Easy Cheesy Lasagna(No Boil) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef or 1 lb Italian sausage
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce or 3 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
3/4 cup water
8 wide lasagna noodles
1 2 cups ricotta cheese or 2 cups cottage cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese (for sprinkling on top)

Preparation

Heat oven to 375\u00b0.
Use a 9x13 GLASS pan.
Brown ground beef or sausage with onion and garlic.
Drain off fat.
Return beef mixture to skillet.
Stir in spaghetti sauce and water.
In a small bowl, combine ricotta, Parmesan and parsley; set aside.
In 13x9\" glass pan, layer 1/3 of sauce.
Layer half of uncooked lasagna noodles. (I often stagger the noodles from end to end as well as overlap them a bit. Centering the noodles in the middle instead of to one end.).
Layer one half of ricotta mixture and half of mozzarella.
Cover with 1/3 sauce.
Repeat layers, ending with sauce mixture.
Cover tightly with foil.
Bake 1 hour,.
Uncover, sprinkle with extra parmesan . Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
For Florentine, omit meat and parsley. Stir onion, garlic and one 10 oz. package frozen chopped spinach that has been thawed and drained and 1/8 teaspoons nutmeg into cheese mixture. Layer as above. I often use steamed, chopped fresh spinach.
Microwave directions: ( I have never used these) Prepare as above except use plastic wrap and vent corner. Microwave on high for 10 minute or until sauce boils. Microwave at 50% power for 30-35 minute or until pasta is tender, rotating dish after 15 minute Uncover: top with parmesan cheese. Let stand 10 minute before serving. These directions were for older microwaves, so be careful with the times.