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Pesto Lasagna

Teresa Ambra
This amazing lasagna recipe uses pesto sauce, roasted red peppers and oven-ready noodles. The cheesy deliciousness of this pasta dish is hard to beat. Perfect for holiday and company dinners.
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Course Pasta
Cuisine Italian
Servings 12
Calories 394 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large skillet
  • 1 hamburger chopper to cut meat down in small pieces while frying
  • 1 9x13" glass baking dish
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 spatula
  • aluminum foil

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 lbs. 93% lean ground beef
  • 24 oz. jar Paul Newman’s marinara sauce
  • 12 oz. no-cook lasagna noodles oven ready
  • 16 oz. tub Ricotta cheese
  • 1 large egg
  • 6 tbsp. pesto sauce
  • 8 oz. jar roasted yellow or red peppers drained
  • 12-16 oz. Mozzarella cheese shredded, or more if desired

Instructions
 

  • Grease a 9x13” glass baking dish.
  • Cook beef in skillet over medium heat, breaking up chunks, until no longer pink.
  • Use a hamburger chopper to break meat down in small pieces while frying.
  • Stir in marinara sauce.
  • Spread 1 cup meat sauce in baking dish.
  • Place 3 noodles crosswise on sauce (don’t overlap noodles).
  • Scrape Ricotta into a bowl.
  • Add egg and stir until blended.
  • Drop spoonfuls or 1/3 of the Ricotta mixture and 1/3 of the pesto sauce over the noodles.
  • Top with 1/3 of the pepper strips, ½ cup mozzarella, then 3 more noodles.
  • Spread 1 cup meat sauce on top to cover noodles.
  • Repeat layers twice, starting with ricotta and pesto.
  • Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
  • Cover with plastic wrap, then foil, and refrigerate up to 1 day.
  • Heat oven to 375°.
  • Remove foil and plastic wrap.
  • Recover with foil.
  • Bake 50-60 minutes, or until edges bubble and center is hot.
  • Tent foil, if necessary to avoid cheese sticking to foil.
  • If desired, sprinkle additional Mozzarella cheese over top of lasagna and heat through another 5-10 minutes until melted.

Notes

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Nutrition

Calories: 394kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 26gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 466mgPotassium: 95mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1000IUVitamin C: 33.8mgCalcium: 190mgIron: 0.9mg
Keyword casserole, lasagna, main dish, mozzarella cheese, noodles, pasta, pesto
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