Microwave Lasagna By Susan Recipes

Steps:

• Break the lasagna noodle sheets into roughly 1-inch pieces. Transfer to a medium microwave-safe bowl or large mug and pour in enough hot water to cover the noodles by 1 inch. Microwave for 3 minutes on high power under tender. 2.
• Drain the noodles.
• In a small bowl, stir together the ricotta, spinach, and salt.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon of marinara sauce into the bottom of a large mug. Add a layer of noodles. Spread 1 tablespoon of the ricotta mixture over the noodles in an even layer. Top with 1 tablespoon shredded Italian cheese and then another 1 tablespoon marinara. Repeat with remaining ingredients. For the final layer, top the noodles with 2 tablespoons of marinara and the remaining shredded cheese.
• Microwave for about 3 minutes, until the noodles are cooked through and the cheese is melted. Let sit for 1-2 minutes to cool slightly.
• Garnish with fresh basil, Parmesan, and dried basil, if desired, and serve.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in a microwave safe dish (6-7 min on high).
• Add sauce and water to beef and stir.
• Cook 5-6 min on high.
• Put a thin layer of sauce/beef mixture on bottom of a microwave safe 9x13 baking dish.
• Butter dry uncooked noodles with ricotta cheese and place cheese side up on top of sauce.
• Sprinkle mozzarella on top of Ricotta.
• Repeat steps 4-6 using more generous layers of sauce until done.
• Cover with wax paper and place in microwave.
• Cook 10 min on high.
• Rotate dish.
• Cook 10 min on high.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Cook 15 min on high.
• Let stand at least 5 min before slicing.

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe dish, microwave beef on high for 3 minutes; stir. Cook 2 minutes longer or until no longer pink; drain well. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, basil and garlic powder; cover and microwave for 2 minutes or until heated through. Set aside. In a bowl, combine the cottage cheese, parsley, egg and pepper., Spread 1/2 cup meat sauce in a greased microwave-safe 11x7-in. dish. Layer with 3 noodles, half the cottage cheese mixture, half the remaining meat sauce and 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Layer remaining noodles, cottage cheese mixture and meat sauce. Pour water along edges of casserole on short sides of dish. , Cover with plastic wrap; microwave on high for 20 minutes or until noodles are tender, rotating dish after 10 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover and heat for 2 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Mix ricotta, spinach, garlic, salt, red pepper flakes, if using, pepper, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella, and 1/4 cup Parmesan in a large bowl.
• Spread 1/2 cup marinara evenly in bottom of baking dish. Top with 2 lasagna noodles. Coat noodles with 1/2 cup marinara. Top with half of the ricotta mixture and half of the mushrooms. Repeat with 2 noodles, 1/2 cup marinara, and remaining ricotta mixture and mushrooms.
• Top with remaining 2 noodles, sauce, and 3/4 cup mozzarella. Sprinkle with 2 Tbsp. Parmesan.
• Cover dish with parchment, then cover again with an overturned large microwave-safe plate. Microwave on high 15 minutes. Carefully check to see if noodles are tender; if not, re-cover and microwave in 1-minute bursts until tender.
• Let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Very carefully remove parchment. Sprinkle with parsley and remaining 2 Tbsp. Parmesan and serve.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the ricotta, spinach, parsley, one tablespoon of Parmesan, salt, and pepper until combined.
• In the glass container, spread a layer of tomato sauce. Top the tomato sauce with the lasagna noodles.
• Cover the noodles with a layer of the ricotta mixture, then mozzarella.
• Continue with another layer of noodles, ricotta, tomato sauce, then mozzarella. Repeat.
• Cover the top layer of lasagna noodles with more tomato sauce and a layer of mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Place the lid on the glass container, without sealing it closed.
• Microwave for 7 minutes or until the cheese is melted through.
• Remove from the microwave carefully, the container will be hot!
• Allow to cool and refrigerate, or serve immediately.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a small frying pan, brown the ground beef, basil, garlic, and oregano.
• Drain and add Spaghetti Sauce then remove from heat and set aside.
• In a square or rectangle shape Microwve Safe dish, place alayer of lasagna noodles across the bottom.
• Cover with a layer of spaghetti sauce, a layer of Ricotta cheese, and a layer of Mozarella cheese.
• Repeat one or two more times depending on the depth of your dish.
• For the last layer, cover with another layer of lasagna noodles and spaghetti sauce.
• Cover and microwave on high for 20 minutes.
• Remove Lid and cover with one more layer of Mozzarella.
• Microwave on high for 5 minutes.
• Let stand for 5 minutes and enjoy!

Steps:

• 1. Place beef and garlic in 2 quart casserole.
• 2. Cook, covered on full power 4 to 5 1/2 minutes. Stir 1/2 way through time. Drain.
• 3. Add next 8 ingredients. Cook covered full power 6 to 8 minutes until boiling. Stir 1/2 way.
• 4. Blend ricotta and cottage cheese (if using), 1/2 cup Parmesan, egg, and parsley in small bowl.
• 5. Layer 1/2 of noodles in 2 quart dish. Spread 1/2 of cheese mixture, 1/2 mozzarella, and 1/2 meat sauce.
• 6. Repeat layers.
• 7. Cover loosely with saran wrap.
• 8. Heat full power 13 to 16 minutes.
• 9. Sprinkle top generously with Parmesan.
• 10. NOTE: This freezes well. I usually double the recipe and freeze some.