Tasty Tuesday: La La La! Lasagna!!

I attempted my very first homemade lasagna the other night! Let's just say... I made that lasagna my b*tch!!

{Not actually MY lasagna, but I forgot to take a pic, and this it pretty much what it looked like except mine was MUCH cheesier! lol}

It was sooooo yum-o! I used the Barillo No-Boil lasagna noodles.

To be honest I was a little worried about the noodles. I thought they would turn out chewy or tough, or crunchy or something. They didn't!! They turned out PERFECT!! It was nice to not have to boil them first. It saved me 20min., and 20min. to a mom is awesome!!

I didn't use eggs in my lasagna like I have seen in recipes. All I used was the no-boil noodles, ricotta, Prego traditional {Not fancy, but one of my faves.} ground beef that I browned with minced onion, garlic powder, salt&pepper, and Italian seasoning, and lots and LOTS of mozzarella.

Here's somewhat of a recipe if you are new to the lasagna thing like I am:

I preheated the oven to 375°
Sprayed a 9x13in. pan with cooking spray
Covered the pan in about a 1/2 cup of sauce
Put down 4 noodles, layered with 1/3 of the ricotta, 1/2 of the meat, sauce and mozzarella
Another layer of 4 noodles, layered another 1/3 of ricotta and sauce
Another layer of 4 noodles, layered last 1/3 ricotta, 1/2 of the meat, sauce and mozzarella
One last layer of 4 noodles, layered with the last of the sauce, and a LOT of mozzarella
Covered that bad boy in foil and baked for 55 minutes
I took the foil off and baked it uncovered for about 15 minutes until it started getting a little brown on top
I took it out, and let it sit for about 15 minutes before I cut it up and served it!!!!

Seriously it was SO easy and SO good!!!! The only prep was browning the ground beef and layering the ingredients together!

Everyone loved it and I even had to toot my own horn! It was amazingly delicious! I gotta tell you I was worried it was going to be NASTY. But I was wrong it was good. :)

I made a side of fresh green beans, and threw and baked fresh Italian bread to go along with it. It was great!

Fresh green beans are another new thing to me. I have always used canned. When I discovered how EASY and delicious fresh green beans are I have been making them ever since! Grab some at the grocery store, however much you need for you family. Make sure they're washed. The hubby likes the ends cut off, I don't really mind them. Boil a pot of water and throw them in! If you like them a little crunchy only boil them for 3-4 min. I like mine a little crunchy so I boil mine for 5 min. sometimes more. Drain them, and throw them back in the pan with what ever seasonings you prefer. I add salt&pepper and butter, cover them and let them soak up the yummy flavor for a few minutes.

I LOVE Pillsbury® Country Italian Bread! It's super inexpensive and SO easy, and SOOOO delicious! You get the awesome smell and taste of fresh baked bread without all the work!

I wish I had taken pics of how awesome it turned out, but then again you can't really tell how yum-o something is by a pic huh?