Johnny Marzetti | Lasagna Casserole Recipe (2024)

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Johnny Marzetti is a lasagna casserole recipe that is comfort food at its finest. This popular Italian American dinner is a great way to feed a crowd on a budget, without sacrificing flavor!

If you’ve tried my Homemade Spaghetti Sauce or Homemade Lasagna with Fresh Ingredients recipes then you’ll want to make this Johnny Marzetti Lasagna Casserole.

What is Johnny Marzetti?

Johnny Marzetti is an Italian American pasta casserole, popular in the Midwestern United States. It’s pretty much the same as a traditional lasagna recipe, however, it voids the ricotta cheese, and it uses a smaller pasta, so there is no layering of the lasagna noodles required.

I love casserole meals and realized that I haven’t even shared one with you until now. So if you love casserole recipes as well, be sure to stay up to do with all of My Heavenly Recipes social media and be sure to join my Weekly Newsletter to get the latest recipes from my kitchen into yours.

Budget Friendly Pasta Dinners

I may have mentioned this before, but when I was growing up, we ate a lot of budget friendly pasta dinners. Hamburger Helper (which I now REFUSE to eat), Tuna Casserole (which I still haven’t made as an adult!), Skyline chili, and Spaghetti O’s.

We were a family of 6, always on the go and my parents hustled to get us to and from practices every day of the week. As the oldest and the only girl, I would oftentimes get out eaten by my brothers. In fact, I would often hide food in my room, just in case I would get hungry!

What to Serve with Johnny Marzetti

I often serve Johnny Marzetti alongside a salad and homemade garlic bread. My kids and husband leave nothing left on their plate and many times get a second serving. I say that Johnny Marzetti lasagna casserole is a Heavenly Recipe that’s kid tested & Husband approved!

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Johnny Marzetti - Lasagna Casserole

Johnny Marzetti is a lasagna casserole recipe that is comfort food at its finest. This popular pasta dinner is a great way to feed a crowd on a budget, It also makes a great freezer meal.

Ingredients

▢ 1 medium onion diced
▢ 1 ½ tbsp ITALIAN seasoning
▢ 1 lb hamburger cooked and drained
▢ 2 tbsp sugar
▢ ½ tbsp ground black pepper
▢ 1 box penne or macaroni noodles
▢ 2 C Hunts tomato sauce
▢ ¾ c water

Instructions

In a large pot boil water and cook noodles according to box, drain. I use penne noodles.
In a large skillet brown onion & hamburger until hamburger is cooked through.
Drain.
Place meat mixture back into the skillet adding in Italian Seasoning, sugar, pepper, tomato sauce and water. Mix together.
In the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish place 4 tablespoons of meat mixture and spread. This will ensure the noodles don't stick to the bottom of the pan as if you were cooking Lasagna.
Spoon noodles over the top of the sauce and add another layer of sauce, alternating until no more noodles and sauce mixture remain. Toss together to coat all the noodles.
Top with your favorite cheese.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20-30 minutes until the casserole is heated all the way through and the cheese is melted. If you want to brown the cheese a bit remove the foil and let cook for another 10-15 minutes.

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