Shortcut Alfredo Lasagna Recipes

LASAGNA ALFREDO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Cook spinach according to package directions; drain.
• In a medium bowl, combine chicken and one jar of Alfredo sauce, stir together. In a separate bowl, combine ricotta and drained, cooked spinach, and stir.
• In a 9 x 13 baking dish, place one layer of lasagna noodles, edges overlapping. Pour chicken and Alfredo sauce mixture over noodle layer and spread evenly. Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded mozzarella over chicken mixture. Top with another layer of noodles. Spread spinach mixture evenly over noodles. Pour 1/2 of remaining jar of Alfredo sauce over spinach mixture, spread evenly. Sprinkle another cup of mozzarella over sauce, lay on the final noodle layer and top with remaining 1/2 jar of Alfredo sauce, 2 cups of mozzarella, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes, until top is brown and bubbly.

SHORTCUT SAUSAGE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Crumble the sausage into a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover; microwave on high for 3-5 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, stirring once; drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, onion, green pepper, water, olives and salt. , In a greased 11x7-in. microwave-safe dish, layer 1-1/3 cups meat sauce, three noodles, 1/2 cup ricotta cheese and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. , Cover and microwave at 70% power for 21-24 minutes or until noodles are tender. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella cheese. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 45-60 seconds or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.

SHORTCUT LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook and stir meat, onion, salt and garlic powder until meat is brown and onion is tender. If meat created a lot of grease, you can drain. But it will be hard keeping all the onions, they get stuck in strainer.
• Stir in Spaghetti sauce and simmer for 15mins, stirring occasionally.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix cottage cheese, parmesan cheese and parsley flakes together.
• In an 11 x 7 ungreased baking dish (like a pyrex glass dish) cover the bottom with the 8 oz can of tomato sauce. This is to prevent the lasagna noodle from sticking and will also cook them.
• Start placing the lasagna noodle on top for the sauce. You may need to "cut" the corners of the pasta to fit it in the pan. they should overlay a bit.
• After your first layer of noodles add sauce, mozzarella cheese and cottage cheese mixture.
• Repeat with the noodles now going in the opposite direction. (so horizontal first then the next layer Parallel).
• Now you have 2 layers, add on more layer of noodle and top off with sauce and shredded cheese. you should have used most of the cottage cheese mixture on the first two layers.
• Cover with tin-foil and bake 40 to 45 minutes
• Let stand at room temperature for 10mins uncovered.
• Cut into squares and enjoy!

SHORTCUT LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce mix and vegetable juice. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. , Remove from the heat. Cover the bottom of a lightly greased 13x9-in. baking dish with a thin layer of meat sauce. Layer with 3 lasagna noodles, one-third of the cottage cheese, one-third of the mozzarella cheese and one-third of the remaining meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. , Cover tightly with foil and bake at 350° for 1 hour or until heated through. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

EASY ALFREDO LASAGNA

Steps:

• Combine ground beef and sausage with your choice of seasoning and cook over medium heat until brown. While the meat mixture is cooking, mix together ricotta and parmesan with eggs. Stir until blended, set aside.
• When the meat is browned, drain as much grease as possible from it before stirring into egg and cheese mixture.
• Spray a bread pan or casserole with non-stick cooking spray. Pour in enough sauce to cover the bottom of the pan, layer in a noodle. In the bread pan, one noodle fills the bottom and makes layering a snap.
• Next, layer on meat mixture and top with shredded mozzarella. Repeat layering process with sauce, noodle, meat and cheese. Pour a final layer of sauce and then top off with cheese. Cover with foil and bake about 35 minutes, until mixture is bubbly, then remove foil and bake another 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted and edges are brown.
• Remove from oven, let cool a few minutes before plating. Serve with warm, crusty bread and a green salad for a lovely and simple meal.

5 INGREDIENT RAVIOLI LASAGNA RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Spray a 9 x 9 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Pour 1/3 of the pasta sauce in the bottom of the pan.
• Top with half of the frozen ravioli, another third of the pasta sauce, and half the mozzarella cheese.
• Repeat layers, then top with shredded Parmesan cheese.
• Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, uncover, and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
• Sprinkle with chopped fresh basil and serve warm.