Quick and Easy Lasagna Bake
Love lasagna but not the prep that goes with it? Create a quick and easy lasagna bake to skip the prep but keep all the flavor!
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground Italian sausage
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
- 2 cups chopped raw spinach
- 8 oz. noodles of your choice cooked and drained (I used penne)
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- grated parmesan cheese
- parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet, sauté onion and garlic over medium heat for 5 minutes, until just turning translucent.
- Add sausage, salt, pepper, basil, and oregano.
- Cook until meat is browned. Stir in spaghetti sauce and chopped spinach. Cook until spinach is cooked down, approximately 6-8 minutes.
- Stir in noodles. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix ricotta and 1 ½ c mozzarella together. Feel free to add more basil and oregano here as well.
- Grease a casserole dish. Pour half of the meat mixture into the pan.
- Spread the cheese mixture on top of that by dropping small spoonfuls onto the meat and breaking apart with your fingers to evenly spread it out.
- Add remaining meat mixture.
- Top with 1 ½ cup of mozzarella, grated parmesan, and parsley.
- Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes.
- For perfectly browned cheese, turn on the broiler to 450 degrees in the final 1-2 minutes of cooking.
Notes
Be careful with the broiler. It's my favorite technique for getting browned anything, but can easily go from perfect to burned. Watch it carefully.