There is just something about a dish with carbs & cheese that make it such a comfort food. Lasagna is filling, delicious, & so comforting to eat. We love it, but we do not make it that often in our household because it can be quite a process to prepare. That is why we usually opt for spaghetti (or pizza) when we’re in need of a carbohydrate, marinara, & cheesy fix.

Man, just writing about this is making me hungry.

I decided to make lasagna at home, but I wanted there to be as few steps (and dishes) as possible. So, this lasagna recipe does not make you boil the noodles first! I will tell you, this recipe is amazing. And it’s even more delicious as leftovers!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 Tbsp Italian seasoning
• 1 egg
• 2 cans (or jars) pasta sauce
• 9 lasagna noodles
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cup parmesan
• 16 oz ricotta

Yes, that looks like a lot of ingredients. And it’s more than I usually use for a meal, but it is so worth it for this meal.

First brown your ground beef in a medium size pan. Then drain if needed. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Next, add the beef back to the pan & add in the onion, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes on medium heat.

While your beef is browning in the first step, mix together the Italian seasoning, egg, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, & ONE CUP of the mozzarella cheese in a bowl.

Back to the beef mixture, add 1 can or jar of pasta sauce to the pan. Turn off & let sit while you layer!

Now for the fun part: layering your lasagna!

In a 9 x 13 pan, put enough of the sauce mixture to cover the bottom then add your first layer of 3 lasagna noodles.

Then evenly layer 1/2 of the cheese mixture over the noodles. Spread 1/2 of the remaining sauce mix over the cheese.

Repeat lasagna, cheese, sauce layers.

Now to top it off, put 3 more lasagna noodles & pour the second can of sauce over the whole thing. Let it settle for a minute & add the remaining one cup of mozzarella cheese on top.

*You see I forgot to leave half of the mozzarella out of the cheese mixture & ended up topping this one off with some parmesan. Oops!*

Cover the pan with aluminum foil & bake for 45 minutes. Uncover & bake for a final 15 minutes. Let sit for a few minutes & serve!

Comment below if you try this out!