Nothing warms the soul more than comfort food. And this Easy Lasagna is at the top of my comfort food list!

We all make resolutions to eat a little healthier every January, don’t we? But with the deep freeze that has been happening here lately, eating a salad for dinner just isn’t appealing. Don’t get me wrong; I LOVE salads for dinner, but when I have 3 layers of clothes plus a space heater just to keep me from shivering, a salad just isn’t going to cut it.

Cold weather like this calls for comfort food. And that’s when it is time to break out the lasagna. Easy Lasagna, to be specific. The layers of gooey cheese (3! just like the layers I’m wearing) combined with red sauce and Italian Sausage all work together to make the cold seem a little more tolerable.

Sometimes lasagna can be putzy to put together, but with this easy version you don’t need to boil the noodles ahead of time (WIN), so it can be put together in a flash. I used my favorite red sauce as another time saver and find that slices of cheese are so much easier to layer than shredded cheese. The hardest part about this easy lasagna? Waiting for it to be done.

So winter and wind chill? Game on. I am armed and ready for you with lasagna in the oven. Just please be polite and don’t stick around too long, ok?

Yield: 8

Easy Lasagna

Name: Easy Lasagna
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound Mild Italian Sausage, browned and drained; 9 lasagna Noodles; 48 ounces Marinara Sauce; 1 (15-ounce) carton whole milk ricotta; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 12 slices Mozzarella cheese; 6 slices Provolone cheese; 3 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese; 8 mini slices pepperoni

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

1 pound Mild Italian Sausage, browned and drained
9 lasagna Noodles
48 ounces Marinara Sauce
1 (15-ounce) carton whole milk ricotta
1 large egg
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
12 slices Mozzarella cheese
6 slices Provolone cheese
3 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
8 mini slices pepperoni

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a small bowl, combine ricotta, egg, oregano and basil. Set aside.
Place 1 cup sauce in the bottom of a 9 x 13 lasagna pan.
Place 3 lasagna noodles on top of sauce. Continue layering with 1/3 of the ricotta mixture, 1/3 of the Italian Sausage and top with 6 slices of Mozzarella cheese. Cover with 1/3 of remaining sauce (about 1 1/2 cups).
Repeat layers using Provolone cheese instead of Mozzarella.
Repeat layers one more time finishing with Mozzarella cheese.
Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top and place 8 pepperoni slices evenly out among pan to mark serving sizes.
Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Take foil off and bake for an additional 30 minutes or until cheese is melted, brown and bubbly. Remove from oven and allow lasagna to rest for 15 minutes before cutting.

Here are some other pastas for those cold winter nights!

Pasta with Sausage, Mushrooms and White Wine Cream Sauce

Fettuccine with Seared Tomatoes, Spinach and Burrata

Creamy Gruyere and Shrimp Pasta with Peas

11 Comments

Carolyn on January 10, 2015 at 1:02 pm

A question only– the recipe did not specify regular lasagna or oven ready pasta sheets for easy lasagna.
- Lisa on January 10, 2015 at 1:08 pm
  
  I have used both kinds of noodle, but I generally use the DeCecco brand. Hope that helps!
  - Patricia on January 26, 2015 at 10:28 pm
    
    I am confused ..are the noodles pre cooked or the “dry” noodles that bake as lasagna cooks?
    - Lisa on January 27, 2015 at 8:09 am
      
      Hi Patricia, Put the dry, uncooked noodles in the pan. They will cook as the lasagna bakes. Hope that helps, sorry for the confusion.
Lucy @ Bake Play Smile on January 10, 2015 at 3:39 pm

Yum! I love lasagne and your recipe is a little different from my traditional one. Can’t wait to try yours – it sounds amazing!
Claire @ Lemon Jelly Cake on January 11, 2015 at 4:13 pm

This looks and sounds amazing, Lisa! I love the idea of using sliced cheese. Pinning! 🙂
- Lisa on January 12, 2015 at 5:40 am
  
  Thanks for the pin!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction on January 12, 2015 at 8:33 am

This lasagna is just the comfort food these chilly nights need!
Sara on November 20, 2015 at 1:29 pm

Hi Lisa,
I am making this over the weekend. What is your favorite sauce to use? Do you make your own or buy store stuff. Any suggestions would be great!

Thanks
Sara
- Lisa on November 20, 2015 at 4:34 pm
  
  Hi Sara,
  I either use Brianno’s red sauce from the deli in Eagan or I use Rao’s jarred sauce! You can make your own too, but that makes it a lot more work 🙂 Enjoy!
  - Sara on November 21, 2015 at 9:03 am
    
    Thanks Lisa!!

Easy Lasagna

Nothing warms the soul more than comfort food. And this Easy Lasagna is at the top of my comfort food list!

Easy Lasagna

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