Lasagna

Description
A layered meat-sauce lasagna with ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan.

Ingredients

• 15 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 12 lasagna noodles
• 2 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese for topping
• Prepared meat sauce

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Mix the ricotta, egg, mozzarella, Parmesan, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper for the cheese filling.
3. Boil the lasagna noodles in salted water until al dente, then drain and rinse with cold water.
4. Spread about 1 heaping cup of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
5. Layer 4 noodles over the sauce, then add one-third of the ricotta mixture and about 1 1/2 cups meat sauce.
6. Repeat the layers twice more, finishing with the remaining meat sauce.
7. Top with 2 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese.
8. Cover with foil sprayed with nonstick spray, spray-side down.
9. Bake 35 minutes, uncover, and bake 10 minutes more.
10. Let rest 15 minutes before serving.

Notes

• The source text refers to a separate meat sauce but did not include it in the captured block.