There are some men who are not at all proficient in cooking. Some of them are spoilt brats due to the pampering received from their mothers when they were younger. Some others became lazy due to the help they got from their girl friends. When they are on their own, they feel like fish out of water. Cooking is a real hard task for them to learn.
Cooking is not as frightening as these men fear it to be. They can start learning by trying out easy items. This way they can move away from the bachelor diet of Chef Boyardee eaten right out of the can, ramen noodle, heating up frozen sandwiches, peanut butter sandwiches etc. Thus they can add more zest to their food and enjoy eating rather than eating just to stay alive.
Here is an easy recipe for cooking Lasagna.
1 box lasagna noodles that you do not need to boil. They come in different types. Some needs cooking and some do not. Check on the box and get the right kind. In case you get only the type, which needs cooking, follow the instructions on the package, cook it, drain it and let it cool down. You will have to pour cold water on it to cool it down.2 small bottles of your preferred spaghetti sauce
1 pound of ground chuck
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 teaspoon of Italian Seasoning
2 pound pack of ricotta cheese
3 eggs
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 pounds of shredded mozzarella
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
Heat oven up to 350 Degrees F. Mix the ricotta, parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and eggs in a bowl and blend it well. Next, add one pound of mozzarella on to the ricotta and blend well. Let it sit aside. Use a skillet and get the ground beef fried and add the garlic and the Italian Seasoning on to it. Cook until the meat is not pink any more. Drain the fat in a colander. Put it aside.
Use a casserole bowl or a 13×9″ pan and transfer half of a jar of sauce on to the bottom part of the bowl/pan and spread uniformly. Take a third of the lasagna noodles and set them lengthwise and place uniformly on the bottom of the pan above this layer of sauce. Spread half of the ricotta mixture uniformly above this layer of noodles and then spread half of the ground beef above this cheese. Apply the rest of the sauce above this. You may add more layers of noodles, cheese, beef and sauce in that order.
Make a last layer with the remaining portion of noodles. Spread rest of the sauce over this top layer and then sprinkle rest of the mozzarella over this sauce. Bake for roughly an hour time until the lasagna starts bubbling. Now, remove it from the oven and let it cool for approximately 20 minutes before serving. If you like it, you may use extra sauce and Parmesan cheese on to the lasagna.