Easy Meatball Lasagna for $15!

I made this Meatball Lasagna on Monday night this week for my apartment of 7 hungry college students! We ate most of it that night, and finished up the leftovers yesterday. When looking for recipes I'm always looking for something affordable, and filling; this recipe hit the spot!


What You'll Need
- 1 10oz Bag of Frozen Meatballs                             - $4.99
- 2 jars of sauce (I used Market Basket 3 cheese)     - $2.67
- A box of oven ready lasagna noodles                      - $1.50
- 4 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese                     - $2.99
- 1 cup of parmesan cheese                                       - (we already had this on hand)
- 1 15 oz container of ricotta cheese                          - $2.99
- 2 eggs                                                                    -  $0.32 (1.89 for a dozen)
- any spices you have/want to use                             - (we already had these on hand)

How You'll Do It

1. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. (Or whatever baking dish you have)
2. Warm-up and thaw the bag of meatballs with both jars of sauce (and some spices if you'd like)  
3. In medium bowl, mix ricotta cheese, 3 cups of mozzarella cheese, eggs (and basil).
4. Heat oven to 350°F
5. Place 4 noodles (or however many fit in your dish) on the bottom of baking dish. Top with about a third of the ricotta mixture and then a third of the meatball mixture. Repeat this step until you have no more ingredients or you've run out of room (I ended up making two lasagnas)
6. Sprinkle with remaining cup of mozzarella cheese and the Parmesan cheese. Spray sheet of foil with cooking spray; cover baking dish with foil. 
7. Bake covered lasagna 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until bubbly, edges are golden brown and cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

As you can probably tell my recipes are pretty casual. I'm a real proponent of using what you have, because with meatballs, sauce, cheese, and noodles you can't really go wrong! So feel free to add/subtract and make any changes you'd like! I love that I was able to make this dish the night before and just throw it in the oven the next day when I was ready. 

I shop primarily at Market Basket which tends to run cheaper than most supermarkets here in Massachusetts, but in total this meal cost just over 15 dollars to feed 7 people dinner, and 3 lunches the next day!