This Easy Cheesy lasagna recipe calls for uncooked lasagna pasta to be baked between layers of cheese and ground beef. But, sometimes, I lack the time for the long version, so for this recipe, you only need to layer a few times. This recipe is very basic and easy to make!
Easy Cheesy Lasagna
Print RecipeIngredients
- 1 pound of ground beef or turkey
- 1 small of onion, diced
- 2 packs of Italian blend shredded cheese
- 1 pack of softened cream cheese
- 1 pouch of McCormick thick and zesty pasta seasoning
- 9 lasagna noodles partially cooked
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning
- 1 jar of your preferred pasta sauce. I use Bertoli tomato and basil
- 1/2 of green or red pepper, diced
Instructions
1. Cook lasagna pasta according to package instructions. Do not cook all the way.
2. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
3. combine softened cream cheese with egg and combine.
4. Add 1 1/2 packages of the shredded cheese to the cream cheese mixture, add Italian seasoning and combine well, set aside.
5. Saute peppers and onions over medium heat. Then add ground beef or turkey to the skillet, pour McCormick seasoning over meat, stir and cook until no longer pink.
6. Add sauce to meat, season to your tastes—Cook over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes.
7. Pour 1 cup of the sauce in the bottom of a 13×9 casserole dish.
8. Layer 3 of the lasagna noodles in the dish cover with some of the cheese mixture, then add more sauce over the cheese.
9. Repeat layers 2 more times.
10. On the top of the lasagna, add the remaining half pack of cheese.
11. Cover with foil, and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
12. The last few minutes of cooking, remove the foil so the cheese can brown some.
13. Great with salad and garlic bread.
