The Easiest Lasagna Recipe Ever

Truly the easiest lasagna recipe you’ll ever make! No pre-cooking lasagna noodles, no grating cheeses, no homemade sauces, yet it’s so perfectly delicious!!

Easy Lasagna Recipe

Talk about new favorite dinner recipe to get excited about! You get perfectly tender lasagna, a rich, beefy and tomato based sauce, and an abundance of flavorful cheese!

Sure you may not get that piled high 20 layers lasagna you’ll see on the cover of a magazine but with this easy lasagna recipe we are all about making it flavorful and simple.

A realistically doable dinner (any night of the week) that you’ll turn to time and time again. Not a lasagna that takes 1 hour+ prep.

This recipe has been my go to for months. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to get around to sharing it, it really is just too good!

My family is crazy about it. My daughter has even labeled this specifically as one of her favorite foods.

It is comfort food done right. Nothing complicated. Just simple ingredients and a fool proof method and you’ve got a dinner everyone can agree on!

Easy Lasagna Ingredients

You’ll only need 7 ingredients for this super simple recipe!

• Lean ground beef: I use 85 – 91% lean. If there’s excess fat you can dab it up with balled up towels and tongs or drain.
• Marinara sauce: my go to is Rao’s. It is the absolute best store-bought marinara sauce (I’m pretty sure I’ve tried every widely available brand out there). It can be pricey so feel free to use another you like.
• Vegetable broth: chicken broth should work fine too.
• Lasagna noodles: do not use no boil. They won’t absorb enough liquid since they’re thinner and smaller.
• Ricotta cheese: whole or skim works fine.
• Shredded mozzarella cheese: pre-shredded saves time but the blocks you grate yourself are great too.
• Shredded parmesan cheese: this can be grated (finer crumbly) or shredded (small slivers).
• Fresh basil or parsley (OPTIONAL): mostly this is for a nice presentation so feel free to skip it.
  

How to Make Easy Lasagna

• 1. Preheat oven, grease baking dish.
• 2. Cook beef in skillet.
• 3. Stir in marinara sauce and vegetable broth.

• 4. Layer to assemble lasagna, spread 1/3 of the marinara sauce into bottom of baking dish. Top with 3 lasagna noodles.
• 5. Spread 1/2 of the ricotta over the pasta. Top evenly with 1/2 of the mozzarella and 1/2 of the parmesan. Top with another 1/3 of the sauce.
• 6. Add 3 more lasagna noodles then spread even with with remaining 1/2 of the ricotta. Pour and spread over last 1/3 of the sauce.
• 7. Top with remaining 1/2 of the mozzarella and parmesan.
• 8. Cover dish tightly with foil and bake.
• 9. Remove foil then continue to bake uncovered.
• 10. Let rest about 5 minutes before slicing. Garnish with fresh basil or parsley if desired.

Can I Freeze It?

It should freeze well after baking. I haven’t yet tried freezing it beforehand.

Can I Make it Vegetarian?

Yes. If you don’t like beef you can just skip it. You could replace with sliced mushrooms and saute until browned in a little olive oil.

What to Serve with Lasagna?

I love to serve it with vegetables. Things such as steamed broccoli or asparagus or a side salad.