Best Easy Cheese Lasagna Recipes

EASY LASAGNA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef.
• Spread 1 cup of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 2-quart, oven-safe dish.
• Pour the rest of the sauce in with the ground beef and cook until warm.
• Layer 2 noodles, 1/3 of the meat, 3/4 cup of cottage cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella; repeat. For the last layer, use the final two noodles, meat, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese on top.
• Cover baking dish with foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour.

EASY MAC AND CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg F. Lightly grease 8x8 baking dish.
• Cook and drain ground beef and mix with spaghetti sauce.
• Prepare Macaroni and Cheese using the directions on the box.
• Place a layer (exactly half) of Mac and cheese in the baking dish, top with a layer of meat then a layer of cheese.
• (Repeat).
• After the 2 layers are complete, bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until heated through.
• Then top with Parm Cheese.
• **For meat substitute you can use pre cooked chicken.
• **For a complete meatless dish you can use just the spaghetti sauce and leave out all meats.

EASY DUTCH OVEN CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Pour about 1/2 cup of spaghetti sauce into the bottom of a large, cast-iron Dutch oven with lid. Spread the sauce around evenly.
• Place down a layer of three lasagna noodles, and spread about 3/4 cup of spaghetti sauce over them. Lay in the broccoli and sprinkle with 2/3 cup of mozzarella cheese. Repeat this layering of noodles, sauce, vegetables, and cheese using the cauliflower, green peas, and corn.
• Cover the corn with the last three remaining lasagna noodles, and spread the remaining spaghetti sauce on top. Sprinkle with the Cheddar cheese.
• Place the lid on the Dutch oven, and place 12 hot coals underneath and 12 coals on top. Cook for 75 minutes or until noodles are soft and tender. Remove the coals, and allow to stand for about 10 minutes to firm up a bit before serving.

QUICK AND EASY 5 CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Whisk the ricotta cheese, milk and cream together in a large bowl. Whisk in seasonings. Then add 4 1/2 cups of the grated cheese, strirring gently. Stir in the chopped spinach. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with no stick spray. Place three of the noodles length wise in pan. place another noodle crosswise on pan, breaking off about 2 inches so noodle will fit in pan. Pour about 1/3 of liquid mixture over noodles. Be sure to cover noodles well. Repeat this process 2 more times. Top with the 1 1/2 cups of remaining grated cheese. Cover pan with foil and bake in a 325 degree oven for about 50 min. Remove foil and increase temperature to 350 degrees. Bake for about another 20-30 min or until cheese is hot and bubbly and slightly browned.

SUPER EASY MICROWAVE CHEESE SAUCE FOR LASAGNA

Steps:

• Melt butter for 40 secs on high.
• Stir in flour & cook for 1 min on high.
• Gradually stir in milk.
• Cook for 4-6 mins on high, stirring every minute.
• Stir in cheese.

EASY CHEESE LASAGNA(WW)

Steps:

• Spray 11x7 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread 1/3 of the sauce on bottom of dish.
• Arrange 3 noodles over the sauce.
• Top with another 1/3 of sauce,all of the riccota cheese and the vegetables,and 1/2 the mozzerella cheese.
• Top with remaining 3 noodles and the remaining sauce.
• Cover dish with foil.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.
• Remove foil and sprinkle with remaining cheese,bake for another 5 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.
• I cut the lasagna in 6 pieces,wrap them in seran wrap and freeze them.
• Then I just microwave them when I need a quick,lowfat lunch!

EASY VEGETABLE AND CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spray 11x7 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Combine ricotta and nutmeg, set aside.
• Layer ingredients as follows: Spread about a cup of the sauce on bottom of dish; 3 noodles over sauce to cover; another cup of the sauce; ricotta mixture and vegetables; 1/2 of the mozzarella; remaining 3 noodles; remaining sauce.
• Cover with foil, bake about 1 hour (until noodles are cooked).
• Remove foil, add remaining cheese, bake 5 minutes.
• Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.

EASY FOUR CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a blender or with an electric mixer, blend tomato sauce and cottage cheese together until smooth. Spoon a little of the sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Place a layer of cooked noodles over the sauce, and sprinkle a portion of the mozzarella, the cheddar and the parmesan over the noodles. Repeat layering of sauce, noodles and cheese; finish with a cheese layer.
• Bake in preheated oven 30 to 45 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and golden.

QUICK & EASY MAC & CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Prepare Dinner as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, brown meat in medium skillet; drain. Return meat to skillet. Stir in pasta sauce. Cook on medium-low heat 2 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
• Serve prepared Dinner topped with meat sauce.

MOM'S EASY COTTAGE CHEESE LASAGNA | THE KITCHEN MAGPIE

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, fry up the ground beef and onions together until the ground beef is no longer pink and the onions are soft and translucent.
• Drain the excess grease and add in the garlic. Sautee until the garlic is browned.
• Stir in the sauce and the water, remove from heat.
• Combine the cottage cheese, egg and Italian seasoning.
• In a 9x13 baking pan, spread 1/3 of the sauce mixture on the bottom. Lay three noodles on top.
• Spread half of the cottage cheese mixture on top of the noodles evenly. Top with a cup of mixed cheese.
• Lay another 3 noodles on top. Spread out another 1/3 of the sauce on top of the noodles. Spread the last of the cottage cheese mixture on top, followed by a cup of mixed cheese.
• Lay the last 3 noodles on top, followed by the last 1/3 of the sauce mixture. Sprinkle with another 2-3 cups of the mixed cheese. ( I like a seriously good layer of cheese on top!)
• Cover and bake in 350 °F oven for 45-50 minutes. If you like, remove the cover and bake the cheese on top for another 5-10 minutes to get it slightly crispy around the edges.
• Remove, let sit for 10 minutes and then slice and serve.

EASY 4 CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown meat with vegetables in large nonstick skillet. Add 2 cups pasta sauce, water, 1 cup 4 Cheese Italiano Cheese and Parmesan; mix well.
• Spread remaining (plain) pasta sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Cover with 3 noodles and 1/3 of the meat sauce; repeat layers twice. Cover.
• Bake 30 min. Top with remaining 4 Cheese Italiano Cheese; bake, uncovered, 15 min. or until lasagna is heated through and cheese is melted. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.

EASY CHEESE LASAGNA RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix ricotta cheese, 1 1/2 cups of the mozzarella cheese, eggs, Italian seasoning and garlic powder until well blended. Pour marinara sauce into bowl. Pour 1/2 cup water into empty jar; cover and shake well. Add to marinara sauce; mix well.
• Spread about 1 cup of the sauce on bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Top with 3 of the lasagna noodles. Spread 1/2 of the cheese mixture over noodles. Repeat sauce, noodles and cheese layer once. Top with remaining noodles and sauce, making sure to cover noodles with sauce. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil.
• Bake 45 minutes. Remove foil. Bake 15 minutes longer or until noodles are tender. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting. Serve with additional marinara sauce, if desired.