Quick And Easy 5 Cheese Lasagna Recipes

5-CHEESE LASAGNE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the lasagne noodles.
• To make the sauce: Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a medium sauce pot, saute garlic and onion until the onions become translucent. Add crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer about 20 minutes, checking periodically to make sure the sauce doesn't burn.
• Boil the lasagne noodles until al dente, about 15 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Toss with olive oil so the noodles don't stick together. Let cool.
• This lasagne will have 4 layers but 2 different types of cheese layers. One cheese layer will consist of mascarpone, ricotta, Parmesan and egg to bind. Combine these 4 ingredients in a bowl and set aside briefly. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Layer 4 to 5 lasagne noodles lengthwise side by side in an ovenproof lasagne dish with edges overlapping. Top with half of the mascarpone/ricotta cheese mixture. (It is easiest to drop evenly spaced spoonfuls of this over the noodles, and then spread it out.) Distribute half of the fresh basil and half of the fresh oregano over the cheese, then layer another 4 or 5 lasagne noodles over the cheese in the same fashion as the first layer of noodles.
• The second layer of cheese will consist of provolone and mozzarella. Spread half of the provolone cheese slices over the second layer of noodles and sprinkle with half of the mozzarella. Repeat the process with the noodles, remaining mascarpone/ricotta and noodles for the third layer. For the last layer, spread out the remaining noodles, top with remaining provolone, but then ladle the tomato sauce over and finish with the remaining mozzarella.
• Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, remove and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Garnish with fresh basil sprigs.

FIVE-CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a stockpot, cook noodles in boiling water for 5 minutes; rinse in cold water and drain. , In several large skillets, cook sausage onions until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Add tomato sauce and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 50-60 minutes. , Grease ten 13-in. x 9-in. baking dishes. In each dish, layer with about 1-1/2 cups tomato sauce, four noodles, about 1-1/4 cups ricotta, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, about 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup Romano and three slices provolone. Repeat layers. Top with four noodles, about 1-1/2 cups of tomato sauce, 1 cup mozzarella cheese and about 1 tablespoon parsley. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 40-50 minutes or until browned and bubbly. Let stand 10-15 minutes before serving.

QUICK AND EASY 5 CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Whisk the ricotta cheese, milk and cream together in a large bowl. Whisk in seasonings. Then add 4 1/2 cups of the grated cheese, strirring gently. Stir in the chopped spinach. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with no stick spray. Place three of the noodles length wise in pan. place another noodle crosswise on pan, breaking off about 2 inches so noodle will fit in pan. Pour about 1/3 of liquid mixture over noodles. Be sure to cover noodles well. Repeat this process 2 more times. Top with the 1 1/2 cups of remaining grated cheese. Cover pan with foil and bake in a 325 degree oven for about 50 min. Remove foil and increase temperature to 350 degrees. Bake for about another 20-30 min or until cheese is hot and bubbly and slightly browned.

EASY LASAGNA I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet, cook and stir ground beef until brown. Add mushrooms and onions; saute until onions are transparent. Stir in pasta sauce, and heat through.
• In a medium size bowl, combine cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, grated Parmesan cheese, and eggs.
• Spread a thin layer of the meat sauce in the bottom of a 13x9 inch pan. Layer with uncooked lasagna noodles, cheese mixture, mozzarella cheese, and meat sauce. Continue layering until all ingredients are used, reserving 1/2 cup mozzarella. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover, and top with remaining half cup of mozzarella cheese. Bake for an additional 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and let stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

QUICK LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Cook the beef and garlic in the skillet over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the beef is brown; drain.
• Stir the Italian seasoning and spaghetti sauce into the beef. Spread 1/4 cup of the beef mixture in the ungreased square pan.
• Top with 2 noodles, placing them so they do not overlap or touch the sides of the pan because they will expand as they bake. Spread about 1/2 cup of the remaining beef mixture over the noodles.
• Spread about 1/2 cup of the cottage cheese over the beef mixture. Sprinkle with about 1/3 cup of the mozzarella cheese.
• Repeat layering twice more, beginning with 2 more noodles and following directions in steps 3 and 4 Sprinkle with the parmesan cheese.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake 30 minutes. Carefully remove the foil, and continue baking about 10 minutes longer or until lasagna is bubbly around the edges and looks very hot. Let stand 10 minutes, so the lasagna will become easier to cut and serve.

FIVE CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown ground round, onions and green pepper in skillet or dutch oven.
• When about half browned add the garlic powder, salt, pepper, oregano, basil and thyme.
• When finished browning, remove from heat and add red wine to deglaze pan.
• After deglazing, add spaghetti sauce and continue to simmer for approximately 10-15 minutes.
• The best part here is that you get to sample a little sauce and add any extras you think it needs.
• Maybe a little more garlic or pepper?
• Adjust to your tastes.
• Ladle a small amount of spaghetti sauce into a 9x13 inch pan.
• This is more to keep the noodles from sticking than anything else.
• Cover bottom of pan with DRY noodles and add more sauce.
• Top with one third of all the cheeses- mozzarella, cheddar, jack cheese& parmesan.
• Add another layer of noodles and coat with the container of ricotta cheese.
• Sprinkle generously with parmesan and more white cheeses.
• Add the final layer of noodles, the rest of the sauce, and the rest of the cheeses.
• Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake at 375 for 30 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350 and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
• Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

QUICK 'N' EASY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add spaghetti sauce; heat through. Rinse and drain the noodles., In a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish, layer a third of the meat sauce and half of the noodles and cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining meat sauce. , Cover and bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until bubbly.

EASY VEGETABLE AND CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spray 11x7 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Combine ricotta and nutmeg, set aside.
• Layer ingredients as follows: Spread about a cup of the sauce on bottom of dish; 3 noodles over sauce to cover; another cup of the sauce; ricotta mixture and vegetables; 1/2 of the mozzarella; remaining 3 noodles; remaining sauce.
• Cover with foil, bake about 1 hour (until noodles are cooked).
• Remove foil, add remaining cheese, bake 5 minutes.
• Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.

QUICK AND EASY SKILLET LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook until brown and crumbly, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain grease from skillet.
• Pour in 1/2 of the pasta sauce and mix with browned ground beef. Break up lasagna noodles into 4 or 5 pieces each and set on top of the ground beef-sauce mixture. Add the remaining pasta sauce on top of the noodles and stir. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until noodles are soft, about 25 minutes.
• Add ricotta cheese to the skillet and stir until melted. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese on top; cover and let sit until cheese has melted, about 5 minutes.