My husband and I are very particular about where we go out to eat. Most of the time, we choose Mexican food because it is something everyone in my family agrees upon and because we have so many different options of places to eat where we live and each offers a wide variety of truly good Mexican food.
When the idea of going out for Italian comes up, I usually opt for making in at home. Not because we don’t love Italian food, because we whole heartedly do, but rather because it is SO much cheaper to make at home… and the only Italian restaurant we really have where I live is Olive Garden. Not saying it isn’t delicious, but we tend to prefer homemade most days.
INGREDIENTS
1 lb. ground beef
1 jar RAGÚ® Old World Style® Traditional Sauce
1 container (15 oz.) part-skim ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded part-skim Mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
2 eggs
12 lasagna noodles, cooked and drained.
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 375°F. Brown ground beef in 12-inch skillet; drain. Stir in sauce; heat through.
Combine ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and eggs in a large bowl; set aside. Evenly spread 1 cup meat sauce in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
Layer 4 lasagna noodles, then 1 cup meat sauce and 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture; repeat. Top with remaining 4 noodles and sauce.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake 30 minutes. Remove foil and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
Bake uncovered an additional 5 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.