Lasagna Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 8 ounces wide egg noodles
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 bell pepper, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 15 ounces spaghetti sauce
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil

Recipe

• 1 cook noodles according to package directions and drain.
• 2 meanwhile brown ground beef with onion and bell pepper and garlic.
• 3 drain grease.
• 4 stir in spaghetti sauce, basil and oregano and simmer 10 minutes. remove 1 cup of meat sauce and set aside.
• 5 mix noodles into meat sauce.
• 6 place 1/2 of the noodle mixture into a greased 9x13 pan.
• 7 combine ricotta cheese, egg and parsley. spread on top of noodle mixture.
• 8 layer 1 cup of mozzarella cheese over cassserole.
• 9 place remaining noodle, meat mixture on top of the cheese layer.
• 10 layer 1 cup of mozzarella cheese on casserole. dot remaining set aside meat sauce over the top of the casserole.
• 11 cover and bake for 350 degrees for thirty minutes.
• 12 uncover and bake for ten minutes.