Three-Cheese Meat Lasagna - Barilla®

Method

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• In a large pot bring 6 cups of water and a pinch of salt to a boil.
• Add lasagna noodles and cook for 8 minutes or until noodles are soft.
• Meanwhile in a skillet over medium heat, add ground beef, onion and garlic.
• Cook until beef is no longer pink.
• Drain the fat and set the skillet aside.
• When noodles are done, drain them.
• Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of pasta sauce in the bottom of the dish.
• Lay 3 lasagna noodles across the bottom of the dish.
• Top with 1/2 of the ground beef mixture, then top that with half of the ricotta cheese, top that with 3 more lasagna noodles and the remaining ground beef and remaining ricotta cheese.
• Then layer 3 noodles across the top, pour the remaining sauce over the top and spread until evenly layered.
• Sprinkle the top with mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.
• Cover the dish with a sheet of aluminium foil and bake for 40 minutes.
• Then uncover it and bake for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.
• Remove dish from the oven and set it on a rack.
• Let the lasagna sit for 5 minutes before cutting.