Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef or turkey
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 2 packages italian blend shredded cheese
  • 1 packages softened cream cheese
  • 1 envelope mckormic thick and zesty pasta seasoning
  • 9 lasagna noodles partially cooked
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp italian seasoning
  • 1 jar of your favorite pasta sauce or make your own. I prefer to use bertoli tomato and basil
  • 1/2 green or red pepper diced

Method

  • Cook lasagna noodle according to package instructions.
  • Do not cook all the way!
  • Preheat oven to 350F
  • combine softened cream cheese with egg and combine.
  • Add 1 1/2 packages of the shredded cheese to the cream cheese mixture, add Italian seasoning and combine well, set aside
  • Saute peppers and onions over medium heat.
  • Then add ground beef or turkey to skillet pour mckormic seasoning over meat, stir and cook until no longer pink.
  • Add sauce to meat, season to your tastes.
  • Cook over a low heat for 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Pour 1 cup of the sauce in the bottom of a 13x9 casserole dish
  • Layer 3 of the lasagna noodles in the dish cover with some of the cheese mixture, then add more sauce over the cheese.
  • Repeat layers 2 more times
  • On the top of the lasagna add the remaining half package of cheese
  • Cover with foil, and bake for 1 hour 20 minutes
  • The last few minutes of cooking remove the foil so the cheese can brown some.
  • Great with salad and garlic bread.