Oven-Ready Lasagna

Name: Oven-Ready Lasagna
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 9-12 servings.
Cuisine: Italian Dinners, Italian Recipes
Ingredients: 2 cups Big-Batch Beef Sauce; 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste; 2 teaspoons dried basil; 2 cups 4% small-curd cottage cheese; 1 large egg; 6 no-cook lasagna noodles; 4 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

When company drops in, Debbie uses the sauce to assemble this cheesy lasagna. Oven-ready noodles, which don't need to be cooked before they're layered in the baking dish, further speed preparation of this easy entree.

Ingredients

2 cups Big-Batch Beef Sauce
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 cups 4% small-curd cottage cheese
1 large egg
6 no-cook lasagna noodles
4 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions

In a saucepan, combine beef sauce, tomato paste and basil. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Combine cottage cheese and egg; mix well.
Spoon a third of the meat sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with 3 noodles, half of the cottage cheese mixture and a third of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining meat sauce and mozzarella.
Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly and the cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Editor's Note: Cooked lasagna noodles may be substituted for no-cook lasagna noodles