One-step lasagna with sausage and basil

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¾ pounds Lean ground beef
½ pounds Italian sausage; casings removed
1 Jar; (26-oz) thick spaghetti or marinara sauce
1½ cup Water
½ cup Chopped fresh basil
1 Box; (1-lb) lasagna noodles
1 Container; (15-oz) part-skim ricotta cheese
1 pounds Mozzarella cheese; coarsely grated
1 cup Grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

You don't have to cook the lasagna noodles first - just assemble the dish, cover and bake.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Sauté beef and sausage in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, breaking up meats with back of spoon, about 4 minutes. Transfer meats to bowl.

Combine spaghetti sauce, water and basil in large bowl. Spread 1½ cups sauce mixture in bottom of 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Arrange ⅓ noodles, slightly overlapping if necessary, atop sauce. Spread half of ricotta over noodles. Sprinkle with half of mozzarella cheese, half of meat mixture and ¼ cup Parmesan cheese. Top with 1 ½ cups sauce. Repeat layering with noodles, ricotta, mozzarella, meats and ¼ cup Parmesan cheese. Arrange remaining noodles over. Spoon remaining sauce over, covering completely. Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup Parmesan. Cover tightly with heavy-duty foil. Place on baking sheet.

Bake until noodles are tender and lasagna is heated through, about 1 hour.

Uncover; let stand 15 minutes. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Rewarm covered in 350°F. oven about 45 minutes. ) Cut lasagna into squares and serve.

Serves 6 to 8.

Bon Appétit September 1997

Posted to recipelu-digest by Sandy <sandysno@...> on Feb 27, 1998

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