busy day lasagna

Name: Busy Day Lasagna
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) penne pasta, uncooked; 1 pound(s) ground beef; 1 jar(s) spaghetti sauce (26 oz.); 1 & 1/2 cup(s) cottage cheese; 2 & 1/2 cup(s) shredded mozzarella cheese

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Missy Asche

Venus, PA

Updated on Nov 9, 2011

Quick to throw together and sooooo good :-) I made this for a football game one Sunday, vs. making an actual lasagna and was told it was just as good as lasagna, maybe better!

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield

Ingredients

2 cups penne pasta, uncooked
1 pound ground beef
1 jar spaghetti sauce (26 oz.)
1 & 1/2 cups cottage cheese
2 & 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

How To Make busy day lasagna

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 X 9 dish (which is a 3 quart dish)

Step 2

Cook pasta in boiling water 8 - 10 minutes, drain.
Step 3

Cook ground beef until brown, drain fat.
Step 4

Add ground beef to the cooked pasta and spaghetti sauce; mix well.
Step 5

Pour 1/2 of the pasta/beef mixture into greased dish. On top of this, spread the cottage cheese in an even layer; sprinkle with 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese.
Step 6

Place remaining pasta mixture over cheese, top with remaining mozzarella cheese. cover and bake in oven for 25-35 minutes. You may want to uncover for the last 10 minutes. Cheese should be melted. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting/serving.
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