Ravioli Lasagna

I've never been a fan of lasagna, but my husband likes it. He loves everything I make (seriously, even when I royally fuck something, he still eats it and likes it, he's amazing!) so he kept bugging me to make one so I decided to get creative and make my own version of a lasagna. It's pretty simple to make, assuming you have all the ingredients, and we thought it tasted pretty damn good. This recipe makes a lot, so for the 2 of us we had it for 3 dinners in a row, which for me was a lot because I've never been a fan of left overs, I digress. This would be good if you were expecting a bunch of people for dinner, you could also freeze it for lunches, or just pig out and eat all of it in one day.
So, here's what to do...

What you'll need:
1-1.5 lbs ground beef
1 tblsp garlic powder
1/2 tblsp onion powder
1/2 tblsp salt
1/2 tblsp each of black and white pepper
4 tblsp parsley
1/2 an onion (red, white, yellow, doesn't matter)
1/2 - 1 bell pepper (depending on how much you want. Any colour, you pick, I used yellow)
4-6 cloves garlic
3 green onions (just for fun)
1 jar rosee sauce
1 package ravioli (I used ones that were cheese and spinach filled. I would recommend not using a meat filled one as there is already a LOT of beef in this recipe.)
500 grams Ricotta cheese
1 egg
more or less 1 cup shredded cheese of your choice (I used marble)
Parmesan cheese, to taste

What to do:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Chop onion (green and onion of your choice), pepper and garlic finely (I used a chopper,but you can do it by hand)
3. Put beef, chopped veggies, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, peppers, and 2  tblsps of parsley into frying pan and cook until beef is no longer pink. Drain off excess fat if need be. Once meat is cooked all the way through, pour in your jar of rosee sauce and mix so everything is coated and it makes a meat sauce. Turn element down to low and let it simmer for 5-10 mins, don't let too much of the sauce simmer off.
4. While meat is cooking, combine ricotta cheese, 1 egg and 2 tblsps parsley in bowl. Set aside. Cook your pasta, drain and rinse with cool water, set aside.
5. In baking dish (I used corning ware) spray with non-stick spray, or coat with butter or margarine or whatever you normally use to make things non-stick.
6. Once meat sauce is done simmering, spoon enough to make a thin layer at the bottom of your baking dish. Make one layer of your pasta on top of the sauce, spoon ricotta mixture over pasta to make thin layer. Spread meat layer on top, sprinkle parm - as much as you'd like, another layer of noodles, ricotta cheese, meat, parm...etc etc until you're all done. Ideally you'd like to finish with ricotta on top, sprinkle parm on the ricotta mixture and then take your shredded cheese and cover the top of your lasagna.
7. Put lasagna into oven and bake for 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 mins. Cut into pieces and enjoy!

It's a little time consuming but it's really delicious. Of course, if you don't fancy rosee sauce, feel free to use any sauce you like. I hope you enjoyed, my take on lasagna and it inspired you to get creative in the kitchen!

Did you make this recipe your own? Tell me about it in the comments!

You're going to have to excuse this pic...it was the last piece in the pan and I had to snap a quick pic before my hubby ate it...this piece is also right from the fridge so it's still cold..I assure you...it looks a lot better hot!