Bubble Up Lasagna
Bubble Up Lasagna recipe uses biscuits, pasta sauce, Italian sausage and gooey melted cheese to make the easiest and yummiest 30-minute meal that the whole family will love!
AN EASY FAMILY FAVORITE MEAL
This recipe for Bubble Up Lasagna is inspired by the old school Bubble Up Pizza recipe. It’s called a “bubble up” because the biscuits “bubble up” or puff up through the casserole as they are cook. They are incredibly simple dinners to make and are a huge family favorite (even for those picky eaters!)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Substitutions and variations are endless depending what makes your taste buds happy! When I was remaking this from my mom’s version, I switched out the cottage cheese for ricotta cheese and I added a touch more Parmesan cheese to the mix. You can change up flavors, add spices and herbs or toppings as desired.
Don’t worry, just purchase two smaller 6 ounce cans.
Sure thing! I used Italian sausage, but have also used ground beef before. Any kind of meat mixture that you prefer in your regular lasagna should work in this easy dinner recipe. You could even make a combination of sausage and ground beef. It’ll work.
Whatever sides you and your family prefer will work. I like to serve with a crisp green salad or some steamed broccoli.
Any leftovers should be stored in an airtight container and should be kept in the fridge for up to 4-5 days. You can freeze leftovers for up to 3 months, but they may change texture a bit once thawed and reheated.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- Italian sausage – or ground beef or whatever ground meat you prefer.
- spaghetti sauce – we like Rao’s marinara or roasted garlic flavor, but any marinara or spaghetti sauce will do and whatever your family enjoys. You can even make a a homemade marinara sauce if you prefer.
- ricotta cheese – small curd cottage cheese can be used as well.
- Parmesan cheese – Romano cheese can be used as well.
- canned biscuit dough- I like to use the Buttermilk Homestyle biscuits, but you can use the flaky or other variety.
- mozzarella cheese – freshly shredded or store bought pre-shredded.
HOW TO MAKE BUBBLE UP LASAGNA:
Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside. In a bowl, combine 1 cup of spaghetti sauce (set aside the rest for later use), ricotta cheese and parmesan cheese.
Cut up biscuits into eighths. Now, you can just cut it up into fourths if you want bigger biscuit pieces. I just prefer mine in smaller, more bite size pieces. Because remember, these are gonna puff up during cooking. Mix biscuits with cheese and sauce mixture. Stir well. Spread into the prepared pan.
Cook Italian sausage. Make sure you break it up as it cooks ensuring it gets browned and cooked thoroughly. Drain any excess grease. Turn off heat. Pour in remainder spaghetti sauce and stir well.
Spread meat mixture on top of biscuit layer. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
This part is optional but I always like to sprinkle a bit of Parsley Flakes over the top of the cheese layer. It doesn’t really add an additional flavor but it gives it a nice pop of green color. It really is just for looks but if you don’t have it on hand, you can skip this step. Bake uncovered for about 25-30 minutes, until biscuits are cooked through.
In my oven, it was closer to the 30 minute mark.
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Originally published: September 2013
Updated photos & republished: February 2024
Bubble Up Lasagna (+Video)
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian sausage (or ground beef)
- 24 ounce jar spaghetti sauce divided use
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 12 ounce can refrigerated Pillsbury Grands Jr. Biscuits
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Cut up biscuits into eighths.
- In a bowl, combine 1 cup of spaghetti sauce (set aside the rest for later use), Ricotta cheese and Parmesan cheese.
- Mix cut-up biscuits with cheese and sauce mixture and stir well. Spread into prepared baking dish.
- Cook Italian sausage. Make sure you break it up as it cooks ensuring it gets browned and cooked thoroughly. Drain any excess grease. Turn off heat and place drained sausage back in pan.
- Pour in remainder spaghetti sauce with sausage and stir well.
- Spread meat mixture on top of biscuit layer.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly on top. Sprinkle with dried parsley flakes (optional)
- Bake uncovered for about 25-30 minutes, until biscuits are cooked through (it took closer to 30 minutes in my oven).
Video
Notes
- Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.
- Serve with a crisp green salad and steamed veggies.
Nutrition
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I made this with my daughters tonight and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. My husband and boys couldn’t get enough. A fun and easy family recipe – thank you!
I love this recipe I’ve made it a couple times now and done different kinds of meats. I love this recipe thanks for sharing we also don’t use ricotta cheese
Thanks so much Damaris! I really appreciate you taking the time to come back and comment!
I found this recipe a while back and my family loved it ❤ I’ve done it a few times and used different kinds of meats also left out ricotta cheese (we dont eat it)… Thanks for sharing… I’ve shared this recipe with friends as well and they also love..
Well this was a split. My husband liked it but I didn’t care for it.
The flavors tasted good.
Ok so making this tonight!! I love the picture of the what I need goodies and step by steps!!! Makes being in the grocery store with a two year year old much easier 🙂 love the name too 😉
Could I make this in the morning and just throw it in the fridge until it was ready to bake? I do that with my normal lasagna recipe but I wasn't sure with this because of the biscuits. I don't want to make them soggy or something. Thanks! I love your blog btw, I have made many yummy things from it!