Lazy Marinara Lasagna Recipes

3 INGREDIENT BAKED RAVIOLI (A.K.A. LAZY LASAGNA)

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and grease a 9x13 baking dish.
• Spread a thin layer of your marinara sauce onto the bottom of the pan (about 3/4 cup).
• Arrange half of the frozen ravioli in a single layer over the sauce (should be about 12 of them).
• Top with half of the remaining sauce and half of the mozzarella.
• Repeat the layers starting with what's left of the ravioli. Finish by topping with the remaining sauce and cheese. Sprinkle with parmesan if you'd like.
• Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil, and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil, and continue baking for an additional 15 minutes, or until the cheese starts to brown.
• Serve with veggies, salad, garlic bread or anything else you'd like!

EASY LAZY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rapid boil. Cook egg noodles at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 7 to 9 minutes. Drain.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef and sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Pour marinara sauce into the meat. Stir in drained egg noodles, 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, onion powder, garlic salt, and Italian seasoning; mix until incorporated. Pour mixture into an 8-inch square casserole dish and top with mozzarella cheese and remaining Parmesan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is golden brown, about 25 minutes.

LAZY NO-BAKE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large, wide pot over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up clumps with a wooden spoon, until brown, about 6 minutes. Add the Marinara and 3 1/2 cups water and bring to a boil. Add the pasta, then partially cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente and the sauce is coating it nicely, about 16 minutes. Stir in the mozzarella and ricotta, then sprinkle with the Parmesan and basil, and serve.
• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until it just turns golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, Italian seasoning, basil, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of fresh pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 7 minutes. Take off the heat and stir in the butter until melted. Add salt and pepper to taste.

LAZY MARINARA LASAGNA

Steps:

• preheat oven to 375.
• brown ground beef with garlic and onion in large nonstick skillet. Drain off fat if necessary.
• Mix with prepared marinara and set aside.
• You can use a jar of storebought marinara or make your own with the ingredients listed above. The ingredients are flexible - I use whatever combination of canned tomatoes I happen to have at the time - crushed, diced, puree, with herbs or garlic already added - whatever. No need to cook before you add to the mix - it will bake along with everything else.
• Bring 4 qts water to a boil. Cook ravioli just till it floats, about 3-5 minutes. Drain.
• Place a bit of sauce/beef mixture in bottom of 9x13 pan. Add a layer of half the ravioli, topped by half the sauce, followed by half the shredded cheese.
• Repeat layers.
• Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes, till sauce is bubbly and cheese is browned.
• Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.

LAZY LASAGNA FOR 2

Steps:

• Warm the spaghetti sauce; stir in mozzarella and cottage cheeses. Fold in noodles. Pour into 2 greased 2-cup baking dishes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° until bubbly, about 20 minutes. If desired, top with parsley.

LAZY WOMAN'S LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown beef and stir in sloppy joe seasoning mix and tomatoes.
• Cook and drain lasagne noodles per package directions.
• Beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Layer noodles in a 1 1/2 quart baking dish with meat and cream cheese.
• Bake for 20 minutes at 350°F.
• (I think you could double this recipe quite easily for a bigger family).