The Best Pizza Lasagna

Lasagna out of the oven resting on the stove before serving with sliced Italian bread.

5 from 14 votes

Pizza lasagna is the perfect combination of two amazing foods - pizza and lasagna! It is made with a homemade sauce that is easy to make but you can substitute for jarred sauce.

Prep Time20

Cook Time45

Resting time15

Total Time1 20

Course: casserole, Dinner

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings:

Calories: 407kcal

Author: Dawn

Ingredients

12 lasagna noodles we use regular
15 ounces ricotta cheese
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese divided
¼ cup parmesan cheese jarred or fresh grated
1 egg
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Sauce - can use jarred sauce, see notes

29 ounces diced tomatoes we use no salt added
2 Tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon oregano
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Toppings - you can use your favorite pizza toppings, see notes

ham diced
pepperoni slices
bell pepper sliced thin (or diced)
onion sliced thin (or diced)
mushrooms sliced thin
pineapple cut into chunks
olive slices
anchovies
ground sausage

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
Cook the lasagna noodles according to package directions.

The sauce - make while pasta is boiling

In a sauce pot combine all of the sauce ingredients - tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic powder, sugar, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and pepper flakes.
Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to medium low. Cook for about 10 minutes and remove from heat. Set aside.

The cheese filling

In a bowl mix ricotta cheese, 2 cups of the mozzarella, parmesan cheese, egg and Italian seasoning together with a fork.

Assembling

Scoop about ½ cup sauce into the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish.
Spread 4 lasagna noodles across the bottom of the dish over the sauce.
Spread half of the cheese mixture across the noodles.
Add ⅓ of the pizza toppings you are using
Pour about ⅔ cup sauce over the toppings.
Repeat layer once.
Place the remaining 4 noodles on top.
Spread the remaining sauce over the noodles.
Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese (about a cup) over the sauce.
Add the remaining pizza toppings.

Baking

Place in preheated oven and bake for 45-55 minutes. It should be heated through and bubbly. The cheese should start to get a slight brown on the edges but you can bake a little longer for a darker brown melted cheese if you prefer.
Check on the lasagna about 30 minutes in to make sure the top cheese isn't browning yet. If it is browning too quickly, loosely cover with foil and continue baking.
Allow the lasagna to sit for about 15 minutes before cutting and serving.

Notes

Nutritional values are estimated and so are serving sizes. Nutritional values do not include any toppings you add as they will vary based on what toppings you choose to add.

The toppings listed above are just some optional ideas. We all like different things on pizza and you can add what you like on pizza to your lasagna! We usually add about 9 ounces pepperoni (a package and a half) and mushrooms here.

For the noodles - This has not been tested with no boil noodles, we only use the regular here. I do not recommend using no boil as I believe they need more liquid then we are using here.

For the sauce - You can purchase jarred sauce to use instead of making homemade sauce. You would use a jar or can of pizza sauce that is 14-15 ounces and 14.5 ounces of diced tomatoes. Different companies have different sizes for the pizza sauce. Mix together and heat in a sauce pan until heated through.

The homemade pizza sauce here is specifically made for pizza lasagna and is not as thick as you need for a pie. I do not recommend making it for a pizza pie.

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