Best Cheese Lovers Lasagna Recipes

CHEESE LOVERS' LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and rinse with cold water.
• Line the bottom of a 9x13 inch casserole dish with noodles and spread on 1/4 cup of the spaghetti sauce. Add another layer of noodles and begin alternating layers of cheeses, noodles and sauce, beginning with the cottage cheese. Make sure you leave enough spaghetti sauce to cover the top to prevent hardening of the top layer of noodles. Finish with a sprinkle of Parmesan.
• Bake in a preheated oven until cheese is well melted and filling is heated through; about 20 or 25 minutes.

CHEESE LASAGNA THAT MEAT-LOVERS WILL LOVE

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with water. Once the water is at a rolling boil, add 1 Tbsp. oil to prevent the lasagna noodles from sticking and salt. Add noodles to the water one at a time. Cook according to package directions. Do not overcook. The noodles are done when al dente. While the noodles are cooking, empty both containers of ricotta cheese into a large mixing bowl. Add 1 tsp. fresh ground pepper, 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, and 1-1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning. Mix well to distribute seasonings evenly. Add 1 cup parmesan-romano blend cheese to the ricotta cheese. Mix well. Make sure there are no clumps of parmesan-romano in the mixture. Add 1-1/2 bags of the shredded cheese blend to the ricotta mixture. Stir until blended. This will be a very thick. You only need to stir until the shredded cheese is distributed throughout the mixture. Reserve the remaining 1/2 bag of shredded cheese for topping the lasagna. Drain noodles. Do NOT rinse! To keep the noodles from sticking together, shake the colander gently until steam no longer rises from the noodles. In the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch glass pan place 3-4 Tbsp. of spaghetti sauce. Spread this evenly across the bottom of the pan. Place 3 noodles on the bottom of the pan, side by side. Spoon 4-5 Tbsp. of sauce over the noodles. Spread 1/3 of the cheese mixture over the sauce. Repeat these steps two more times and finish by placing a fourth layer of noodles on the top. Spoon the remaining sauce on top of the final layer of noodles. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 bag of shredded cheese blend on top of the sauce. Finish by sprinkling the top with Italian seasoning. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until sauce is bubbling around the edges and cheese on top is just beginning to golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes.