Italpasta Oven Ready Lasagna with Meat Sauce

Boris Mann 17th December 2023 at 5:45pm

The recipe calls for ricotta but doesn’t list it in the ingredients.

Package Recipe

A few simple ingredients come together to make this no-fuss, classic lasagna. The best part is that there's no need to cook the noodles before assembling. Just layer with the sauce and cheeses, bake and serve!

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Serves: 8

Ingredients:

  • 1 pkg (375 g) ITALPASTA Presto Oven Ready Lasagne Noodles
  • 1 lb (450 g) each ground beef and ricotta
  • 2 cans (each 680 mL) pasta sauce
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) grated Parmesan
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL each salt and pepper
  • 4 cups (1 L shredded mozzarella)

Steps:

1. In saucepan, brown beef; drain fat. Add sauce; simmer for 20 minutes. In bowl, stir ricotta with eggs, Parmesan, salt and pepper.

2. Spread some sauce in bottom of 13 x 9-inch (3.5 L) dish. Top with noodles; cover with sauce. Layer with noodles, sauce, ricotta mixture and mozzarella; repeat once. Finish with remaining noodles, sauce and mozzarella. Cover with foil.

3. Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 50 minutes. Uncover; bake for 15 minutes. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.