About
One of anything is never really enough. That is why 3-Cheese Lasagna is on the mark and it's just right! When oven-ready lasagna noodles are immerged into tomato-saucy layers, featuring creamy ricotta, perky parmesan, and memorable mozzarella cheeses, all melted and intermingled together for Italian-love in every bite... well, you've got one great taste! We will tell you one thing, 3-Cheese Lasagna is hands-down the one and only way to build an incredible lasagna. Uno fantastico!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small yellow onion, finely diced
- 1 (25-ounce) jar pasta sauce
- 1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped, plus more, to taste, for garnish
- 9 oven-ready lasagna noodles
- 2 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 3 -In a large skillet over medium heat, add the olive oil, the garlic, and the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until the onion has softened, about 10 minutes.
Step 4 -Add the pasta sauce to the onion mixture and stir to combine. Set it aside.
Step 5 -In a large bowl, add the ricotta cheese, the egg, the oregano, the parmesan cheese, and 1/3 cup of the basil and stir to combine.
Step 6 -Evenly add 1/3 cup of the pasta sauce mixture to the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
Step 7 -Top the sauce with 3 of the lasagna noodles and sprinkle with 1 cup of the ricotta mixture.
Step 8 -Add 1 cup of the pasta sauce mixture over the ricotta mixture.
Step 9 -Evenly sprinkle 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese over the pasta sauce layer.
Step 10 -Repeat the layers once, starting with the lasagna noodles and ending with the mozzarella cheese.
Step 11 -Top the mozzarella cheese with the remaining lasagna noodles, the remaining ricotta mixture, the remaining pasta sauce, and the remaining mozzarella cheese.
Step 12 -Cover the lasagna with foil and bake, about 45 minutes.
Step 13 -Discard the foil and bake the lasagna again, about 10 minutes.
Step 14 -Transfer the lasagna to a wire rack and let stand, about 10 minutes.
Step 15 -Garnish with the extra basil and serve.
