I love when the burst of creativity that goes into a new recipe is rewarded with success. Homemade, tasty and healthy is always a winning combination. Frozen dinners, although quick, never taste quite normal. What exactly goes into them? There is always a hidden ingredient or two, and the overall meal is bland, greasy and hardly healthy.
Homemade lasagna:
8 oz of dry lasagna noodle sheets
1 jar of tomato and basil pasta sauce
Olive oil
6-8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
Spices:
Rosemary
Basil
Parsley
Dill weed
- Break each sheet of noodles in half, and drop the stack in boiling water. Cook only until 2/3 done. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water.
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a 1.5 quart glass loaf dish, fill the bottom with 1/2 inch of pasta sauce. Drizzle olive oil on top, and shake on several spices. Top with a medium layer of shredded cheese.
- Place the lasagna sheets on top, using 4 staggered sheets per layer.
- Spread on another layer of sauce, olive oil, spices and cheese.
- Place the next layer of lasagna sheets on top.
- Repeat this pattern until you run out of sheets.
- On the very top, place a thin layer of wet ingredients, and top with a thin layer of cheese.
- Place on middle rack, and cook for 35-40 minutes.
- Let stand 5-10 minutes.
Cook up a healthy meal, and fuel your body for triumph.
Emily Clayton 