Recipe for Lazy Mans (or Lazy Moms Lasagna)

Instructions: * Original was lean ground beef. If using beef, brown it with the onion and garlic, and then drain the extra fat.

** Original did not call for lowfat cheese, but thats what I used with great success.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

If using, saute the optional onion, optional garlic, herbs, and salt and pepper in a large, ovenproof skillet (I use one thats made of cast-iron). When the vegetables are transparent, add in the soy crumbles until heated through and take everything out of the pan. Now put the still-frozen ravioli into the pan, breaking them up if they are clumped. Spread the soy crumble mixture evenly over the ravioli, and ladle the spaghetti sauce evenly over the ground beef mixture. Over medium heat, without stirring, cook until the ravioli is heated through and beginning to brown on the bottom - about 10 minutes.

Take the skillet off the heat, lay the provolone slices over the ground beef mixture, and sprinkle the whole thing with the Parmesan. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and beginning to brown. Serve hot.

Yield: 4 servings

NOTES : This was fantastic! Its extremely easy, and quite quick. Even made with lowfat ricotta stuffed ravioli and lowfat provolone, this was very rich and cheesy. We eat very little dairy, so when we do, we like something is especially good. This fit that bill.

Do let the bottoms of the ravioli brown some before putting the dish in the oven to melt the cheese. The ravioli will have a similar texture to pot stickers, which we found added a nice chewiness to the dish.

I used Yves nonfat soy based "ground round", but I think lightly cooked spinach would work very well, too, either alone or with some soy crumbles. Since this was so quick, easy and good, I will definitely make it again, and I will try it with spinach layer between the ravioli and the tomato sauce.