Classic NO-BOIL Lasagna - Old school recipe, uses REGULAR lasagna - Easy with ricotta, ground beef

We LOVE this no-boil lasagna recipe. You can use regular lasagna noodles. You don't have to buy the "oven-ready" kind. I first learned about this decades ago because my aunt used to make it for family reunions. I couldn't believe it when she told me it was the recipe from the back of a Mueller's pasta box!
Here is the full recipe, exactly as it appeared on boxes of Mueller's lasagna decades ago:
INGREDIENTS
8 oz. (1/2) package Mueller's® Lasagne, uncooked
15 oz. Ricotta cheese or 2 cups cottage cheese
2 cups Mozzarella cheese, divided
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
2 eggs, lightly beaten
6 1/2 cups (52 ounces) of your favorite pasta sauce
1 lb. ground beef or Italian sausage, cooked and drained
1 tsp. parsley flakes
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350º
2. In medium bowl, combine Ricotta cheese, 1 cup of Mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, and eggs; mix well.
3. In separate bowl, add browned meat to pasta sauce; mix well
4. Spread 1 cup of meat sauce mixture in 9" x 13" pan
5. Place 1/3 of the uncooked Lasagne noodles over sauce. Spread 1/2 of the cheese mixture over noodles, top with 1/3 of meat sauce mixture.
6. Repeat layering. Top with remaining noodles and meat sauce mixture.
7. Cover with foil. Bake 55 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with reserved Mozzarella cheese and parsley flakes.
8 Bake an additional 5 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting and serving.
ENJOY!

[@analivmccarthy556]

This is exactly how my momma makes it and how she taught me! I sometimes use ricotta, sometimes cottage cheese. I also add fresh chopped mushrooms. I have added spinach before to the cheese mix instead of parsley. Always a fan favorite at our home!

[@OldTimeKnowledge]

We love this! 😋

[@ee32121]

I was taught to make Lasagna like this in High School home economics class. That was 1969. This recipe is very old.

[@OldTimeKnowledge]

I knew it was at least 30 years old! I was probably about 15 or 16 when I learned it. I didn’t know it went back to 1969. My parents were in high school around that time! ❤️

[@xicanavida1559]

Yes must make ! I absolutely hate boiling lasagna noodles. I’m so glad to see how well this worked TY.

[@OldTimeKnowledge]

I'm with you on that! I don't want to be bothered with boiling lasagna noodles!!! I hope you enjoy this recipe.

[@helgajuvera7779]

Well explained. Thanks for the recipe! I will make it right away 😊

[@OldTimeKnowledge]

I hope you enjoy it! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@ljtminihomestead5839]

I've never done no boil method. That's definitely a time saver!

[@OldTimeKnowledge]

Haha and I’ve never done the boil method. This was the one I learned first and I’ve just never tried anything else because it’s so good! 😁

[@1lenzter]

It came out Awesome! Thanks!🎉

[@OldTimeKnowledge]

I'm so glad to hear it! Thank you for watching and taking time to comment!

[@MONIEL-mr1ff]

Thanks!

[@OldTimeKnowledge]

That's so kind! Thank you! I hope you enjoy the recipe!

[@karenissimalovestrilogy75]

This is mine and my family's FAVORITE recipe for lasagne OF ALL TIME!!! Simple, time-saving, and ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!! You might want to make TWO pans, though--- It won't last long!😋😋😋😋 AND, it tastes EVEN BETTER the next day!!!😍😍😍😍😍

[@OldTimeKnowledge]

YES! I agree! This is the best lasagna recipe!

[@jonnynevada8915]

Many people don’t realize that Traditional Italian lasagna does not use mozzarella cheese , typically only finely ground Parmesan cheese.. The main ingredients are a Bolognese Ragu sauce and a creamy béchamel. The sauce typically consists of 50% ground beef mixed with 50% pork sausage meat , then fried finely chopped carrots, celery, and onions . From Rome upwards to the Northern part of Italy , lasagna is rarely prepared with Ricotta as an ingredient as well .. Italians typically leave the mozzarella for Pizzas 😊

[@OldTimeKnowledge]

Thank you for that bit of culinary knowledge. I 100% am from eastern North Carolina and would never claim this is an authentic Italian lasagne recipe... it's just a classic Mueller's lasagna recipe that our family has enjoyed for years. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment!

[@DietDr.Perkins]

This recipe was great-thanks for posting!

[@OldTimeKnowledge]

Thank you, Rusty! 😀

[@stacyjobe6697]

Nice 👍

[@OldTimeKnowledge]

Thank you!!

[@angelwild5665]

Recipe in the description.

[@OldTimeKnowledge]

Yes, I always try to put the recipes in the description

[@allenharragarra2025]

I love it my mom made it this way you rock !!!

[@OldTimeKnowledge]

I'm glad you found the video then! Enjoy making this!