all-in-one lasagna

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 (28 ounce) can red gold® crushed tomatoes
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans red gold® diced tomatoes with basil, garlic & oregano
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• salt to taste
• 1 (16 ounce) package traditional lasagna noodles, uncooked
• 1 (15 ounce) carton low-fat ricotta cheese
• 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f. in large mixing bowl combine water, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, italian seasoning and salt.
• cover the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan with 1 1/2 cups of sauce mixture. arrange 1/3 of noodles on top of sauce, slightly overlapped. top with 1/2 of ricotta cheese, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and 1 cup of sauce. repeat layers and top with last 1/3 of noodles and the remaining sauce. sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
• cover tightly with foil and bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours; until noodles are cooked. let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• the recipe makes 12 servings, but you could divide the recipe into two 9x9 inch baking dishes and freeze one for a wintry night supper.