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A slice of no boil lasagna with tomato sauce, meat and ricotta on a white plate.

No-Boil Lasagna (with beef and ricotta)

Nataliia
Easy no-boil lasagna made with beef, marinara sauce, ricotta cheese mixture, and convenient oven-ready noodles. Enjoy all the flavors of traditional Italian lasagna with minimal time and effort.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8
Calories 374 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 skillet
  • 1 medium baking dish, 8 x 6 inch
  • 1 mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 25 ounces jar of marinara sauce, or other tomato pasta sauce
  • ½ cup water
  • 12 no-boil lasagna noodles, or more as needed.
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 15 oz container whole milk ricotta cheese
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella, divided
  • ¼ cup grated or shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley or Italian seasoning
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼-½ teaspoon black pepper
  • to taste salt, only if using no sodium tomato sauce

Instructions
 

  • In a skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Add ground beef and cook on medium heat until browned.
  • Add a jar of pasta sauce and ½ of water to the beef and stir. Bring it to a gentle boil and simmer over low heat for about 5-10 minutes. Add dried parsley, garlic powder and black pepper. Taste the sauce and add salt to taste, if needed. You should need salt only if using no salt tomato sauce. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • In a mixing bowl, add 15 oz ricotta, 1 cup shredded mozzarella, ¼ cup grated Parmesan and 1 egg. Mix well with the fork until well combined.
  • Spread a thin layer ( about ½ cup) of beef and tomato sauce into the bottom of 8 x 6 inch baking pan. This will prevent the noodles from sticking.
  • Place 3 uncooked oven ready lasagna noodles on top, overlapping slightly. Spread a thin layer of ricotta mixture over the noodles, followed by a layer of meat sauce. Repeat 2 more layers. Finish with the layer of noodles, remaining meat sauce and the remaining 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
  • Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake at 375°F for about 40-45 minutes or until the noodles are soft and cooked. Insert the fork in the middle of lasagna to check if cooked. It should go in without resistance.
  • Remove from oven. Remove the foil. Return to the oven and bake uncovered for another 10-15 minutes until the cheese on top is browned.
  • Remove the lasagna from oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before sitting. Enjoy.

Notes

You can use any pasta sauce or plain tomato sauce. If it is a low sodium, adjust salt to taste.
If using regular lasagna noodles, do not forget to boil them first.
You can use cottage cheese in place of ricotta.
All nutrition facts are only estimate and should be used for information purposes only.

Nutrition

Calories: 374kcalCarbohydrates: 30.5gProtein: 27.3gFat: 17.3gCholesterol: 95.1mgSodium: 556mgPotassium: 105mgFiber: 2.8gSugar: 6.1g
Keyword easy lasagna recipe, no boil noodles lasagna
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