Lasagna Like Pasta Dish Recipes

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking meat into crumbles; drain. Sprinkle with salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the pasta, 3 cups mozzarella cheese, cottage cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, parsley and remaining pepper. Transfer to a greased shallow 3-qt. or 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with beef mixture and spaghetti sauce (dish will be full). , Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, until bubbly and cheese is melted, 15 minutes longer. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Freeze option: Sprinkle casserole with remaining mozzarella cheese. Cover and freeze unbaked casserole. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°.

Steps:

• Boil water for pasta, be sure to add salt before adding the pasta.
• In a mixing bowl, mix the full jar of ricotta cheese and the parmesan cheese and add some salt and pepper.
• Once the noodles are cooked, reserve 1 cup of the starchy hot pasta water and then strain.
• Gradually add the pasta water to the cheese mixture, you may not use all of the water, just add enough to make the mixture nice and creamy and melted.
• Toss the noodles into the cheese mixture.
• Spread the noodles and cheese mixture into a baking dish.
• Evenly spread the tomato sauce and mushrooms over the top. Then add the parsley.
• Top with mozzarella cheese and bake at 350 degrees until cheese is melted and hot and bubbly.
• Then serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425*. Grease an 8x8 pan.
• Pour sauce and water into the pan. Stir noodles into the mixture. Cover, bake for 35-40 minutes.
• Check noodles to see if they're done. (If not, bake an additional 5-10 minutes.) Sprinkle cheese over the top and place back in the oven for 2-3 minutes until the cheese melts.
• -OR-
• To make it in a dutch oven, or large skillet, add an additional 1/4 cup of water. Bring pasta and sauce with noodles to a boil, and simmer covered 15 minutes or until pasta is done. Stir well, and sprinkle with cheese. Cover a few minutes to allow cheese to melt before serving.

Steps:

• 1. In a large pot, brown ground beef. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add one tablespoon of granulated garlic. Drain meat if necessary.
• 2. Add onions and chopped garlic. Cook for a couple of minutes.
• 3. Add both cans of tomatoes and tomato paste. Mix into meat and onion mixture. Cook for a minute.
• 4. Add basil, Italian seasoning, and sugar. Stir.
• 5. At this point, you may need to add about 14 ounces of water. Also, you may want to add more sugar, salt, and pepper to taste. Tomatoes will vary and more seasonings may be necessary. Let is simmer for about an hour while you prepare the other ingredients.
• 6. For ricotta sauce, in a large pan, melt butter. Add flour. Make sure all the flour is absorbed into the butter.
• 7. Cook for two minutes.
• 8. Add milk and whisk together. Bring up to a low simmer.
• 9. Add ricotta cheese and whisk together.
• 10. Add garlic, basil, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Whisk and bring up to a simmer. Remove from heat and set aside.
• 11. To assemble the lasagna, cook noodles to the point of being pliable yet firm.
• 12. Lay noodles in a pan. You may have to cut to fit your pan. If so, alternate the end where you put cut noodles.
• 13. Spoon ricotta cheese mixture over noodles and spread evenly.
• 14. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.
• 15. Then a little meat sauce. Repeat this step. I can usually fit three layers. Save a little meat sauce for the top.
• 16. Top the lasagna with a layer of noodles.
• 17. Then top the noodles with a little meat sauce and a generous layer of mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
• 18. Bake at 350 for approximately one hour. I recommend placing a pan beneath your lasagna in case it bubbles over.