Busy Day Lasagna Toss
30 min
6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 C. green pepper, chopped
- 1/2 C. onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 26 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
- 1⅔ C. water
- 1/4 C. Italian salad dressing (prepared not dry)
- 1/4 C. brown sugar (I used 1 Tbsp. and it was plenty sweet)
- 12 no boil lasagna noodles, uncooked (or use regular noodles and just break them up, then cook them in a pot of water and add to the beef mixture)
- 1/2 C. ricotta or cottage cheese
- 1 C. shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions
- 1
Brown beef in a large deep skillet over medium heat; drain.
- 2
Add pepper, onion, and garlic; saute until tender.
- 3
Stir in sauce, water, salad dressing and brown sugar. If using regular noodles, leave out the water.
- 4
Bring to a boil.
- 5
Break each noodle into 4 pieces; stir into mixture.
- 6
Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook, stirring occasionally until noodles are tender, about 10-15 minutes.
- 7
Remove from heat.
- 8
Stir in ricotta or cottage cheese.
- 9
Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese; cover.
- 10
Let stand for about 5 minutes, until cheese is melted.