Lazy Lasagna for 2

Reviews

• bakingmad
  
  Mar 27, 2018

  We love this small size lasagna that's quick and easy to throw together and makes just enough for the two of us. Using curly wide egg noodles and my leftover homemade marinara sauce give this all the taste of traditional lasagna without all the work of making a large pan and having enough leftovers to feed an army. For a more traditional flavor, I use ricotta instead of cottage cheese and bake everything in one casserole dish instead of dividing it between two small ones.

• PrplMonky5
  
  Jan 17, 2017

  My husband and I thought this was pretty good, but didn't think it tasted much like lasagna. It was tasty though! Cheesy and saucy! I used a chunky garden-style pasta sauce to give the dish some vegetables. I doubled the recipe so we could have leftovers and it just fit my 1.5 qt baking dish. While this probably wouldn't be my first choice, I'd still make this again. I'd likely improve it further by adding fresh veggies, like chopped bell pepper, onion, garlic... maybe even some meatballs.

• krystelp
  
  Feb 27, 2014

  I was in the mood for lasagna but didn't have the noodles on hand so I followed this recipe using macaroni (the kids enjoy that more anyway!), and some ground beef I had already fried up in the fridge. I made it as a large casserole so it could feed the whole family (doubled the recipe). Served with garlic toast. Delicious!

• Sue Zappa
  
  Jan 15, 2014

  I've made this recipe for my family since it was first published in TOH. So much easier than going to all the work of making traditional lasagna & nearly as tasty. I have to quadruple the recipe to feed everyone. I use 16 oz. of shredded mozzarella because we like the extra cheese. Otherwise, I follow the recipe exactly. Very good & quick!

• delowenstein
  
  Aug 1, 2013

  Actually, I'd prepared this recipe back when it was featured in Taste of Home!I used 1-1/2 cup spaghetti sauce and layered the noodles, sauce and cheeses as one would for regular lasagna. I used one small casserole and I'd baked the casserole for 45 minutes at 375o F. I'd found this to be a very tasty dish to prepare! Thank you, Carol Mead, for this recipe! It is a keeper and it does take much less time than preparing a regular lasagna! DELowenstein

• julieanne22
  
  Aug 7, 2012

  This really was VERY easy. Plus with the extra sauce, cheeses, and noodles...you could easily make 2 more after the inital 2. I would suggest maybe adding 1/4-1/2 cup of extra sauce just cuz it seemed a bit dry. Easy peesy, lemon squeezy (as the kids say) meal for a weeknight.

• Irish_red64
  
  Aug 29, 2011

  I made this last night but added 3/4 lb. crumbled italian sausage. It was a bit too salty for my taste but had a real good flavor. My 4-yr-old LOVED it and wants it again tonight. I put it in 4 individual ramekins.

• cjmead
  
  Apr 3, 2011

  After reading the reviews of my recipe, I realized that most people do not use spaghetti sauce with meat already in it. I make pots of it in the fall and freeze it in Ziplok bags so it can be thawed quickly while the noodles are cooking.

• KScales
  
  Mar 8, 2011

  Due to smitrya06's comment, we reviewed the sodium content of this recipe again and it is correct at 1,117 mg. The spaghetti sauce has 620 mg per serving, the mozzarella cheese has nearly 200 mg and the cottage cheese has 220 mg. Plus, the Parmesan cheese and noodles have some sodium.Taste of Home Test Kitchen

• smitrya06
  
  Mar 7, 2011

  This is a nice recipe; however, 1,117 mg of sodium is ridiculously high for a "healthy" recipe. I made many substitutions which consequently turned this into a whole different recipe. I suggest a using a different sauce lower in sodium as well as looking at alternative cheeses like reduced-fat mozzarella cheese.