Best Ever Easy Lasagna

Name: Best Ever Easy Lasagna
Ingredients: 15 ounces ricotta cheese; 1 1/4 cups parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup of chopped fresh basil; 1 egg, slighty beaten; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 9 -12 fresh lasagna noodles (whole foods or trader joe's) or 9 -12 no-boil lasagna noodles; 2 -4 cups mozzarella cheese (depending on how much you like); 1 (32 ounce) jar your favorite marinara sauce (2jars if using no boil noodles, I prefer Rao's or Emeril's eggplant based sauce)

9 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

15 ounces ricotta cheese
1 1/4 cups parmesan cheese
1/2 cup of chopped fresh basil
1 egg, slighty beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
9 -12 fresh lasagna noodles (whole foods or trader joe's) or 9 -12 no-boil lasagna noodles
2 -4 cups mozzarella cheese (depending on how much you like)
1 (32 ounce) jar your favorite marinara sauce (2jars if using no boil noodles, I prefer Rao's or Emeril's eggplant based sauce)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375.
2

Mix, ricotta, 1 cup parmesan, egg, salt, pepper, and basil until well blended and creamy.
3

Layer sauce on bottom of lasagna pan, 3 noodles, thin layer of ricotta mix (approx. 3 tablespoons per noodle), mozzarella, and sauce.
4

Repeat layers till last 3 noodles.
5

Top last noodles with remaining sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan.
6

For fresh noodles, cook 25 minutes, remove foil and cook 15 more, cool for 10.
7

For no boil noodles, cook for about 1 hour, remove foil, cook till browned (5-10 minutes) cool for 10.