LASAGNA FROZEN MEAL RECIPES

Steps:

• Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Squeeze thawed spinach between several layers of paper towels to remove as much excess moisture as possible. Transfer spinach to a medium bowl and stir in ricotta cheese, egg, salt, pepper, and garlic powder until well combined.
• Pour 1 cup marinara sauce in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Arrange 1/2 of the ravioli in a single layer over the sauce. Pour 1 cup sauce over the ravioli, then spread ricotta mixture over the sauce and top with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Top with remaining ravioli, remaining sauce, and remaining mozzarella.
• Cover with parchment paper and then cover tightly with foil. Freeze for up to one month.
• When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place frozen covered lasagna in the preheated oven and bake for 1 1/2 hours. Uncover and bake until golden and bubbly, about 20 more minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan or dutch oven, combine, ground beef, onion and garlic. Cook on medium-high heat until meat is browned and cooked through (break the meat up as it cooks). Drain off any grease.
• Add the broth, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, spices and bay leaf. mix to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add salt and pepper, to taste and remove from heat and allow mixture to cool. Remove and discard bay leaf.
• In a medium size bowl combine the cottage cheese, Parmesan and parsley; mix to combine. Spray two 8 x 8 inch aluminum pans with not stick spray and set aside.
• For each pan of lasagna, spread a little sauce on the bottom of the pan. Top with 3 -4 lasagna noodles, Spoon additional sauce over the noodles. Top with cottage cheese and evenly spread, sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and repeat layers ending with mozzarella.
• Spray a sheet of aluminum foil with non stick spray and cover the lasagna. Place the whole aluminum pan onto a baking tray and bake the thawed lasagna in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes (start checking the lasagna around 35 minutes). Remove foil and continue baking for an additional 15 minutes.
• Freezer Meal Preparation: To prepare the lasagna for freezer storage, cool the lasagna completely. Cover each pan with a sheet of waxed paper or parchment paper and then cover with 2 layers of heavy duty aluminum foil that have been sprayed with non stick spray. Label and date the dish along with the cooking instructions (thaw lasagna completely in the refrigerator. Remove parchment paper and bake (covered with foil) at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, remove foil and cook and additional 15 minutes. Let cool and serve).