1 pound lean ground beef $ 4 cups tomato-basil pasta sauce $ 6 uncooked lasagna noodles 1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese

2 1/2 cups (10 ounces) shredded mo arella cheese 1/4 cup hot !ater "reparation #ook beef in a large skillet o$er medium heat% stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink& drain' (tir in pasta sauce' (pread one-third of meat sauce in a lightl) greased 11- * +-inch baking dish& la)er !ith , noodles and half each of ricotta cheese and mo arella cheese' (-he ricotta cheese la)ers !ill be thin') .epeat procedure& spread remaining one-third of meat sauce o$er mo arella cheese' (lo!l) pour 1/4 cup hot !ater around inside edge of dish' -ightl) co$er baking dish !ith 2 la)ers of hea$)-dut) aluminum foil' /ake at ,+50 for 45 minutes& unco$er and bake 10 more minutes' 1et stand 10 minutes before ser$ing' 2ote3 4or testing purposes onl)% !e used #lassico -omato 5 /asil pasta sauce'boil& reduce heat% and simmer% stirring occasionall)% ,0 minutes or until beans are tender'