Easy Homemade Lasagna Recipe is a childhood favorite of mine–it’s sure to bring a smiles to everyone sitting at your dinner table! Nothing says comfort-food to me like a huge pan of cheesy lasagna deliciousness piping hot right outta the oven! It’s the BEST!

Why we love Easy Homemade Lasagna Recipe

My mom was pretty innovative back in the 1970’s… she was one of the first to come up with the idea of NOT cooking the noodles before making a pan of lasagna. She’d make lasagna with hard noodles, drizzle water around the edges of the pan, and then bake it off! It was genius!  

Even in the 1990’s when I was newly married and making it her quick and easy way–people were always amazed that was so simple to make and tasted better too.

How to make Easy Homemade Lasagna Recipe

• In a large skillet over medium high heat, add turkey sausage, cook through until browned.
• Add pasta sauce to sausage and stir.
• Remove from heat; set aside.
• Preheat oven 350 degrees F.
• Coat 10×13 baking pan with cooking spray.
• Layering 4-5 pieces lasagna noodles, add 1 cup of sauce and spread evenly over noodles.

• Next add 3/4 cup of cottage cheese and then mozzarella cheese; spreading each addition.
• Repeat layers 3-4 times ending with mozzarella cheese on top.
• Evenly drizzle 1 cup of water around the outside of the pan.
• Cover with a foil tent, being careful not to let foil touch top.
• Bake 50-60 minutes or until a fork inserted in the center inserts easily.
• minutes before baking time is complete- remove foil top and finish cooking if a browned top is desired.
• Enjoy your Easy Homemade Lasagna Recipe!

 

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Yield: 12

Easy Homemade Lasagna Recipe

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Easy Homemade Lasagna Recipe is a childhood favorite of mine--it's sure to bring a smiles to everyone sitting at your dinner table!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 (19.5 ounce) sweet italian turkey sausage, casing removed
• 1 (13.25 ounce) whole grain lasagna
• 2 (23.9 ounce) Sundried Tomato and Sweet Basil pasta sauce
• 1 (24 ounce) lowfat ricotta or cottage cheese
• 6 cups mozzarella, shredded
• 1 cup water

Instructions

1. In a large skillet over medium high heat, add turkey sausage, cook through until browned.
2. Add pasta sauce to sausage and stir.
3. Remove from heat; set aside.
4. Preheat oven 350 degrees F.
5. Coat 10x13 baking pan with cooking spray.
6. Layering 4-5 pieces lasagna noodles, add 1 cup of sauce and spread evenly over noodles.
7. Next add 3/4 cup of cottage cheese and then mozzarella cheese; spreading each addition.
8. Repeat layers 3-4 times ending with mozzarella cheese on top.
9. Evenly drizzle 1 cup of water around the outside of the pan.
10. Cover with a foil tent, being careful not to let foil touch top.
11. Bake 50-60 minutes or until a fork inserted in the center inserts easily.
12. minutes before baking time is complete- remove foil top and finish cooking if a browned top is desired.
13. Enjoy your Easy Homemade Lasagna Recipe!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 222Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 558mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 18g

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Food Memories with Easy Homemade Lasagna Recipe

We truly treasure the times we get to spend together… Easy Homemade Lasagna is a food memory that’s tied us together for generations so were very happy to share this favorite recipe of ours with you!

I love my kids so much and I also love how food memories tie us together, no matter where we are… the smell of Lasagna brings all our hearts back home.

 

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