Easy Homemade Lasagne
 
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 package no boil lasagne noodles (if you can't find these you can use regular lasagne noodles. Cook according to directions on box)
  • 2 jars favorite marinara sauce (or meat sauce)
  • 4 cups ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup grated parmesan cheese (plus ½ cup for top of lasagne)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 1 cup chopped spinach (optional)
  • COOKING TOOLS
  • large lasagne pan (look for pan that is about 9 x 11 with 4 inch high sides)
  • measuring cup- 1 cup
  • large bowl
  • large spoon
  • tinfoil
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven 375 degrees F.
  2. In a bowl mix together the ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, egg and spinach (optional).
  3. Pour ½ cup marinara sauce into pan. With a spoon spread over bottom of pan.
  4. Next you are going to create a noodle, ricotta mixture, sauce pattern.
  5. Place a layer of noodles on top of sauce. (If you are using no boil noodles you will be using them straight out of the box. They will soften as they bake in the oven).
  6. Spread approximately ⅓ of the ricotta mixture on top of the noodles.
  7. Then spread about ½ cup of sauce on top of ricotta mixture.
  8. Repeat the noodle -ricotta cheese- marinara sauce pattern three times.
  9. Next generously sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top.
  10. Sprinkle enough to cover the up most of the sauce.
  11. Sprinkle approximately ½ cup parmesan cheese on top.
  12. Cover with tinfoil and bake for 50 minutes at 375 degrees F.
  13. Take off tinfoil and bake for additional 10 minutes until cheese gets bubbly and starts to brown.
  14. Let cool for 15 minutes before cutting square pieces (Hint: cut pieces with a knife and then take each piece out with a large spoon or spatula.
Recipe by Homegrown Friends at https://homegrownfriends.com/home/easy-homemade-lasagne/