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Best Simple Oven-Ready Beef Lasagna Recipe

Simple Oven-Ready Beef Lasagna

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 9 oz No-boil lasagna noodles 1 standard box
  • 1 lb Ground beef 80/20 preferred
  • 0.5 lb Beef Italian sausage Substituted for pork sausage
  • 45 oz Jarred spaghetti sauce Use your favorite brand
  • 15 oz Ricotta cheese Whole milk preferred
  • 4 cups Mozzarella cheese Shredded
  • 0.5 cup Parmesan cheese Grated
  • 2 tbsp Fresh parsley Finely chopped
  • 1 Large egg Lightly beaten

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375F and lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  • In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef and beef Italian sausage until fully cooked. Drain excess fat.
  • Stir the jarred spaghetti sauce into the browned meat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, grated parmesan, egg, and chopped parsley.
  • Spread one cup of the meat sauce on the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
  • Layer with no-boil noodles, half of the ricotta mixture, a third of the mozzarella, and a third of the remaining meat sauce.
  • Repeat the layers once more: noodles, remaining ricotta mixture, half of the remaining mozzarella, and half of the remaining meat sauce.
  • Top with a final layer of noodles, the last of the meat sauce, and the remaining mozzarella cheese.
  • Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes.
  • Remove the foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and golden.
  • Let the dish rest for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.