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3-Cheese Lasagna

PastaOvenItalian

Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Yield: 12 servings

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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!

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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.

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