About this recipe
Put a spin on traditional lasagna by turning it into delicious bite-size muffins. Traditional lasagna can be labor intensive and time consuming to make, but these mini lasagna bites are super quick and easy. These are great to take to a party.
Start by boiling lasagna noodles until softened before cutting the noodles with kitchen scissors and placing them into a greased muffin pan. Sauté ground beef with seasonings and marinara sauce, and make a cheese mixture with mozzarella, Parmesan and ricotta.
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Layer the cheese mixture over the pasta, then add the ground beef and again top with more cheese mixture. This recipe is great to make with kids! Bake the lasagna bites for 20 minutes, and you have a deliciously beefy and cheesy appetizer.
Ingredients
Yields: 24 lasagna bites
Mini Lasagna Bites
Cheese Mixture
Directions
Mini Lasagna Bites
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Preheat the oven to 375°F.
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Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef, Italian seasoning, minced garlic, salt and pepper.
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Cook for 8 to 10 minutes, breaking the beef into small crumbles and stirring occasionally.
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Pour off drippings as necessary. -
Stir in the marinara sauce and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until warmed.
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Coat mini muffin pans with cooking spray.
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Place a pasta piece in each muffin cup.
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Layer ½ tablespoon cheese mixture, 1 tablespoon meat sauce, and another ½ tablespoon cheese mixture into each cup.
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Sprinkle the tops with mozzarella cheese.
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Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.
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Let stand for 2 minutes, then loosen the edges and remove from the muffin pans.
Cheese Mixture
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Combine the ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, basil, egg, granulated garlic and salt in a medium bowl.
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Mix until thoroughly combined.
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