Simply Lasagna

I got this out of a Kraft Food & Family magazine.

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
2-1/2 c mozzarella, shredded
15 oz ricotta
1/2 c grated parmesan
1/4 c chopped fresh parsley
1 egg, lightly beaten
26 oz spaghetti sauce
1 c water
12 lasagna noodles, uncooked

Directions:
 Preheat oven to 350F. Brown meat in large skillet on medium high heat.
Meanwhile, mix 1-1/4 c of mozzarella cheese, the ricotta cheese, 1/4 c of the parmesan cheese, the parsley and egg until well blended; set aside.
Drain meat; return to skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Pour water into empty sauce jar; cover and shake well. Add to skillet; stir until well-blended. Adding water to the sauce helps cook traditional noodles during baking, so you don't have to cook them beforehand. This saves you 15-20 min of prep time.
Spread 1 c of the meat sauce onto the bottom of a 13x9" baking dish; top with a layer of 3 uncooked lasagna noodles. Noodles will expand to fit the dish during baking.
Spread 1/3 of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 c of the meat sauce over noodles. Repeat layers two more times. Top with remaining 3 noodles and the remaining meat sauce.
Sprinkle with remaining 1-1/4 c mozzarella cheese and remaining 1/4 c parmesan. Cover tightly with foil. Bake 45 min. Remove foil; continue baking 15 min or until heated through. Let stand 15 min before cutting to serve.
Makes 12 servings.

Nutritional Information:
Calories: 280
Fat: 9g
Saturated Fat: 5g
Carbs: 27g
Protein: 21g

Ratings:
Dave: 4