Three Cheese Roasted Red Pepper Lasagna

Ingredients

15 - oz. can tomato sauce
10 fresh basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon minced garlic
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 cup grated mozzarella, divided
8 no-boil lasagna noodles
8 slices provolone cheese
4 tablespoons freshly shredded parmesan cheese

Preparation

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In blender or food processor, pulse red peppers, sauce, basil leaves, onion powder, garlic & black pepper briefly until red peppers are pureed & leaves are chopped throughout sauce. Set aside.
2
In small bowl, combine ricotta and 1/2 C. mozzarella (reserve other 1/2 cup).
3
Lightly grease a 2-quart square baking dish with non-stick spray, and pour 1/2 C. of the red pepper sauce on the bottom of dish. Top with two of the noodles, side by side, so bottom of pan is covered. Then layer ingredients as follows:
4
Spread half the ricotta mixture over the noodles
5
Top with 2 T. parmesan cheese
6
Pour 1 C. red pepper sauce on top
7
Place 4 slices provolone
8
Place two more noodles on top
9
Remaining half of ricotta mixture
10
Two more noodles
11
Slices provolone
12
Two more noodles
13
The rest of the red pepper sauce
14
Sprinkle with other 2 T. parmesan
15
Sprinkle with reserved 1/2 C. mozzarella
16
Cover dish tightly with foil and bake 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 5 minutes. Then remove from oven & let stand 15 minutes before serving.
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