Lazy Day Lasagna includes no-boil noodles, cheesy ricotta filling, and a simple homemade meat sauce. This flavorful and easy lasagna recipe is perfect for when you're craving lasagna but not all the work or time involved to make it!Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time55 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: easy lasagna recipe, lasagna with no cook noodles, lazy day lasagna
Servings: 12people
Ingredients
2tablespoonolive oil
1poundlean ground beef
1largeoniondiced
3clovesgarlicminced
2tablespoonsbrown sugar
2teaspoonsdried Italian seasoning
1teaspooncoarse salt
1/2teaspoonblack pepper
1tablespoontomato paste
2cansplain tomato sauce(15 ounces each)
2largeeggs
2cupsricotta cheese
1/2cupgrated Parmesan cheese
1 & 3/4cupsshredded Mozzarella cheesedivided
12oven-ready/no-boil lasagna noodles
Fresh chopped parsleyfor garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat a 9x13 casserole dish with nonstick spray.
In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil. Once shimmering, add in the ground beef and onion. Use a wooden spoon to break up the meat into tiny crumbles, stirring constantly, until the meat is browned and no pink remains and the onion has softened. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant. Drain off the grease.
Reduce heat to medium; add in the brown sugar, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and tomato paste. Stir until incorporated. Pour in the tomato sauce, combine and gently simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.**If you've got extra time, make my spaghetti meat sauce instead - it's even more incredible. (See note below.)
In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the eggs, ricotta, Parmesan, and 3/4 cup of the mozzarella until combined.
Build the Lasagna
Spread 1 cup meat sauce in the bottom of the prepared pan.
Place 4 no-boil noodles on top in a single layer (see note below.)
Spread the ricotta mixture over the noodles.
Add 4 additional noodles.
Spread HALF of the meat sauce.
Add the last 4 noodles.
Spread the remaining meat sauce.
Top with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
Cover the casserole dish tightly with greased foil and bake for 55 minutes. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes before slicing. Garnish with a sprinkle of fresh chopped parsley.
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Notes
Make the most amazing meat sauce. If you have extra time, swap the meat sauce in this recipe for my homemade spaghetti meat sauce instead - it includes some additional ingredients, simmers for longer, and it's amazing.Layering the noodles. It's ok to overlap the noodles a bit. I like to position them horizontally from one end to the other, as opposed to 2 rows of 2. See photos in the article for reference.