Erin I first created this recipe long ago during a spiritual journey blah blah blah………. Don’t ya just hate when they make some long drawn out story before the recipe. Jeez louise! Anywho, let’s jump in. First, I’m a cat owner so I spray my counters down and clean thoroughly because I do not pretend that my cats are f$cking angels. If you are a cat owner, and you do not do this…….. YOU are the reason people hate potlucks! Below is everything I use minus shredded cheese. Let’s get cooking!
So the first thing you are gonna want to do boil your lasagna noodles. Gotta fill your pot as shown. Sprinkle a couple dashes of salt in ( makes water boil faster, let’s be honest, always in a rush), and about 4 TBsp oil because these suckers will stick. That is why I stack them weird because they are less likely to. Bring all that shizzle to a boil. Let cook for a few minutes, but keep checking them. You do not want to cook them fully, just until they are wiggly.
Next you want to get started on your ground beef. May I present…….. my meat! On top for photo is about 2 tsp italian seasoning, 1 tsp garlic minced, and 1 tsp black pepper. Brown and hack it up into itty bitty pieces. I would show the after, but my kids do not realize when I am trying to do shit so they love messing with me. Inevitably, shit gets charred.
By now your noodles should be all wiggly. I like to lay out a towel, spray my cooling rack with PAM, and drape the noodles on top to dry completely.
Now you lay out the dried noodle (because a wet noodle is a bad noodle). Scoop your ricotta cheese and spread it like butter across the whole noodle. Add a dash more of italian seasoning across it. When finished, roll the entire noodle cheese in and set in baking dish.
Once all of your little rollies are in your baking dish, place DA MEAT, the sauce (straight from the jar cuz that’s how I roll), and your shredded cheese. It should look like this:
Pop it in the oven and cook covered in foil for about 30 minutes. Hint: I like to spray PAM on the cheese before i cover with foil. It helps the cheese not stick to the foil. After 30 minutes, remove foil and let cook until the cheese starts to brown. That’s why I love cooking with cheese on top of things. It is like a tell tell sign that it is cooked. Pull it out (that’s what she said), and serve!
Let me know if you tried and post a pic of your result below! If you made it better (God I hope not) let me know what you did! If you wanna criticize, DON’T! I made it and my kids ate it so it is a win for this mommy tonight. Wine time!
