Lazy Summer Lasagna
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box of shell noodles
- 1 pound of grass-fed ground beef
- 15 ounces of ricotta cheese
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 cup of basil
- 1 egg
- 1 minced clove of garlic
- 25 ounce jar of marinara sauce
- 1 cup of fresh or shredded mozzarella cheese
- arugula (optional)
Instructions
- Pre Heat your oven to 375º
- Cook the noodles: In a large pot boil and cook the shell pasta. Strain and set aside.
- Brown the Meat: In a saute pan brown the ground beef. After the meat is fully cooked add 1/4 cup of the marinara sauce.
- Make the filling: In a food processor blend ricotta, lemon, basil, egg, and garlic. Blend until just combined.
- Assemble: In a casserole dish assemble from the bottom up.
- Noodles
- half of the sauce
- meat
- ricotta mixture
- noodles
- sauce
- cheese
- Bake: bake for 30-40 minutes. Enjoy!
Notes
*If using fresh mozzarella cheese please be careful when serving young children. After it has been melted it is very chewy and can be tricky to eat. I absolutely love fresh melted mozzarella!
Find it online: https://abestable.com/lazy-summer-lasagna/