Pizza sauce and pepperoni star in ever-favorite lasagna.
More About This Recipe
- Lasagna is one of the most versatile dishes out there; whether you change up the technique or the flavor, the possibilities are infinite so you’ll never grow tired of this classic Italian dish. The traditional and original dish from Italy uses béchamel sauce, which is a white sauce cooked over the stove, but nowadays it’s commonplace to see lasagna with a red, tomato-based sauce, such is the case with this Pizza Lasagna that uses pizza sauce. This recipe calls for jarred pizza sauce, but you can make your own if you find yourself with a little time on your hands. Our 5-Ingredient Pizza Sauce recipe only takes five minutes! Want to master the more traditional lasagna? Click here for the step-by-step instructions on how to make the classic version and then go beyond the basics with our other creative ways to make lasagna.
Pizza Lasagna
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 9 uncooked lasagna noodles
- 1 (15-oz.) can pizza sauce
- 1 (14 1/2-oz.) can diced tomatoes seasoned with green pepper and onion, undrained
- 1 (15-oz.) container ricotta cheese
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 8 oz. (2 cups) shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 (3 1/2-oz.) pkg. pepperoni slices
- 1 (4.5-oz.) jar sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1 (2 1/4-oz.) can sliced ripe olives, drained
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
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Step1Cook lasagna noodles to desired doneness as directed on package. Drain.
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Step2Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12x8-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In medium saucepan, combine pizza sauce and tomatoes; cook until thoroughly heated.
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Step3In medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese and Italian seasoning; mix well.
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Step4Spread 1/4 cup sauce mixture in bottom of sprayed baking dish. Arrange 3 cooked noodles over sauce in baking dish. Spoon and spread half of ricotta mixture over noodles; top with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, 1 cup sauce, 1/3 each of the pepperoni slices, mushrooms, olives and bell pepper. Repeat layers once. Top with remaining 3 noodles, sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni slices, mushrooms, olives and bell pepper. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
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Step5Bake at 350°F. for 30 to 35 minutes or until lasagna is bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
430
Calories
23g
Total Fat
24g
Protein
31g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/8 of Recipe
- Calories
- 430
- Calories from Fat
- 210
- Total Fat
- 23g
- 35%
- Saturated Fat
- 11g
- 55%
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 17%
- Sodium
- 1310mg
- 55%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 31g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 24g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 40%
- 40%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 2 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
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