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Easy Lasagna Recipe with No Ricotta and No Cottage cheese
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Easy Lasagna Recipe with No Ricotta and No Cottage cheese

This Easy Lasagna Recipe without ricotta or cottage cheese is a version of an Italian classic that will leave you satisfied whether you like ricotta or not!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Lasagna
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 8 People
Calories 545kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground beef I used 90% Lean
  • 2 small zucchini Finely Chopped
  • half onion Finely Chopped
  • 2 tbsp. Garlic Minced
  • 3 tsp. kosher salt divided 2 for meat and 1 for tomatoes
  • 1 tsp. pepper
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp. dried oregano
  • 56 ounces cans crushed tomatoes I use 2- 28 ounce cans
  • 1 parm rind
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 12 Lasagna Noodles I use the no boil lasagna noodles.
  • 4 cups Mozzarella Cheese
  • 1 cup Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
    In a pan over medium heat, brown the ground beef along with the zucchini, garlic, onion , pepper, basil and dried oregano and 2 tsp. salt. When the beef is browned and the veggies are translucent, add in the tomatoes, sugar, remaining salt and Parmesan rind.
    2 lbs ground beef, 2 small zucchini, half onion, 2 tbsp. Garlic, 3 tsp. kosher salt, 1 tsp. pepper, 1 tsp dried basil, 1 tsp. dried oregano, 56 ounces cans crushed tomatoes, 1 tsp sugar, 1 parm rind
  • Allow your sauce to simmer for at least 1 hour. Longer is fine too. Build your lasagna. Layer the sauce, 3 noodles (or 4 if they fit), sauce, mozzarella, parmesan and then repeat 3-4 times until you are out of sauce, noodles and cheese.
    12 Lasagna Noodles, 1 cup Parmesan Cheese, 4 cups Mozzarella Cheese
  • Bake at 375 covered with foil for 40 minutes then remove foil for 10-12 minutes or until top is your desired level of done.

Nutrition

Calories: 545kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 31g