layer on top. (Don't make the cheese and sauce layers too thick, as your goal is to have enough cheese and sauce to use all of the noodles.)
5

Bake at 350 degrees F about 20 minutes, or until cheese on top is melted and bubbly. Serve hot.