Hamburger Helper Lasagna Recipe

Hamburger Helper Lasagna Recipe

INGREDIENTS :
1 pound lasagna noodles
1 tablespoon parsley
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 dash cinnamon
2 pounds ricotta cheese
1 dash nutmeg
2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
3 eggs
1 quart spaghetti sauce


PREPARATIONS :

• Cook lasagna as directed. Brown meat and chill. Mix ricotta, parsley, nutmeg, cinnamon and eggs. Alternate in baking pan; first, layer of sauce. Then a layer of cooked lasagna. Spread ricotta, sprinkle with some of the meat and mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers until all the lasagna is used. Make sure top layer is lasagna.

• Top with remaining sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 375FF for 30 minutes.

LASAGNA MANIA !

• One of my family favorites during the winter time, it is so comfortable and keep my tummy warm. I am sure that people will follow the recipe on the back of package to make a lasagna. I did same thing with recipe,too. I have few recipes that I always have choices when I found some ingredients available in my pantry closet or in my refrigerator. I always have lot of fun to make lasagna. Sometime I will make two baking dish of lasagna, so I can put one in freezer for next Italian dinner. Sometime, I got bored with lasagna, I will look for an inspiration from other lasagna recipes and start to make new dish for dinner.

CLASSICAL LASAGNA :

1 package lasagna (500g)
1 pound lean ground beef
1 onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 can sliced mushrooms (10 oz/284ml
1 can tomato spaghetti sauce (14oz)
1 can tomato paste (5-1/2oz/156ml)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 egg, beaten
1 cup creamed cottage cheese
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 package sliced mozzarella cheese
1 package spinach, thawed,chopped

PREPARATIONS :

• Cook lasagna in a large quantity of boiling water until just barely tender; drain off most of water; add ice cubes to stop cooking. (Allow lasagna to stand in cold water to prevent pasta sticking together.) In a saucepan, brown meat with onion and garlic; drain off fat. Cook over low heat, covered, for about 5 minutes Stir in mushrooms with liquid, tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt and oregano. Simmer 15 minutes. Combine egg with spinach, cottage and parmesan cheeses. Spread 1/3 of meat sauce in 13x9 in. baking dish. Cover 1/4 of lasagna (about 5 overlapping strips.) Alternate another 1/3 of sauce and 1/4 of lasagna. Spread spinach mixture over pasta and cover with 1/4 lasagna strips. Top with remaining sauce and pasta. Arrange mozzarella cheese on top. Bake at 350F for 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. before serving.

HOW TO COOK HAMBURGERS :