Hi All! One neat thing I found today! Something new to try...

Amanda Haas is a cookbook author, teacher, cooking video host, and the founder of One Family One Meal, a website that helps families menu plan, grocery shop, and cook on a budget. Find her on Twitter at @amandahaascooks or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/onefamilyonemeal.

"Lasagna can take so long to prepare, but everyone loves it and my kids love to help me assemble it. So one day, I decided to see if I could make an edible one in 10 minutes for less than $15. I caved and bought jarred pasta sauce. (The “365” Brand of organic pasta sauce from Whole Foods was delicious and low in sugar.) And I used the “no-boil” lasagna noodles that would probably get me arrested in Italy. But truly, it turned out to be an amazing weeknight meal. As for the 10 minute assembly, I had 7 seconds left on the clock when I put it in the oven!
Ingredients
2 eggs, lightly beaten
4 cups grated mozzarella
15 oz cottage cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
25 oz. jar tomato sauce
18 “No-Boil” lasagna noodles, 3” x 7”
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350˚F. In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, 3 cups of the mozzarella cheese, the cottage cheese, and Parmesan cheese. Stir until well combined.

Assemble the lasagna: In the bottom of a 9”X13” baking pan, spread cup of the tomato sauce over the bottom. Use 6 lasagna noodles (or 3 if using larger noodles) to cover the bottom of the pan, allowing them to overlap a tad if you need. Spread of the cheese mixture over the noodles, then top with a third of the remaining tomato sauce. Add another layer of noodles and cover with the other of the cheese mixture. Pour another third of the sauce over the cheese. Top with the last 6 small noodles (or 3 large), then spread the remaining sauce over the top. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of mozzarella cheese over the top. Cover with aluminum foil. (You can refrigerate it for up to 8 hours if you’re not cooking it right away.)

Bake the lasagna covered for 40 minutes. Remove the foil, and continue to bake until it’s bubbly and the noodles have softened, about 10-20 minutes longer. Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before cutting."


Lydie - commented on Mar 14, 2011
Just another thought - My mom (who was a public school teacher for many years and never had much time to prepare meals during the school year) sort of "invented" a new way to make "lasagna" - some will think it's crazy, but MAN - it is GOOD! (I've served it on youth mission trips and the teens LOVE IT!) Do whatever you want sauce, meat, spinach, etc-wise but instead of ANY kind of noodles, my mom used plain ole sliced bread! She would put a layer of bread (you can use white or wheat), then sauce (with or without meat), then a layer of cheese (she used shredded cheddar and shredded mozerella) - then another layer of bread, sauce, cheese, etc. Let it sit on the counter for 45 minutes or so - then pop it in the oven until the cheese is melted. UMMMMM it is AWESOME! Try it before you knock it!