Thursday, September 27, 2007

Laughably Easy Lasagna

I had hoped to post a recipe for Chicken Under a Brick to the blog this week, but unfortunately it seems that Rachael Ray and I have had ANOTHER difference of opinion on what constitutes a complete and informative recipe and so let's just say that Chicken Under a Brick did NOT turn out as well as I had hoped. It tasted good in the end, but it was the "during" that was the problem. In fact, it almost set off my smoke alarm. I maintain that Rachael Ray is a LIAR.

Anyway, I have a very lazy lasagna recipe that is basically foolproof and always comes out delicious no matter what. Which is, RACHAEL, the best kind of recipe. This is a slightly jazzed-up take on my mom's lasagna recipe - thanks Kathy!

KATHY and KIRA'S LAUGHABLY EASY LASAGNA

Ingredients:

1 package lasagna noodles
1lb ground beef or sweet Italian sausage (or mix)
1 jar Newman's Own Roasted Garlic pasta sauce (<--IMPORTANT)
8oz dry curd cottage cheese (or rinse off the regular stuff)
3 C shredded mozzarella cheese
1 C shredded cheddar cheese (or whatever kind you want)
1/2 C grated Parmesan cheese
Handful of fresh parsley, finely chopped

Directions:

Boil noodles. Brown ground beef or sausage; drain grease. Mix ground beef with the pasta sauce. Layer cooked noodles, sauce/meat, mozzarella and cheddar cheese. Put more cheese on the top layer than on the others, sprinkle Parmesan, and garnish with the handful of chopped parsley - evenly distributed. Bake at 350 for 1/2 hour; broil for 5-10 minutes until the cheese on top is bubbly, browned, and yum-o-licious. Cool for a few minutes and serve!

1 comment:

Lisae said...

yum!! that sounds lots like my lasagna recipe, only i insist on BARILLA tomato basil sauce, spicy italian sausage, a package of frozen spinach, and i don't use cheddar cheese (but that sounds amazing so i will try it next time). oh! and i use ricotta (which i barely like) instead of cottage cheese (which i love) because i have tried using cottage cheese but am too lazy to sufficiently drain it. and also i use half cooked whole wheat noodles. and parm/romano blend on top. ok so my lasagna is nothing like yours. ;-) but they're both lasagnas! and yours sounds so good!