Not Your Ordinary Baked Lasagna |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Ok, so it may not qualify as a lasagna with the lack of lasagna noodles, but it's still just as good! Ingredients:
2 lbs ground beef |
2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce |
16 ounces penne rigate |
32 ounces ricotta cheese |
3 cups mozzarella cheese |
2 cups parmesan cheese |
2 eggs, slightly beaten |
1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced |
1 teaspoon basil |
4 tablespoons italian seasoning |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Prepare pasta according to package directions, drain and set aside.
3. While pasta is cooking, brown hamburger in a skillet. Season with 3 tbsp of the Italian Seasoning. Add garlic about 5 minutes before hamburger is done. Drain and set aside.
4. Mix ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, 1 cup parmesan, eggs, remaining Italian seasoning and basil in a large bowl.
5. Return hamburger to skillet and add spaghetti sauce, reserving about 1/2 cup. Heat thoroughly, stirring occasionally.
6. While meat mixture is heating, add pasta to cheese mixture. Gently stir to combine.
7. Spay a 13x9 inch baking pan evenly with the cooking spray.
8. Pour remaining spaghetti sauce into the pan and spread evenly.
9. Layer the mixtures as follows: pasta/cheese mix, meat mix, 1/2 remaining mozzarella, and 1/2 remaining parmesan. Repeat layers once.
10. Cover and bake for about 35 minutes or until bubbling hot. Uncover and bake additional 10 minutes.
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