Dinner for 7

Cheese Lasagna

Name: Cheese Lasagna
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 7 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 cans (28 oz) whole peeled tomatoes; 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 4 cloves garlic; kosher salt; 1 cup crème fraîche; 12 no-boil lasagna noodles; 1 cup finely grated parmesan cheese; 1 1/2 cups coarsely grated whole-milk mozzarella cheese; 2 large handfuls fresh basil leaves

No-boil noodles are layered with tomato sauce, crème fraîche, basil, and cheese before baking until bubbling.

$2.24per serving $$

95 minstart to table

7servings

Italian Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Family Dinners Cold-weather comfort

Ingredients

2 cans (28 oz) whole peeled tomatoes
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic
kosher salt
1 cup crème fraîche
12 no-boil lasagna noodles
1 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups coarsely grated whole-milk mozzarella cheese
2 large handfuls fresh basil leaves

Steps

Heat the oven to 375 F and crush the tomatoes with their juices.
Heat the oil in a 3-quart saucepan, cook the garlic for 1 minute, add the tomatoes and salt, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Stir the crème fraîche into the tomato sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
Spread sauce in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, then layer noodles, sauce, parmesan, mozzarella, and basil three times.
Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
Uncover the lasagna and bake for 10 minutes more, then rest it for 10 minutes before cutting.