Four Cheese Italian Lasagna with Bolognese Sauce
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Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
  • 12 Lasagna noodles
  • ½ recipe Italian Bolognese Spaghetti Sauce (see recipe below)
  • 1 c Ricotta Cheese
  • 1 8-oz package Cream Cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 T parsley flakes (or ¼ c fresh parsley minced)
  • 1 package shredded mozzarella cheese (use as much as you want!)
  • freshly grated Parmesan cheese (use as much as you want!)
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Prepare Italian Bolognese Spaghetti Sauce and bring to a low simmer.
  3. Bring salted water to a boil and add lasagna noodles. Boil one minute, stir, turn off burner and cover for 17 minutes.
  4. While noodles are cooking, prepare filling by mixing together egg, cream cheese, and ricotta cheese.
  5. Place 1 c of Italian Bolognese Spaghetti sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
  6. Layer three lasagna noodles on top of sauce.
  7. Take ⅓ of cream cheese mixture and spoon it on top of noodle layer.
  8. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  9. Add about 1-2 c of Italian Bolognese Spaghetti sauce on top of cheese layer. (This amount depends upon how saucy you want you lasagna.)
  10. Sprinkle generously with Mozzarella Cheese.
  11. Add three more noodles and repeat layering steps above two more times.
  12. Place last layer of noodles on top.
  13. Cover with Italian bolognese spaghetti sauce and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
  14. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-40 minutes or until the cheese is lightly brown and the lasagna is bubbling at the edges. You can cover the lasagna with aluminum foil for the first 25 minutes if desired.
  15. Remove from oven.
  16. Let set for about 10 minutes and then serve warm.
Recipe by Home Baked Joy at https://www.homebakedjoy.com/italian-lasagna-bolognese/