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Dinner

Pizza Lasagna

Layers of Italian sausage, pepperoni, tomato sauce, mozzarella, and cheddar baked with oven-ready lasagna noodles.

Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Total
1 hr
Makes
8 servings
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Pizza lasagna with Italian sausage, pepperoni, tomato sauce, and melted cheese

The story

This is an eyeball-it casserole. The sauce amount can flex and so can the cheese, as long as every oven-ready noodle is covered with enough sauce to soften while it bakes.
Make it

Method

Prepare

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish.

    About 5 min

Make the sauce

  1. Brown the Italian sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, breaking it into crumbles as it cooks. Drain any excess grease.

    About 8 min
  2. Stir in all of the tomato sauce and the Italian seasoning. Taste and add more seasoning if needed. Let the sauce warm through for a few minutes.

    About 5 min

Layer

  1. Spread a thin layer of meat sauce over the bottom of the prepared dish. Arrange a single layer of oven-ready noodles over the sauce, making sure the noodles are fully covered underneath.

  2. Cover the noodles with meat sauce, then add pepperoni, mozzarella, and cheddar. Repeat until you have 3 noodle layers, finishing with sauce and both cheeses on top.

    About 7 min

Bake

  1. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.

    About 30 min
  2. Remove the foil and bake for about 10 more minutes, until the cheese is bubbling and the noodles are tender when pierced with a knife.

    About 10 min

Rest

  1. Let the lasagna rest for 10 to 15 minutes before cutting and serving.

    About 10 min