Lazy Woman Pseudo Lasagne

Do you have picky eaters? I do. Here's a quick, vegitarian meal that can be tossed together quickly and I yet to have one objection. I call it "Lazy Woman Pseudo Lasange." Serve it with a green salad and warmed french bread and you have yourself a meal in no time flat.

You will need:

1 - pound penne pasta
1 regular jar pasta sauce
1/2 onion chopped
1 clove garlic minced
shredded mozzarella cheese
Vegtable oil

Sautee chopped onion in a saute pan with a couple of tablespoons of vegtable oil on preheated medium high heat for about 5 minutes. Add minced garlic and sautee for a couple minutes more. Turn off heat and set aside.

In a large dutch oven (extra large sauce pan), bring to boil water. Add penne pasta and cook according to package directions. Drain pasta and rinse with cool water.

In a large mixing bowl, dump in cooked pasta, jar of pasta sauce, onion and garlic sautee mixture and combine with a large spoon.

Grease the bottom and sides of a 9x13x2 pan with a spritz of cooking spray (or any large, squar-ish pan you have on hand) and then put 1/2 of the noodle mixture on the bottom. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese (about 1/2 cup). Add the remaining noodle mixture and then top with another 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.

Bake in a 350* oven uncovered for about 20-30 minutes or until heated through and cheese is lightly browned and melted. If you want, you can cheat and put in the microwave on high for about 5 minutes if you're really short on time.

The gist of this is to make a layered "fake" lasagne with few ingredients. The melted cheese and tomato-based sauce mixed with pasta is an instant winner and a crowd pleaser -- especially with kids.

Serve with green salad and French bread.