7-Ingredient Lasagna Recipe
This seven-ingredient lasagna features flavorful ground beef, ricotta, mozzarella cheese, plenty of sauce, no-bake noodles, and seasonings. Once you make it, you won’t want any other recipe.
I’ve been making this seven-ingredient lasagna for many years, and it’s my go-to when I need an easy dinner that still feels homemade. I’ve tested different ingredient combinations, but these seven simple ingredients always come out just right—cheesy, tender noodles, hearty, and full of flavor without the extra fuss.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 16
Preparation Level: Beginner +
No-Bake Noodles
This recipe does not require pre-cooking noodles, which saves time. You can add the uncooked noodles as you layer the lasagna ingredients.
Ingredients
- Ground Beef – We save on ground beef by buying it at the Fresh Market on sale days. You can pre-cook the ground beef and freeze or refrigerate it until you are ready to use it. If frozen, you will need to thaw the meat in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours before using it.
- Cheese – ricotta and mozzarella cheese are plentiful in this recipe, making it creamy and flavorful.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Gather your ingredients. Mix up the ricotta, Italian seasonings, and egg in a large mixing bowl and set it aside.
Cook the ground beef in a skillet and drain the grease. Add your favorite spaghetti sauce to the pan and mix until combined. I used Ragu for the recipe.
Next, spread some of the spaghetti and meat mixture over the bottom of the casserole dish and add a layer of uncooked pasta noodles.
Add 1/3 of the ricotta cheese mixture, spaghetti sauce, and shredded mozzarella. Repeat two more times. In total, you will have three layers of each.
Add mozzarella cheese to the top layer and bake covered for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove the aluminum foil (careful, it is hot) and bake another 15-20 minutes or until the noodles are done. I check by sticking a knife through the top and if the noodles are soft, it is done.
Storage, Reheating, and Make-Ahead Directions
Store any leftovers in an airtight container and keep it refrigerated. To reheat the lasagna, place it in a greased casserole dish, cover with aluminum foil, and bake for about 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees.
To freeze the lasagna, you can assemble the dinner, cover it, and refrigerate it for 2 days or freeze it for up to 2 months. I’ve also split the recipe in half and assembled it into two 8″ x 8″ baking dishes and frozen them.
7-Ingredient Lasagna Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. oven-ready lasagna noodles
- 1 pound ground beef
- 45 ounce jar of pasta sauce
- 2 – 15 ounce containers of ricotta cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 Tablespoons Italian seasonings
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
- Brown the meat and drain the grease.
- In a large bowl, mix the meat and pasta sauce together.
- In a medium-sized bowl, add the ricotta cheese, egg, and Italian seasonings and mix.
- Grease a 9" x 13" casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. Lightly cover the bottom with the sauce and meat mixture. This keeps the food from sticking to the bottom.
- Add a layer of noodles.
- Add a spoonful of the cheese mixture on each noodle.
- Add a spoonful of the meat and sauce mixture on top of the noodles and spread it out with the cheese.
- Sprinkle a handful of mozzarella cheese on top.
- Add another layer of noodles. Add more cheese and sauce mixture and spread it out. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
- Keep layering until you are out of noodles (I usually have 3 layers) – end with sauce and cheese mixture on top and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes.
- Remove aluminum foil and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until noodles are done.
- Let sit for approximately 10 minutes before serving.
