Lasagna with No Boil Noodles

This simple, no-fuss, no boil lasagna recipe is simply the best there is. Oven ready noodles are layered with Italian sausage and ground beef, along with loads of cheese make this a dinner recipe you'll turn to again and again.

There's something about lasagna that makes it the ultimate comfort food, don't you think?

This is the best classic lasagna recipe I've tried yet-thick and firm with flavorful meat sauce and plenty of cheese!

This isn't the kind of lasagna that loses it's layers when you cut a piece, with noodles sliding all over the place...no way-it's thick, sturdy and everything a good lasagna should be!

Why I love this recipe

• With both ground Italian sausage and ground beef, this is a meat lover's lasagna recipe if every there was one!
• Using oven ready no boil noodles makes it faster to assemble.
• It is perfect for preparing ahead of time for guests. Simply bake and serve with a salad to impress guests.
• It freezes and reheats well.
• It is filling and hearty and packed with flavor.

Ingredients

• no boil lasagna noodles
• spaghetti sauce
• mild Italian sausage
• ground beef
• ricotta cheese
• shredded mozzarella cheese
• shredded Parmesan cheese
• pesto (I prefer Buitoni brand)
• eggs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large pan, brown ground beef and sausage, set aside in a large bowl.
3. Add pesto to meat and mix well.
4. Add spaghetti sauce to meat mixture and combine.
5. In a separate bowl combine ricotta, eggs, ½ of mozzarella, and ½ of Parmesan.
6. Spoon one cup of sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9 by 13 pan.
7. Top with lasagna noodles then half of the cheese mixture, then ⅓ remaining sauce mixture.
8. Repeat layers of noodles, remaining cheese mixture, additional ⅓ meat sauce.
9. Top with remaining sauce and cover with foil.
10. Bake for one hour.
11. Remove foil, top with remaining Parmesan and mozzarella cheese and cook additional 5 minutes until cheese is golden and bubbly.
12. Let sit 15 minutes prior to serving.

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The Best Classic Lasagna Recipe. Ever.

★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews

• Author: Melissa Riker
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 65 mins
• Total Time: 1 hour 25 mins
• Yield: 10 1x
• Category: dinner
• Method: baking
• Cuisine: italian

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Description

This simple, no-fuss lasagna recipe is simply the best there is. Layers of Italian sausage, ground beef, and loads of cheese make this a dinner recipe you'll turn to again and again.

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Ingredients

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• 1 12 oz package no boil lasagna noodles
• 2 24 oz cans spaghetti sauce
• 1 lb mild Italian sausage
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• 2 tbsp pesto (I prefer Buitoni brand)
• 2 eggs

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large pan, brown ground beef and sausage, set aside in a large bowl.
3. Add pesto to meat and mix well.
4. Add spaghetti sauce to meat mixture and combine.
5. In a separate bowl combine ricotta, eggs, ½ of mozzarella, and ½ of Parmesan.
6. Spoon one cup of sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9 by 13 pan.
7. Top with lasagna noodles then half of the cheese mixture, then ⅓ remaining sauce mixture.
8. Repeat layers of noodles, remaining cheese mixture, additional ⅓ meat sauce.
9. Top with remaining sauce and cover with foil.
10. Bake for one hour.
11. Remove foil, top with remaining Parmesan and mozzarella cheese and cook additional 5 minutes until cheese is golden and bubbly.
12. Let sit 15 minutes prior to serving.

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Keywords: classic lasagna

What is your favorite comfort food? Do you like lasagna as much as I do?