Make Once, Eat Twice Lasagna
Our family loves this recipe along with a green salad and garlic bread. It's so handy to have an extra pan in the freezer when unexpected guests drop in or you need to take a main course to a charity event. —Geri Davis, Prescott, Arizona
Reviews
This lasagna is phenomenal! I sautéed some onion and garlic for meat mixture and used fresh parsley rather than dried; and I highly recommend using a good quality jar sauce. This will definitely be a go to dish in our pasta rotation.
Great recipe-I added garlic powder to sauce & ricotta mixture. Also added italian seasonings to both. Much more flavorful! Doubled cheese too! Love this!
Good solid basic recipe. As it doesn't quite fill the pans 12 servings would be on the smaller side. And yes 2 lbs of ricotta at least. Only thing I added was about 1 tsp Italian seasoning per pan added to the top of each casserole.
I made an account just to say how awesome this recipe is! It really cuts down on prep time if you buy the no-boil lasagna noodles. Also, I agree about the ricotta. You will need a little bit more than the recipe calls for. I sauteed some fresh garlic with the meat as well.This freezes so well, and has helped me so many times on those days you don't want to cook or do anything! I usually serve this with caesar salad and garlic bread or steamed broccoli. Please, please make this! SO Yummy!!
I wondered if anyone can tell me how to make this without cooking the pasta separately? I've seen recipes like that in the past, and I think extra water is added to the sauce, or perhaps there are no-cook lasagna noodle but I cannot remember how to prepare it that way Thank you so much? .
A perfect lasagna and freezes SO WELL! My new go to lasagna recipe.
Not only is this an easy and great lasagna recipe, but it is so nice on those nights where you don't have time or aren't in a creative mood to just pull the 2nd one out of the freezer. Also good for bigger crowds. Have recommended to many people.
Forgot to rate it last time. Added that and also wanted to note that I also used 2 lb of ricotta when I made based on another reviewer's suggestion.
I have made this at least 10 times for family and friends. I only would like to mention that you need to use at least 2 lbs of ricotta cheese. There is no way to have 1 cup of ricotta mixture for each of the 3 layers without at least another 1/2 lb of ricotta. You may even want to use more if you don't want the layer of cheese to be skimpy. I typically substitute dried Italian seasoning for the dried parsley.Otherwise, this is a delicious dish.
I thought the recipe was great. I used plain sauce, so I added Italian Seasoning to it to add some flavor. We baked the 2nd one from the freezer about 2-3 weeks later and it was wonderful too.