Individual Lasagnas

 

 

I finally found an excuse to use my ramekins I got from TJ Maxx ages ago! I had just been dying to and I ran across the perfect recipe for them, individual lasagna cups. Now when it comes to lasagna, it's usually a free for all on how big your slice is and normally, the bigger the better! But, baking the individual lasagnas in the ramekins give you the perfect portion, which is good when your are trying to watch what you eat. These are also great to prepare in the morning and just pop in the oven when you get home in the evening. These make a great option for a weeknight meal. My husband is not usually a huge pasta fan, but he gave these a definite thumbs up! So, without further ado, lets get started!

Ingredients:

• 8 lasagna noodles
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 jar tomato spaghetti sauce (I used meat)
• 1 tsp. dried basil
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup Parmesan
• 1 cup mozzarella

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Boil the lasagna noodles according to package directions. Drain and allow to cool completely.
3. While pasta is cooking, brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain away the fat, and add the spaghetti sauce and basil. Cook until heated through.
4. In medium sized bowl, mix together the ricotta and Parmesan cheeses (I added a little extra mozzarella because I love my lasagna extra cheesy).
5. Place four ramekins on a baking sheet. Spray ramekins with cooking spray. Place one lasagna noodle across each ramekin, so that the middle of the noodle is in the middle of the ramekin. Do the same with another noodle in each ramekin, placing it at a 90 degree angle from the first. It should look like a plus sign.
6. Add about 1/2 cup of the meat mixture to each ramekin, then add about 1/2 cup of the cheese mixture to each. Fold over one set of the lasagna noodle.
7. Repeat the 1/2 cup meat mixture followed by the 1/2 cup cheese mixture. Fold over the remaining lasagna noodles. Top each ramekin with an equal amount of the meat mixture. Top each with about 1/4 cup mozzarella.
8. Bake for 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and golden brown.

         Enjoy!

(recipe from: Our Family Eats)