Sheet Pan Lasagna

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 lb hamburger or Italian sausage

  or use 1/2 lb of each
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp basil

  fresh
• 32 oz marinara sauce

  can add extra if you want more wet noodles
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 16 oz cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
• 1 cup parmesan cheese

  shredded
• 3 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese

  shredded
• 1/4 cup parsley

  fresh
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 1 egg

  slightly beaten
• 2 tbsp garlic

  minced
• 1 1/2 tsp black pepper

  or to taste
• 16 oz lasagna noodles

  boiled and cooked

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350
• 2 Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add in the lasagna noodles (you can
  break into 2- inch pieces if desired- a bit easier to cut/serve this way) and
  cook until al dente (about 10 minutes). Strain and transfer into a large mixing
  bowl and set aside.
• 3 Start preparing the meat sauce
• 4 In a large deep skillet, cook the ground beef or sausage, and garlic & other
  seasonings (mince Italian seasoning)over medium heat until browned. Drain off
  any excess fat and return to the pan.
• 5 In a separate bowl, mix together the ricotta or cottage cheese, slightly beaten
  egg, Italian seasoning and some salt and pepper to taste. Set aside
• 6 Once the sauce is done add heavy whipping cream to sauce to make it creamy, pour
  it into the bowl with the prepared pasta and mix it together. Then stir in 1 cup
  of mozzarella cheese and 1 cup of parmesan cheese.
• 7 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, 2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
• 8 Lightly spray a 13×18-inch (half sheet) sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• 9 Pour all the lasagna mixture onto the baking sheet and spread it out evenly.
• 10 Dollop the ricotta/cottage cheese mixture all over the top of the lasagna.
• 11 Then top with the remaining grated mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese.
• 12 Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and bubbly.
• 13 Let the lasagna cool for 10 minutes before serving.
• 14 *you can also assemble this layered as well as shown in video with longer
  noodles
• 15 Slice on sheet pan & enjoy!

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