The Cheesiest Spinach and Cheese Lasagna

By jiafei

12 Person

90 Minutes

0 Calories

No-boil lasagna noodles layered with a mix of cheeses, spinach, and store-bought marinara make this one of the easiest dinners you’ll prepare all week. One trick to lessening the lasagna-making load is to use no-boil lasagna noodles and a really good quality jarred sauce, Feel free to use the flat or the ribboned style of lasagna noodles, you’ll need one box for this recipe of either/or. Layers of no-boil noodles topped with 8 different kinds of cheese, spinach and store-bought marinara make this lasagna one of the easiest, but most decadent dinners you'll make all week and through the busy holiday season.

Ingredients

Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish
Basil leaves
1 1/2 cups Mozzarella cheese shredded
12 slices Provolone cheese
9 oz. No-boil lasagna noodles
25 oz. Marinara sauce
1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
1 tsp. Freshly ground black pepper
2 Eggs
12 oz. Bag frozen spinach
5 oz. 3-cheese blend grated cheese
8 oz. Small curd cottage cheese
16 oz. Ricotta cheese

Method

01

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
02

Combine the ricotta, cottage cheese, 3-cheese blend and spinach with the eggs, ground black pepper and kosher salt until well mixed.
03

Spread half of a jar of the marinara sauce over the bottom of a 9 X 13-inch baking pan. Layer 5 sheets of the lasagna sheet so they're slightly overlapping. Dollop half of the ricotta mixture onto the lasagna sheets and evenly spread on top. Layer 4 slices of provolone over the ricotta and sprinkle with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Pour another half of the jar of marinara evenly over the cheese. Layer 5 more sheets of lasagna and repeat by dolloping the rest of the ricotta mixture over the lasagna sheets and spread evenly, top with 4 more slices of provolone cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, and then pour half of the sauce from the remaining jar of sauce over the cheese. Top with 5 more layers of the lasagna sheets and pour the remaining half of the marinara sauce over the noodles and top with the remaining slices of provolone cheese and mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with more parmesan cheese.
04

Cover with foil and bake for 60 minutes or until bubbly. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until the cheese is lightly browned.
05

Let the lasagna rest for at least 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with basil leaves and freshly grated parmesan.

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The Cheesiest Spinach and Cheese Lasagna

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01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 12 servings
Prep Time 10 Mins
Cook Time 80 Mins
Total Time 90 Mins

02 Ingredients

Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish

Basil leaves

1 1/2 cups Mozzarella cheese shredded

12 slices Provolone cheese

9 oz. No-boil lasagna noodles

25 oz. Marinara sauce

1/2 tsp. Kosher salt

1 tsp. Freshly ground black pepper

2 Eggs

12 oz. Bag frozen spinach

5 oz. 3-cheese blend grated cheese

8 oz. Small curd cottage cheese

16 oz. Ricotta cheese

03 Method

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

Combine the ricotta, cottage cheese, 3-cheese blend and spinach with the eggs, ground black pepper and kosher salt until well mixed.

Step 3

Spread half of a jar of the marinara sauce over the bottom of a 9 X 13-inch baking pan. Layer 5 sheets of the lasagna sheet so they're slightly overlapping. Dollop half of the ricotta mixture onto the lasagna sheets and evenly spread on top. Layer 4 slices of provolone over the ricotta and sprinkle with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Pour another half of the jar of marinara evenly over the cheese. Layer 5 more sheets of lasagna and repeat by dolloping the rest of the ricotta mixture over the lasagna sheets and spread evenly, top with 4 more slices of provolone cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, and then pour half of the sauce from the remaining jar of sauce over the cheese. Top with 5 more layers of the lasagna sheets and pour the remaining half of the marinara sauce over the noodles and top with the remaining slices of provolone cheese and mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with more parmesan cheese.

Step 4

Cover with foil and bake for 60 minutes or until bubbly. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until the cheese is lightly browned.

Step 5

Let the lasagna rest for at least 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with basil leaves and freshly grated parmesan.

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