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Have you ever made homemade lasagna before? The first time I did, I was surprised at how hard it was to keep the lasagna noodles from tearing once they were cooked. It was a long process that was totally worth it in the end, but I don’t have that kind of time on a daily basis.
Today, I’m sharing my twist on a classic lasagna recipe. It’s ready in 30 minutes and your kids will love helping you assemble the personal lasagnas!
I used Ragú®’s Old World Style® Traditional Sauce, cheese raviolis, and mozzarella cheese. So easy!
Ragú® Old World Style® Traditional Sauce is made with 11 juicy tomatoes, making it its richest, thickest recipe versus their previous OWS formula.
Ada & Lola were so excited to help me on our assembly line! I did the sauce, they were the ravioli and cheese distributors.
Sauce, raviolis, repeat.
Little (clean) helping hands!
Ready for cheese:
Finally the messiest & most fun part – topping with cheese!
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, brown under the broiler, serve with garlic bread and a green salad and you’ve got a perfect Italian meal!
We invited the Parkers over for dinner, we go way back! Tiana and I have been best friends since we were three years old. We both married boys who speak French and each have two kids.
I busted out the tablecloth and cloth napkins for our feast! So much fun with this bunch, we could talk and laugh for hours.
I tend to take pictures right after everyone takes a huge bite…look at Lola!
Mini Personal Lasagnas
Ingredients
- 1 16 oz. jar Ragú® Old World Style® Traditional Sauce
- 1 20 oz. package refrigerated cheese raviolis
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Place oven-safe ramekins on counter.
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Boil refrigerated raviolis according to package directions (approx. 10 min.) and drain.
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Spoon about a Tablespoon of sauce into the bottom of each ramekin.
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Layer raviolis on top, we used three for each layer.
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Follow with another layer of sauce, and another layer of raviolis, repeating until you have reached the top of the ramekin and ended with the sauce layer.
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Top each lasagna generously with mozzarella cheese.
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Arrange mini-lasagnas on a foil-lined baking sheet.
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Bake for 20 minutes, until cheese is melted. Broil for 5-10 minutes until cheese is browned.
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This is such a great idea, I love any recipes where my little ones can help! Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome, Tara! I hope you have fun putting these together with your children. Enjoy! :)
This looks like it was so much fun, Kara! We love that the little ones had a hand in the yummy result!
Thank you! My girls are always willing to give a “helping” hand in the kitchen ;)