Beef Lasagna Recipe | I Heart Recipes

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese provides a lower-fat option while maintaining creaminess.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces calories while cheddar is often cheaper.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a dairy-free alternative, while pecorino is often less expensive.

Start by seasoning the ground beef in a pot with garlic salt and black pepper.

Set the pot on medium-high heat and let the meat brown, breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks.

Drain any visible fat from the browned meat.

Add jarred spaghetti sauce to the meat and thin it out with a little water if it's too thick.

In a mixing bowl, beat 2 eggs with a fork.

Add ricotta cheese to the eggs and mix until combined, then season with seasoning salt and parsley flakes.

Mix in an Italian cheese blend (mozzarella and provolone) with the ricotta and egg mixture.

Layer meat sauce at the bottom of a baking dish without greasing it.

Place a layer of lasagna pasta over the meat sauce, followed by dollops of the cheese mixture, patting it down with a fork.

Add another layer of meat sauce over the cheese mixture.

Repeat the layering process until you run out of ingredients, finishing with a layer of meat sauce and a generous amount of cheese on top.

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Bake the lasagna in the oven for about 45 minutes.

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