Crispy Oh So Cheesy Lasagna Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomato paste, water, brown sugar, oregano, vinegar and garlic powder., In a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, spread 1 cup of meat sauce. Layer with three noodles, 1 cup meat sauce and mozzarella cheese; three noodles, 1 cup meat sauce and Monterey Jack cheese; three noodles, 1 cup meat sauce, provolone cheese and the Parmesan cheese., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook and crumble beef with onion and garlic over medium-high heat until browned, 5-7 minutes; drain. Stir in herbs and tomato sauce. In a bowl, mix eggs, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese., Spread 1 cup meat sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; layer with 4 noodles, cottage cheese mixture, an additional 4 noodles and half the remaining meat sauce. Repeat last 2 layers. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and remaining mozzarella cheese., Cover with greased foil; bake until cheese is melted, 50-55 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked lasagna. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake lasagna as directed until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°, increasing time to 1 to 1-1/2 hours.

Steps:

• In Dutch oven, cook beef, onion, bell peppers and garlic over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown and onion is tender; drain.
• Stir in water, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Stir in pasta, brown sugar, Italian seasoning and pepper. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender.
• Set oven control to broil. Pour hot soup into 6 ovenproof soup bowls or casseroles. Top each with 1/4 cup croutons. Sprinkle with cheese. Broil soup with tops 3 to 4 inches from heat 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.

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• Cook red bell peppers until soft in olive oil. Remove and set aside. Preheat the oven at 365 degrees. Then, cook ground beef in a skillet or frying pan for 5 minutes. After doing so, add garlic and 2* tablespoons of basil. Continue cooking ground beef until finished. Remove and set aside. In a bowl, add 4 cups of mozarella, 2 eggs, 2* tablespoons of basil, ricotta cheese and stir and mix well. In another bowl, add spaghetti sauce, green onions, ground beef, and red bell peppers and stir and mix well. In a lasagna pan, add spaghetti sauce mixture to bottom. Add just enough to cover the bottom of the pan. Then, add three lasgna "no-boil" shells on top. Then, add a layer of cheese mixture to the shells by smoothing it out evenly on top of the shells. Then, add another layer of spaghetti sauce mixture covering the cheese and chells. Then, add another layer of lasagna shells on top. Then, add another layer of cheese mixture by smoothing on top of the shells. Then, add spaghetti sauce mixture covering the cheese mixture and shells. Top off the spaghetti mixture with cheddar cheese. Cover and bake for 50 minutes. While lasagna is baking, chop the bacons into small bite-sized pieces and fry until crispy. Then, fry the hash browns until crispy. Remove lasagna when its ready and top with the hashbrowns and bacon.