Extra-Easy Lasagna

Ingredients · for 6 (scales to your household)

• 1 pound Lean ground beef $7.94
• 4 cups Tomato-basil pasta sauce $5.26
• 6 Uncooked lasagna noodles $0.93
• 1 Container ricotta cheese not counted
• 2 1/2 cups Mozzarella cheese $5.60
• 1/4 cup Hot water $0.00

Per-ingredient cost is the amount this recipe uses at the lowest Canadian price we have on file; the per-serving total above adds the range up to the dearest price and for buying whole packages. A line marked not counted is one we couldn't measure from the amount as written — it is missing from the total, not free.

Method

1. Cook beef in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink; drain. Stir in pasta sauce.
2. Spread one-third of meat sauce in a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish; layer with 3 noodles and half each of ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese. (The ricotta cheese layers will be thin.) Repeat procedure; spread remaining one-third of meat sauce over mozzarella cheese. Slowly pour 1/4 cup hot water around inside edge of dish. Tightly cover baking dish with 2 layers of heavy-duty aluminum foil.
3. Bake at 375° for 45 minutes; uncover and bake 10 more minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
4. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Classico Tomato & Basil pasta sauce.