We all have them. The days where you only want to stay on the couch in your comfy clothes and not lift a finger. The days where spending time in the kitchen sounds like the last thing you want to do. Well, before you go and order your favorite takeout for dinner, let us tell you about Lazy Lasagna! Perfect for days such as these, the warm, bubbly, cheesy, and meaty layer-upon-layer of noodles will only take up a little bit of your relaxation time. You simply brown the juicy beef, simmer the tangy sauce, and layer it all up between bouncy noodles before it spends time in the oven! You can continue your lounging in a matter of minutes and still enjoy a good, comforting meal. Embrace your desire to do nothing! That’s what Lazy Lasagna was made for!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 (14-ounce) cans chopped tomatoes
- 2 (6-ounce) cans tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 (8-ounce) package no-boil lasagna noodles
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 cup ricotta or small curd cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 6 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
- parsley, to taste, chopped, for garnish
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Lightly grease a 12x8x2-inch baking dish.
Step 3 –Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Step 4 –Add the ground beef to the oil and cook, while crumbling, until it is no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes. Drain the excess grease.
Step 5 –Add the tomatoes, the tomato paste, the salt, the Italian seasoning, the black pepper, the red pepper flakes, and the garlic powder to the ground beef and simmer for 5 minutes.
Step 6 –Place 1/2 of the noodles in the bottom of the prepared baking dish, slightly overlapping lengthwise edges.
Step 7 –Evenly spoon 1/3 of the meat mixture over the noodles, and then evenly top with 1/2 of the shredded mozzarella, 1/2 of the ricotta, and 1/2 of the parmesan cheese.
Step 8 –Repeat the layers once, starting with the noodles and ending with the parmesan cheese.
Step 9 –Spoon the remaining meat mixture on top of the parmesan cheese, then arrange the mozzarella slices on top.
Step 10 –Cover the baking dish with foil and bake the lasagna, about 35-45 minutes.
Step 11 –Discard the foil and bake the lasagna until bubbly, about 10 minutes.
Step 12 –Let the lasagna rest for 10 minutes.
Step 13 –Serve the lasagna garnished with the parsley.
