Beef / Pork

Meat and Cheese Lasagna is for Dinner.

Meat and Cheese Lasagna takes 45 minutes to prepare.

Meat and Cheese Lasagna takes 60 minutes to cook.

Meat and Cheese Lasagna makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Meat and Cheese Lasagna are:

SAUCE
2 29 oz can tomato puree
1 meduim onion minced
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
6 cloves garlic minced (about 2tbsp)
2 tblsp tomato paste
1/4-1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1lb ground beef lean (I use 93/7)
1 cup chicken broth low soduim
2 bay leaves
1/8 cup dried basil
black pepper to taste

FILLING
2 cups Low Fat Ricotta Cheese
3 cups shredded reduced fat mozzarella cheese (set 1 cup aside)
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (1 oz)
1/8 cup basil dried
1 egg lightly beaten
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
8 oz no boil noodles ( 12 noodles)

Here is how you make Meat and Cheese Lasagna:

make sauce ( you can do this a day ahead if prefer it is much better if you do)IN LARGE PAN HEAT OIL AND SAUTE ONION SALT COVER AND COOK OVER MEDUIM -LOW HEAT ABOUT 8 MINUTES UNCOVER AND ADD GARLIC AND PEPPER FLAKES SAUTE ABOUT 2 MINUTES PUSH ASIDE AND SAUTE TOMATO PASTE ABOUT 2MINUTES THEN COMBINE ALL TOGETHER ADD GROUND BEEF AND COOK UNTIL NO LONGER PINK BUT NOT BROWN ADD THE PUREED TOMATOES BROTH AND BAY LEAVES AND BASIL SIMMER ABOUT 45 MINUTES UNCOVER AND CONTINUE SIMMERING 15 MINUTES UNTIL THICKENEDNOTE: LET COOL AND REFRIDERATE IF USING NEXT DAY OTHERWISE CONTINUEPREHEAT OVEN 375MAKE FILLINGMIX RICOTTA, 2 CUPS MOZZARELLA, PARMESAN CHEESE BASIL SALT AND PEPPER TASTE TO ADJUST SEASONING ONCE OK THEN ADD EGGIN 13 X 9 DISH SPRAY WITH COOKING SPRAY SPREAD ABOUT 1 -1 1/2 CUP SAUCE ON BOTTOM BEGIN TO LAYER AS FOLLOWED3 lasagne noodles1/3 cup filling on each noodle spread to combine l1/3 cup sauce on each noodle spread to combine repeat steps above ending with noodlespread remaining sauce should be about 1 1/2 cups over top making sure to cover all noodles cover with aluminum and bake 45 minutes uncover and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese place back in overn uncovered and continue baking 10- 15 minutesNumber of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MSSBETTYBOOP6.

The nutritional information for Meat and Cheese Lasagna is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 367.8

• Total Fat: 11.0 g
• Cholesterol: 71.3 mg
• Sodium: 1,048.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
• Protein: 31.8 g

Meat and Cheese Lasagna is Italian cuisine.