Name: Homemade Lasagna
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: Homemade Pasta Sauce; Cooking spray; 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella; 2 tablespoon Parmesan cheese; 12 gluten free lasagna noodles or 1 package; 32 ounces ricotta cheese; 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese; 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese; 1 tablespoon parsley; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1/2 cup milk of your choice

This Homemade Lasagna bursts with delicious flavors. It is creamy, it’s saucy, it’s delicious! No one ever said making lasagna was easy, but it sure is worth it. Every bite is worth it.

This recipe has been slightly updated since last published. If you watch the video, you will find the difference.

Ingredients For Homemade Lasagna

Homemade Pasta Sauce
Cooking spray
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
12 Gluten free lasagna noodles or 1 package

Cheese Mixture

32 ounces ricotta cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
¼ cup parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon parsley
½ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 cup milk of your choice
2 eggs (optional) I personally do not like eggs in my cheese mixture, so I just don’t use it.

Utensils

Lasagna baking dish
Rubber Spatula
Ladle
Oven Mitts
Mixing bowl
Wooden Spoon
Aluminum foil
Large Pot
Colander

Preparing the Noodles for the Lasagna

This recipe is a little time consuming, but it is worth every bit of work. The first thing that you’ll want to do is to prep your lasagna noodles.

I will say though, not all gluten free noodles are created equally. My favorite noodles are the ones that are made with brown rice only, or brown rice and corn which comes second in my favorites .

Prep your noodles according to package instructions with the addition of some salt.

I will advise however, since you are going to bake your lasagna with a whole lot of sauce and cheeses and all sorts of yummy goodness, you probably are not going to want to fully cook the lasagna noodles as the package suggests.

Preventing Overcooking

What I personally like to do is to cook it for 1 to 2 minutes less than the package directions says. This prevents the noodles from being mushy and it gives you an excellent end result.

As all experienced gluten free cooks will tell you, do not overcook your pasta otherwise you’ll end up with a blob or a pile of mush.

The next thing that you’ll want to do is to stop the cooking process.

As soon as the noodles are done cooking, quickly drain and rinse under cold water.

Place the noodles back in the pot and fill the pot with some cold water. This will help the noodles to stay separate which will make the assembly process much easier.

Preparing the Filling

While your lasagna noodles are chilling, it is time to work on the filling.

Combine all the cheese mixture ingredients together and mix until everything is well combined.

Now I’ll say, I tried making lasagna with eggs in the cheese mixture many times, but I just do not like it. I find it much lighter and frankly the cheese mixture seems to stand well together without the help of the eggs; which I assume what the eggs are there to do (to help it stay together better).

You can try it out without the eggs, and let me know what you think in the comments down below.

Assembling the Lasagna

Now comes the assembly which is my favorite part. You can use any pasta sauce. However, I would venture to say that if you are not using my Homemade Pasta Sauce, you are seriously missing out on a lot! Click on the recipe link to take you there.

The first thing that I like to do is to spray my lasagna baking dish with some cooking spray. I find that it helps prevent the lasagna from sticking, especially the edges of the lasagna.

Ladle some sauce into the bottom of the pan. You don’t want a whole lot for the first layer, just enough to cover the bottom of the pan. top it with some gluten free lasagna noodles.

You can slightly overlap the lasagna noodles if you have to, but don’t overlap them too much. Look at the first picture I have to help you envision how the noodles should be laid out in the baking dish.

Layering

Divide the ricotta mixture into three equal parts.

Top the noodles with one part of the cheese mixture. You’ll want to use a rubber spatula with this step to help you spread it evenly across the noodles.

Try to apply gentle pressure because as you’ll notice, if you apply too much pressure, the lasagna sauce will ooze out from all directions.

If you find that the ricotta mixture is too stiff to spread, you can always add a splash of milk to help it become more spreadable.

Cover the ricotta spread with some of my Homemade pasta sauce. Enough to help the lasagna noodles continue their cooking process.

I personally like a lot of sauce, but if you like a dry lasagna, you can add less sauce, or just enough to help the noodles get al dente.

Top with another layer of lasagna noodles and repeat the layering process with the ricotta cheese mixture, sauce, and then noodles. Do this one more time. You want the last layer to be the noodles’ layer.

Cover the noodles with the Homemade Pasta Sauce . Sprinkle with some mozzarella cheese and some Parmesan cheese.

Baking the Lasagna

Get a piece of aluminum foil that is large enough to cover the baking dish.

Spray the shiny side of the aluminum foil with some baking spray. Cover the baking dish with the pre-sprayed aluminum foil shiny side down, and bake at 375 F for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes.

Let the lasagna rest for about 15 minutes before serving. Serve with some Mixed Green Berry Salad, and some gluten free garlic bread.

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A slice of lasagna on a serving plate on the lower left corner. The plate is surrounded with sliced cherry tomatoes. A glass baking dish full of lasagna sits at the middle right of the picture, and a small cylinder vase filled with basil sits at the middle left of the picture. — Picture by Karolina Colodziejczak

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