One-Pot Mom’s Spaghetti Lasagna

Ingredients

• ground beef (Amount not stated)
• garlic (A 'metric ton'; amount not stated. Jarred or fresh)
• 2 tbsp dehydrated minced onion (About 2 tablespoons)
• Italian seasoning (Amount not stated)
• 1 jar pasta sauce (Use the whole jar)
• 0.5 jar water (Half a jar of pasta-sauce jar; amount depends on jar size)
• 1.5 boxes Campanelle pasta (The source shows 1 lb boxes; use a box and a half)
• 1 box beef broth (Use the whole box)
• 1 container ricotta cheese (Use the whole container; size not stated)
• 1 cup cooked pasta (Added to the ricotta mixture; source says about a cup)
• olive oil (A little; amount not stated)
• Parmesan (Amount not stated)
• garlic powder (Amount not stated)
• parsley (Amount not stated)
• black pepper (Freshly cracked; source says a lot, amount not stated)
• 1 egg (The source jokes, 'juice of one egg'; interpreted as one whole egg)
• mozzarella cheese (Use the whole amount on top; quantity not stated)

Steps

1. 1

   Brown the ground beef in a large oven-safe pot until it is brown rather than gray.

2. 2

   Carefully soak up any remaining grease with a paper towel. Do not pour the grease down the drain.

3. 3

   Add the garlic, dehydrated minced onion, and Italian seasoning to the pot, then stir to combine.

4. 4

   Add the whole jar of pasta sauce to the pot.

5. 5

   Fill the empty sauce jar halfway with water and add it to the pot. Stir, then bring the sauce to a simmer; stay nearby, as the source says it comes up quickly.

6. 6

   Add the Campanelle pasta and the whole box of beef broth. The source adds the broth before it reaches a simmer.

7. 7

   While the pasta begins cooking, add the ricotta, about 1 cup of pasta, a little olive oil, Parmesan, garlic powder, parsley, freshly cracked black pepper, and one egg to a container. Stir until combined and cheesy-looking.

8. 8

   When the noodles are about halfway cooked, stir the pot, then dollop the ricotta mixture over the pasta and meat sauce.

9. 9

   Sprinkle mozzarella over the top of the dish.

10. 10

    Bake in a 350°F (175°C) oven until the pasta is done and the top is golden brown. The source does not specify a baking duration.

11. 11

    Plate and serve; the creator tastes it and describes it as tasting like lasagna.

Notes

The source gives no exact amount for the ground beef, garlic, pasta sauce jar size, broth box size, ricotta container size, or mozzarella, and does not specify the pasta’s simmering duration or the oven-baking time. It mentions reheating leftovers the next day. The creator advises against seasoning jars over a hot pot because condensation can make the seasonings clump.

Nutrition per serving

• dinner
• main dish
• one-pot
• baked
• weeknight
• Italian-inspired
• leftovers