Dinner for 7
Cheese Lasagna
No-boil noodles are layered with tomato sauce, crème fraîche, basil, and cheese before baking until bubbling.
Typical price
$9.19for 4 servings
$2.30 per serving$9.19 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: onceuponachef.com
- 95 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 7servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
ItalianVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetFamilyDinnersCold-weather comfort
What it costs
Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale
| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical | 3.5 lb | $6.96Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
| Whipped or light cream$0.20/oz typical | 8 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Ramen and Asian noodles$0.18/oz typical | 12 oz | $2.16Typical price |
| Parmesan$0.55/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $1.93Typical price |
| Mozzarella$0.30/oz typical | 6 oz | $1.80Typical price |
| Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical | 0.75 | $0.93Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $16.09 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 cans (28 oz) whole peeled tomatoes
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- kosher salt
- 1 cup crème fraîche
- 12 no-boil lasagna noodles
- 1 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
- 1 1/2 cups coarsely grated whole-milk mozzarella cheese
- 2 large handfuls fresh basil leaves
Steps
- Heat the oven to 375 F and crush the tomatoes with their juices.
- Heat the oil in a 3-quart saucepan, cook the garlic for 1 minute, add the tomatoes and salt, and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Stir the crème fraîche into the tomato sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Spread sauce in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, then layer noodles, sauce, parmesan, mozzarella, and basil three times.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Uncover the lasagna and bake for 10 minutes more, then rest it for 10 minutes before cutting.
Swaps
- Mozzarella for Cheddar and shredded cheeseabout the same price
Find this week's cheapest dinners
Pick your store and we build five dinners from this week's ad, with cost per serving and a shopping list by aisle.
Find this week's cheapest dinnersMore like this
Collections with this recipe
Vegetarian Italian dinners 276Kid-friendly Italian dinners 183