Shortcut Meatball Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 9 lasagna noodles, dried
• 7 1/2 ounces ricotta cheese (1/2 of a 15 oz container)
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 16 ounces frozen italian style meatballs, thawed
• 1 (16 ounce) jar pasta sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees. cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. drain noodles; rinse with cold water. drain well; set aside.
• 2 in a small bowl, stir together ricotta, mozzarella cheese, & the parmesan cheese; set aside. in a medium bowl, stir together meatballs and one-third (about 1 cup) of the pasta sauce; set aside.
• 3 to assemble: spread a small amount of the reserved sauce over bottom of a 2 quart square baking dish. layer 3 cooked noodles in the dish. spoon meatball mixture over noodles. layer 3 more noodles over meatballs. spread half of the remaining sauce over noodles. spoon ricotta mixture over sauce and spread evenly. top with remaining noodles & remaining sauce.
• 4 cover dish with foil. bake for 35 minutes. remove foil & sprinkle remaining mozzarella over lasagna. bake, uncovered, about 10 minutes more or until cheese melts. let stand 15 minutes before serving.