Easy Cheesy Lasagna
Make the best Easy Cheesy Lasagna with this easy recipe. This recipe is very basic and easy to make!
Ingredients
1 pound ground beef (minced beef) - or turkey
1 small onion - diced- 2 packs Italian blend shredded cheese
1 pack cream cheese - softened- 1 pouch McCormick thick and zesty pasta seasoning
9 sheets lasagna sheets - partially cooked
1 medium egg
1 teaspoon Italian herbs (oregano, rosemary, thyme, and sometimes basil and parsley)
1 jar pasta sauce - of your preferred pasta sauce. I use Bertoli tomato and basil
½ medium green pepper (green capsicum) - or red pepper, diced
Instructions
- Cook lasagna pasta according to package instructions. Do not cook all the way.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- combine softened cream cheese with egg and combine.
- Add 1 1/2 packages of the shredded cheese to the cream cheese mixture, add Italian seasoning and combine well, set aside.
- 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.
- Add sauce to meat, season to your tastes—Cook over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Pour 1 cup of the sauce in the bottom of a 13×9 casserole dish.
- Layer 3 of the lasagna noodles in the dish cover with some of the cheese mixture, then add more sauce over the cheese.
- Repeat layers 2 more times.
- On the top of the lasagna, add the remaining half pack of cheese.
- Cover with foil, and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
- The last few minutes of cooking, remove the foil so the cheese can brown some.
- Great with salad and garlic bread.
Nutrition
Calories: 385kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 24gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 647mgPotassium: 743mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 768IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 4mg
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