Last night I made lasagna for dinner. It was so incredibly easy to make and everyone loved it. Especially The Girl Who Thinks She’s A Bird.
I think what I love most about lasagna, is unless you are feeding a crew of lumberjacks, you can stretch this dish into 2, maybe even three meals. Dinner, lunch, and dinner again.
Perfect for potlucks, family dinners and weekend suppers.
~Mavis
Simple Lasagna Recipe
Ingredients
1 9 oz box No-Boil lasagna noodles
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1.5 lbs ricotta cheese
4 cups pasta sauce
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover the bottom of a 9″ by 13″ baking dish with 1 cup of pasta sauce. Lay 3 sheets of No-Boil lasagna noodles over sauce.
Scoop 3 tablespoons of ricotta cheese on to each noodle and spread ricotta cheese to cover noodles
Spread 1 cup of sauce over ricotta cheese, followed by 3/4 shredded mozzarella {or mozzarella/ cheddar mix} cheese.
Add two more layers of noodles, ricotta cheese, sauce, and shredded cheese.
Cover with foil, bake 25 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 5 minutes.
Let cool slightly and serve with garlic bread or a salad.
Margo says
I make it meatless to make it ever cheaper. I buy my ricotta cheese on sale and freeze it in 2-cup amounts so I have it on hand when I want to make lasagna.
Mavis says
I didn’t know you could freeze ricotta cheese. 🙂 Thanks for the tip.
Emma says
Made this and it was a hit with my family, so good and thank you for posting recipes.
Mavis says
Thanks Emma, I’m glad you liked it. 🙂
Jennifer says
So if I am making this to freeze, do I cook it before then freeze it? Or just assemble then freeze?
Mavis Butterfield says
Assemble than freeze. 🙂
Deborah says
I’ve made a similar version to this. I used regular lasagna noodles. I just added a little water to my sauce mix.
Deborah says
I forgot to add that I don’t use Ricotta cheese. I usually use cottage cheese mixed with mozzarella cheese. It’s just as good.