Easy Lasagna
This lasagna is a staff favorite for our Community Dinner Series because it’s so easy to make for a crowd! You can make a really basic dish by skipping the garlic, spinach and fresh basil or go the whole nine yards. Lasagna is a good meal to make ahead and freeze for a busy night when you’re strapped for time.
Ingredients
Serves 6-8
- 15 oz. ricotta cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 2 Tbsp. fresh basil (optional)
- 3 garlic cloves, minced (optional)
- 45 oz. tomato and basil pasta sauce
- 8 oz. no-boil lasagna noodles
- 3 cups fresh baby spinach (optional)
- 4 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine ricotta, eggs, Parmesan cheese, and a 1/2 cup of mozzarella in a bowl.
- Mix in salt and pepper and, if you’re using them, basil and garlic.
- Spread about 1 cup of tomato sauce at the bottom of a 13×9″ pan.
- Arrange a layer of lasagna noodles on top of the sauce (probably 4 will cover the pan–it’s ok if they overlap).
- Next, layer 1/3 of the ricotta cheese mixture, 1/3 of the spinach (if using), 1 cup of mozzarella cheese. Then layer about 1 cup of sauce on top.
- Repeat layers in this order (noodles, ricotta mix, spinach, mozzarella, sauce) twice more.
- For your top layer, use noodles, then top with remaining sauce and remaining mozzarella.
- Bake covered with aluminum foil for 40-50 minutes. Remove foil and bake 5 minutes longer to brown the cheese on top.
- Let stand for 5 minutes. Serve. Enjoy!