patti's easy lasagna

Name: Patti's Easy Lasagna
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pound(s) ground beef; 1/4 cup(s) diced onion; 2 teaspoon(s) minced garlic; 12 ounce(s) can tomato paste; 2 can(s) water; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) oregano; 1 teaspoon(s) basil; 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper; 3 quart(s) water; 1 package(s) frozen cheese ravioli noodles; 8 ounce(s) shredded mozarella

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Patti Brown

Algonac, MI

Updated on Feb 27, 2011

This recipe is adapted from one I saw on a package of Rosetto frozen cheese ravioli noodles. I thought it was a genius idea, using noodles with ricotta cheese already inside to make lasagna. I made it my own by using my own sauce, and have never made lasagna any other way since. If this sauce isn't your thing, use your own. It's not a quick recipe, but it is pretty easy to make.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 1 Hr 10 Min

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yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/4 cup diced onion
2 teaspoons minced garlic
12 ounces can tomato paste
2 cans water
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
1 teaspoon basil
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 quarts water
1 package frozen cheese ravioli noodles
8 ounces shredded mozarella

How To Make patti's easy lasagna

Step 1

Brown ground beef in 2 quart saucepan, drain. Add chopped onions and garlic, cook until onions are translucent.

Step 2

Add tomato paste, then fill empty can twice with water, add. Stir until combined.
Step 3

Add salt, oregano, basil and pepper, stir until combined.
Step 4

Bring to a boil, turn down to simmer. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Uncover and simmer 10 more minutes.
Step 5

While sauce is simmering, bring 3 quarts water to a boil in a large pot. Add ravioli noodles. Cook until noodles rise to the top. Drain.
Step 6

Spray a 13 x 9 glass pan with cooking spray. Arrange pans of noodles and sauce nearby for easy assembly. Take cheese out of fridge. Preheat oven to 350.
Step 7

Ladle 1/3 of the sauce onto bottom of pan. Cover sauce with 1/2 of the noodles, arranged in a rectangle. Cover noodles with 1/3 more sauce, sprinkle 1/2 of the mozzarella on top. Add one more layer of noodles and the remaining sauce.
Step 8

Bake for 30 minutes at 350. During last ten minutes, take pan out, sprinkle with remaining cheese, then return to oven for remaining ten minutes.
Step 9

Remove from oven, let cool slightly. Cut into squares. Serves 6-8, depending on size of squares/how hungry you are..
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