Ingredients

  • 1 box oven ready lasagna
  • 1 15 oz container ricotta cheese
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, divided
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 1 26 oz jar Prego flavored with meat sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 lb ground beef, cooked and drained

Method

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • In a medium bowl, combine Ricotta cheese, 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, eggs, and basil. Mix well.
  • Combine ground beef with Prego and water in skillet.
  • Spray a 9" x 13" pan, spread 1 1/2 cup of meat sauce on bottom. Place a layer of lasagna on meat sauce. Spread 1/2 of the cheese mixture over lasagna. Top with 1/2 of the remaining meat sauce.
  • Place another layer of lasagna on meat sauce. Top with remainder of cheese mixture and then the remainder of the meat sauce.
  • Place remainder of Mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese on top. Wrap tightly with a double layer of foil. Bake for 60 minutes.
  • Let stand 10 minutes sealed in the foil before cutting and serving.