Usually I like to cook on Sunday's that will last me a couple days through out the week. I learned this from my super woman mother, who manages to be an amazing mom, work 40+ hours a week, watch her Pakistani Dramas, check off everything on her to-do list, and manage to feed us dinner. She use to cook a couple dishes on Sunday and if it lasted throughout the week it did, but if it didn't she somehow managed to fix up something quick on a weekday. I don't have a quick fix meal, but this is my go-to meal if I'm to lazy to make anything else. As with any of my recipes I have no idea how much of anything I use. I eye-ball everything, so take these ingredients as estimates. It's a basic lasagna recipe that can be tweaked to your taste and liking. Switch it up a bit if you like by using ground chicken instead of beef, or cottage cheese instead of ricotta.
I used a 9X9 baking pan and no boil lasagna sheets. If you would like to regular lasagna sheets feel free too, no boil sheets are easier and take out the entire boiling process out.
Last Second Beef Lasagna
Ingredients:
Preheat oven 375
No Boil Lasagna Sheets (approx. 8 for 4 layers for a 9X9 pan)
2 tbs Olive oil
1/2 lb Lean ground beef
2 cloves garlic chopped
Salt and Pepper
1 small onion diced
1 1/2 cups frozen mixed veggies (i used a carrot, peas, green bean mix)
15oz of Ricotta cheese
1 Egg Yolk
Dried Oregano
Mozzarella Cheese
Parmesan cheese
Bottle of your favorite Pasta Sauce
Start off with frying the chopped onion and garlic in a little olive oil. (start off slow so your garlic doesn't burn and become bitter), as soon as the onions turn translucent add your ground beef. Cook through until the beef is no longer pink and add your frozen vegetables, salt and pepper to taste, and ground oregano. Once your vegetables have softened, stir in an entire bottle of pasta sauce.
(optional) I like to soak my no boil sheets in warm water for 5 minutes before I start assembling for added moisture. If you decide to skip this step, add a little water to your meat sauce to make sure the sheets do not dry out
Mix the Ricotta, egg yolk, oregano, and salt and pepper to taste. You can add the whole egg but I prefer egg yolk only, it makes a sturdier ricotta layer.
I used a 9X9 baking pan and no boil lasagna sheets. If you would like to regular lasagna sheets feel free too, no boil sheets are easier and take out the entire boiling process out.
Last Second Beef Lasagna
Ingredients:
Preheat oven 375
No Boil Lasagna Sheets (approx. 8 for 4 layers for a 9X9 pan)
2 tbs Olive oil
1/2 lb Lean ground beef
2 cloves garlic chopped
Salt and Pepper
1 small onion diced
1 1/2 cups frozen mixed veggies (i used a carrot, peas, green bean mix)
15oz of Ricotta cheese
1 Egg Yolk
Dried Oregano
Mozzarella Cheese
Parmesan cheese
Bottle of your favorite Pasta Sauce
Start off with frying the chopped onion and garlic in a little olive oil. (start off slow so your garlic doesn't burn and become bitter), as soon as the onions turn translucent add your ground beef. Cook through until the beef is no longer pink and add your frozen vegetables, salt and pepper to taste, and ground oregano. Once your vegetables have softened, stir in an entire bottle of pasta sauce.
(optional) I like to soak my no boil sheets in warm water for 5 minutes before I start assembling for added moisture. If you decide to skip this step, add a little water to your meat sauce to make sure the sheets do not dry out
Mix the Ricotta, egg yolk, oregano, and salt and pepper to taste. You can add the whole egg but I prefer egg yolk only, it makes a sturdier ricotta layer.
Assembly
Assembly is easy, place a little pasta sauce at the bottom of your pan, and add your first layer of lasagna sheets. Continue with a meat layer, then ricotta layer, alternating until all the lasagna sheets are used. Make sure you to add mozzarella and Parmesan cheese in between the sheets to bind each layer together. I also like to sprinkle additional crushed chili peppers for spice. Bake covered for 35 minutes, and uncovered for 5 minutes to brown up the cheese.
Let your lasagna cool for a bit before you dig in. Enjoy!
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