Mueller's Quick "no Boil" Cheesy Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef (optional) or 1/2 lb turkey sausage, with casing removed (optional)
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms (optional)
• 1 cup tomato juice or 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 8 ounces mueller's lasagna noodles, uncooked (9-10 noodles)
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided (i always use closer to 4 cups)
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet over medium-high heat cook meat, stirring, until lightly browned.
• 2 add onion and garlic; cook 3 minutes.
• 3 stir in tomato sauce, mushrooms, tomato juice and basil.
• 4 bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
• 5 in a small bowl, combine ricotta, egg, salt and pepper.
• 6 spoon 1-1/2 cups sauce into 13x9x2" baking dish.
• 7 top with half the uncooked lasagne, all the ricotta mixture, 1 cup mozzarella, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, 1-1/2 cups sauce, then remaining lasagne.
• 8 top with remaining sauce, mozzarella and parmesan.
• 9 cover tightly with foil.
• 10 bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.
• 11 remove foil and bake 15 minutes longer or until lightly browned.
• 12 let stand 15 minutes before serving.
• 13 to use prepared sauce: in steps 2 and 3, omit onion, garlic, tomato sauce and basil. add 1 (30 ounces) jar prepared spaghetti sauce with the mushrooms and tomato juice to browned meat. complete as directed.