Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness. Find happiness with this incredibly easy ricotta bake made with beef, cheese, and a delectable Italian sauce.
Beef. Cheese. More cheese. What could be better? Answer: Add some pasta. If you are like me and on a low carb or keto diet, noodles are now called zoodles. Friends, let’s be honest– zucchini will never be a true substitute for dreamy pasta goodness. This ricotta bake, made with no noodles (or zoodles), is mouth watering. gives me my lasagna fix without the carbs, and is definitely a repeat recipe in my house.
Easy Beef Ricotta Bake
As a parent, we are incredibly busy. Many times, making a home cooked meal for dinner comes as an after thought. With work, school functions, sporting events, couple with daily duties of cleaning and laundry, there is little time for planning and preparing a healthy, delicious dinner.
This recipe for a beefy, cheesy ricotta bake is so easy. Having only eight ingredients, it is basically a dump into a bowl and bake kind of casserole.
Let’s get started!
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Ricotta Bake Instructions
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
Brown and drain one pound of ground beef.
While the beef is cooking, combine the container of ricotta cheese with 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese, 1 1/2 tablespoons of minced garlic, 2 teaspoons of oregano, and 2 teaspoons of basil in a separate bowl.
When the ground beef is browned and drained, add one cup of tomato sauce and 1 1/2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar to the beef. Stir.
Pour the beef mixture into an oven safe casserole dish. I choose this round one but any casserole dish will work. It should be at least 2 quarts in size.
Top the ground beef with your ricotta cheese mixture.
Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
Add about 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese to cover the top. You can use shredded cheese. I only had sliced mozzarella on hand and it worked fabulously.
Place back into the oven for another 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Let set for about 5 minutes to cool before serving.
Ricotta Bake
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 15 ounce container ricotta cheese
- 1/2 c grated parmesan cheese
- 1 1/2 tbsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp dried basil
- 1 c tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 c mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
- Brown and drain one pound of ground beef.
- While the beef is cooking, combine the container of ricotta cheese with 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese, 1 1/2 tablespoons of minced garlic, 2 teaspoons of oregano, and 2 teaspoons of basil in a separate bowl.
- When the ground beef is browned and drained, add one cup of tomato sauce and 1 1/2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar to the beef. Stir.
- Pour the beef mixture into an oven safe casserole dish
- Top the ground beef with your ricotta cheese mixture.
- Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Add about 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese to cover the top.
- Place back into the oven for another 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Let set for about 5 minutes to cool before serving.
In summary
You can’t make everyone happy, you’re not cheese! This ricotta bake recipe will make everyone happy. I can assure you! Let me know how your family loved it. Drop me a comment, I’d love to hear from you!
About the Author:
Hi! I’m Chris. I’m a mother, wife, college professor by trade and micro-influencer by hobby. I am a bargain hunter, jack of all trades, and master of chaos.
Thank you for reading my random thoughts on travel, my stories of life as an under appreciated mother of a teenager, and my easy recipes that have won no awards but instead my family’s love and adoration (which is WAY better, right?).
Delicious, thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
Ingrid,
You are so welcome!
Chris