My Maw-Maw’s lasagna recipe has a few surprising ingredients that likely make it a bit different from the one you grew up with, but it is so delicious. You have to make some for dinner soon!
The lasagna I grew up with has a few unexpected ingredients, but it is so good. There is a reason why my family keeps coming back to it after all of these years anyway. Make a pan full of my Maw-Maw’s Velveeta lasagna for a perfect comfort food dinner.
Midwestern Lasagna
Most people in the Midwest grow up with their mom making lasagna one of two ways:
- With ricotta
- With cottage cheese
I grew up having neither in my lasagna! MiMi made lasagna completely different and she learned to make it that way from Maw-Maw.
So get ready to be shocked, amazed or possibly horrified. No matter what, just promise you will give it a try!
Are you dying to know what the secret filling is? I guess I can let you in on the family secret.
Maw-Maw uses Velveeta cheese in her lasagna!
I know, I know. I’ll give you a minute to digest that.
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The Meat in This Velveeta Lasagna
Ok. Now sit down for this. I know you are in a fragile state already, I don’t want this next part to do you in.
Instead of Italian sausage, she uses ground beef.
Yep, you read that right.
A ground beef and Velveeta cheese lasagna, and it is AMAZING! You just have to give it a try.
This was always one of my favorite dinners growing up. It was usually a birthday or special occasion dinner and everyone loved it.
As the years went on, I became the chief lasagna maker, a role I was happy to take. I always loved helping in the kitchen.
Now I make a variety of lasagnas, but there is always a special place in my heart for this one.
My husband, who thinks his mom’s lasagna is pretty much the only one that deserves to go by the name of lasagna, was even a fan!
What are you waiting for? Give it a try already!
Velveeta Lasagna
Ingredients
- 2 jars spaghetti sauce
- 1 pound lasagna noodles
- 1 pound ground beef
- 12 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 pound Velveeta or similar, sliced
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13 baking dish
- Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium heat. Drain any excess grease and set aside.1 pound ground beef
- Cook lasagna noodles to al dente, then drain.1 pound lasagna noodles
- Start by spreading ½ of a jar of sauce on the bottom of the dish.
- Place a layer of pasta over the sauce. Overlap the noodles to keep distinct layers.
- Next, layer the other ½ of a jar of sauce, half the ground beef, and 1 cup of mozzarella.
- Make another layer of pasta followed by slices of Velveeta.1 pound Velveeta
- Layer more pasta, ½ jar of sauce, the rest of the meat, and 1 cup of mozzarella.
- Top with the last layer of pasta, ½ jar of sauce and remaining cup of mozzarella.
- Cover with foil and bake for 50 minutes. Remove the foil and sprinkle on the Parmesan Cheese. Return to the oven for 10 more minutes.¼ cup Parmesan cheese
- Let rest for 10-15 minutes before cutting and serving.
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My mom used to make what she called Lazy Lasagna. It was everything you listed here, but instead of lasagna noodles, she used wide egg noodles, using 1/2 to dish, then layered with meat sauce followed by slices of Velveeta, then layer once more time. I always loved when she would bake it a little longer to get those Velveeta slices slightly burned. I also make a “traditional” lasagna, but I prefer my Mom’s Lazy Lasagna much more!
That is such a good idea! I am going to have to make it your moms way soon!
Have not had a lasagna with Velveeta in it but now I want to try it!
You really should!
Have you ever made this into lasagna roll ups?
I haven’t, but that would be fun to try!
This is the lasagna of my childhood, too. Velveeta was the secret for sure. I’ve tried it with Cheez Whiz, but definitely the Velveeta is the right way. Such a great comfort food!
Isn’t it amazing? Cheez Whiz would be fun to try too, but there is just something about Velveeta.
This seems like a dumb question, but I have never tried to make any kind of lasagna because we don’t like cottage cheese…. But I assume you cook the ground beef before layering? Recipe doesn’t say.
Thanks for asking, I will try to clarify that in the recipe card. I do cook the ground beef before layering. I hope you enjoy the lasagna!