Easy Meat Lasagna

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Easy to make meat lasagna thats made with jarred marinara sauce to make it quick and simple. This simple layered lasagna recipe is perfect for feeding a family on a weeknight.

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Ingredients: marinara garlic basil parsley thyme sand & pepper parmesan cheese ricotta cheese mozzarella cheese ground beef ground pork lasagna noodles egg

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STEP 1 Place lasagna noodles in a 9×13 casserole dish and cover with hot water. Allow noodles to soak while preparing the meat sauce – you can alternately pre-cook your lasagna noodles in boiling water OR use the lasagna noodles labeled “Oven Ready” that do not require pre-cooking. FAMILYDINNERS.COM See Recipe

STEP 2 In large skillet, brown ground beef and Italian sausage until no pink remains. Drain any excess oil from the skillet. FAMILYDINNERS.COM Swipe For Recipe

STEP 3 Add the marinara sauce and herbs to the skillet. Bring sauce to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 20 minutes to allow the flavors to marry together. FAMILYDINNERS.COM Swipe Up

STEP 4 In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, 1/2 cup parmesan, egg, salt, and pepper.

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STEP 5 Add the remaining parmesan cheese to the mozzarella cheese and stir together. Set aside for assembling the lasagna.

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STEP 6 Ladle just enough meat sauce into the casserole dish to cover the bottom of the pan.

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STEP 7 Top with a single layer of lasagna noodles, tearing any noodles in half to cover the entire area of the pan. Spread about 1/3 of the ricotta mixture over the noodles. Top with 1/3 of the remaining sauce mixture. Sprinkle 1 cup of mozzarella cheese mixture over the sauce. FAMILYDINNERS.COM See Recipe

STEP 8 Top with a single layer of lasagna noodles, tearing any noodles in half to cover the entire area of the pan. Spread about 1/3 of the ricotta mixture over the noodles. Top with 1/3 of the remaining sauce mixture. Sprinkle 1 cup of mozzarella cheese mixture over the sauce. FAMILYDINNERS.COM Learn more

STEP 9 Cover the lasagna with aluminum foil. Remove the aluminum foil for the last 20 minutes of baking.

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STEP 10 Bake for 50-60 minutes, removing the foil after the first 30 minutes.