Cream cheese lasagna
This flavorful cream cheese lasagna is a family favorite! The creamy cheese filling perfectly compliments the flavorful meat sauce!
Equipment
- 9 by 13 inch baking dish
- Mixing bowl
- Large skillet
- measuring cups
Ingredients
- 12 lasagna noodles, cooked.
Meat sauce:
- 1 lb. ground beef (or ground sausage)
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 3/4 cup onion, diced.
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (optional)
- 3 cups Marinara sauce
Cream cheese mixture
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup milk
Additional Shredded Mozzarella for topping
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Brown ground beef or sausage in olive oil with onion and seasonings. Once the beef is browned, add tomato sauce and turn heat to low. Simmer for 5-10 minutes and then remove from heat.
- In a medium bowl, combine the cheeses and garlic salt until cream cheese is mostly smooth (some small lumps of cream cheese may remain). Add sour cream and milk and then mix all together again until well combined.
- Layer lasagna in a 13 by 9 inch dish, starting with four noodles, then 2/3 of beef mixture. Top with four more noodles, then top with cream cheese mixture. Add the last four noodles and then the remaining beef mixture. Top with additional mozzarella cheese, ensuring all noodles are covered.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the lasagna is heated through. Cool slightly and enjoy! More notes below.
Notes
Add milk to the cheese mixture sparingly, or just until the cheese mixture is spreadable. The cheese mixture should be somewhat thick to hold its shape in the lasagna, but not too thick to spread. The cheese filling will also thicken while baking since it is made with cream cheese, so be sure to have it a little runnier than the desired end result.
Additional notes and step by step photos below.
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