Microwave Lasagna
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Source: Steve Gutzwiller
Yield: ?
Rating: 4 of 5 - simple, very good
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 28 oz. (1 jar ) commercial spaghetti sauce
- ½ c. water
- ¼ c. dry red wine (optional)
- 8-10 lasagna noodles, uncooked
- 3 c. (12 oz.) shredded Mozzarella cheese
- ½ c. grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 c. cottage cheese
Directions
- Brown the ground beef. Drain.
- Combine ground beef, spaghetti sauce, water, and wine. Spread one-third of this sauce in a lightly-greased 12”x8”x2” baking dish. Arrange 4 or 5 noodles on the sauce. * Layer one cup of cottage cheese and one cup of Mozzarella on top. Spoon on a half of the remaining sauce. Repeat, beginning with the noodles, for the next layer, ending with the sauce.
- Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
- Cover with plastic wrap, venting at corner. Microwave at medium for 35 minutes, turning once.
- Uncover and top with remaining 1 c. Mozzarella. Microwave at medium for 2 minutes to melt. Let sit for five minutes before serving.
Notes
- Gail Dubovsky’s variant:
- mix two eggs and 1 T. oregano with the cottage cheese
- use half ground beef, half hot Italian sausage
- spice spaghetti sauce with 2 T. Italian seasoning, ½ T. sugar, ½ tsp. garlic powder, ½ medium onion, and ½ tsp. chili powder