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Virginia's Easy Lasagna Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb. ground beef
32 oz. thick spaghetti sauce
1 1/2 c. water
2 c. (15 oz. container) Ricotta or small curd cottage cheese
3 c. (12 oz.) shredded Mozzarella or Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
2 eggs
1/4 c. chopped parsley
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
8 oz. lasagna, uncooked

Directions:
Directions:
Brown beef in 3 quart saucepan; drain off excess fat.
Add sauce and water; simmer about 10 minutes.
Combine remaining ingredients, except lasagna, for filling.
Pour about 1 cup sauce on bottom of 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan.
Layer 3 pieces of uncooked lasagna over sauce; cover with about 1 1/2 cups sauce. Spread 1/2 of cheese filling over sauce.
Repeat layers of lasagna, sauce, and cheese filling.
Top with layer of lasagna and remaining sauce. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350º for 55 to 60 minutes. Remove foil; bake about 10 minutes longer. Allow to stand about 10 minutes before cutting for easier handling. 8 to 10 servings.
Lasagna will expand to fill empty spaces.

Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
My family likes this as a vegetarian dish substituting frozen chopped spinach, cooked, for the ground beef. I have also used zucchini.

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