This Easy Beef Lasagna is made with oven ready lasagna noodles -which means NO PRE-BOILING! I’ve been making this recipe for years and everyone agrees–this Easy Beef Lasagna recipe makes for the best tasting lasagna!
Author: thepounddropper.com
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Additional Time20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 lb. 96% lean ground beef or Jennie O’ Italian turkey sausage
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 1 Tbsp garlic, minced
- 12 Barilla oven ready lasagna noodles or gluten-free oven ready lasagna noodles
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 (16 oz.) container fat free cottage cheese, blended in a food processor or blender
- 1 1/2 cups shredded light mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 6 cups zero point marinara sauce* see recipe link for recipe on post or 2 (24 oz.) jars no added sugar spaghetti sauce
- Fresh basil or parsley, for garnish.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large skillet or dutch oven, brown lean ground beef or turkey sausage, onion, and garlic over medium-high heat until no pink remains. Drain excess fat, if needed.
- Add marinara sauce to the cooked meat. Stir until well combined. Set aside.
- In large mixing bowl, combine beaten eggs, blended cottage cheese and 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese and parmesan. Set aside.
- In a 13×9 baking pan, spread 1 cup of sauce on bottom of pan.
- Layer in the order, 4 uncooked lasagna noodles (it’s okay if they overlap), then 1/3 part of the cheese mixture, half the cooked meat, and 1 cup of spaghetti sauce.
- Continue to the layer, using 4 uncooked lasagna noodles, 1/3 part of the cheese mixture, and 1 cup sauce. For the top layer add the remaining 1 cup mozzarella.
- Bake covered with foil for 50-60 minutes.
- Uncover and continue cooking until all the cheese is melted on the top for about 5 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped fresh basil or parsley, if desired.
- Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Smartpoints: GREEN/BLUE/PURPLE:
- 6 WW Points® per serving if using 96% lean ground beef and zero point marinara sauce
- 8 WW Points® per serving if using Jennie O’ Italian turkey sausage and zero point marinara sauce
- 8 WW Points® per serving if using 96% lean ground beef and no sugar Prego sauce
- 9 WW Points® per serving if using Jennie O’ Italian turkey sausage and no sugar added Prego sauce
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
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Amount Per Serving:Calories: 422Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 854mgCarbohydrates: 46gNet Carbohydrates: 40gFiber: 6gSugar: 8gProtein: 35g
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