Grammy's Overnight Lasagna

By Coldsnap46

"This easy lasagna layers uncooked noodles with cheese, jarred marinara sauce, and crumbled ground beef. After an overnight rest in the refrigerator, it bakes up soft, bubbly, and delicious. Easily halved or doubled." --Recipe by AuLait

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 1 (30 ounce) jar marinara sauce
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 12 lasagna noodles
• 1 (16 ounce) package cottage cheese
• 12 ounces grated mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 555mins
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cook the ground beef in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until browned and no longer pink, about 5 minutes; drain fat. Stir in the marinara sauce, water, and salt. Bring to a boil. Remove sauce from heat.

Arrange 6 noodles in a 9x13-inch baking dish, breaking if necessary to fit. Spoon 1/2 of the sauce over noodles. Top with 1/2 of the cottage cheese and 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers with remaining noodles, sauce, cottage cheese, and mozzarella cheese. Top with Parmesan cheese. Cover tightly with foil; refrigerate overnight.

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Bake lasagna, covered, until noodles are soft, cheese is melted, and sauce is bubbly, about 1 hour. Allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Note: Very helpful tips/suggestions from reviews of this recipe available on website. *Several reviewers stated they soak the noodles in hot water for approx. 30 minutes.