Queso Blanco Lasagna
8 Servings
Ingredients:
- 9 lasagna noodles (uncooked)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 32-ounce jar marinara sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 15-ounce container TROPICAL Ricotta Cheese
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 16-ounce package TROPICAL Queso Blanco, shredded
- ½ cup grated TROPICAL Cotija
Preparation:
- Cook lasagna noodles as package directs. Drain.
- Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet over medium heat, in hot oil, cook onion until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove to plate. In same skillet over medium-high heat, cook ground beef until well browned on all sides, stirring frequently. Stir in marinara sauce, salt, oregano and cooked onion. Over high heat, heat to boiling; reduce heat to low; simmer uncovered 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, breaking up any large pieces of meat.
- Preheat oven to 350*F. In large bowl combine ricotta cheese, egg and parsley; stir to mix well. In 13-by-9-inch baking dish, arrange 3 noodles in bottom of baking dish, slightly overlapping. Spoon 1/3 of meat sauce over noodles; spread with ½ of ricotta mixture, 1/3 of shredded Queso Blanco and 1/3 of Cotija. Repeat layering, ending with cheeses.
- Cover dish with foil; bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer or until lasagna is hot and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes.
