Cheesy Meat Lasagna

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This comfort food classic is cheesy and flavorful with everything you love about lasagna. 

Cheesy Meat Lasagna
makes 10 to 12 servings
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Ingredients
  1. 1½ pounds ground round
  2. ½ teaspoon salt
  3. ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  4. 1½ teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
  5. 1 cup diced onion
  6. 1 cup diced green bell pepper
  7. 1 (24-ounce) jar mushroom marinara sauce, divided
  8. 1 (14.5-ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, drained
  9. ½ teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
  10. 1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
  11. 1 cup small-curd cottage cheese
  12. 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  13. 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
  14. 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
  15. 12 oven-ready lasagna noodles
  16. Garnish: chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. In a large skillet, cook beef, salt, and pepper over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until browned and crumbly. Drain and set aside.
  3. In same skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, for 6 to 8 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat, and stir in beef and ½ cup marinara sauce.
  4. In a medium bowl, stir together tomatoes, Italian seasoning, and remaining marinara sauce. In another medium bowl, stir together ricotta, cottage cheese, and eggs. In a third medium bowl, combine mozzarella and Monterey Jack cheeses.
  5. Spread ½ cup tomato mixture in bottom of prepared pan, and top with 4 lasagna noodles. Spread one-third of ricotta mixture over noodles, and sprinkle with 1 cup shredded cheese mixture. Top cheese with one-third of beef mixture and one-third of tomato mixture. Starting with noodles, repeat layers twice. Spray a large piece of aluminum foil with nonstick cooking spray, and cover lasagna, spray side down.
  6. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil, and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup shredded cheese mixture. Bake 10 to 15 minutes more or until hot and bubbly and cheese is melted. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving. Garnish with parsley, if desired.
Notes
  1. The lasagna can be assembled through step 5 and refrigerated overnight. Let it stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking as directed.
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