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Closeup of a star-shaped tomato sauce Inside Out Lasagne garnished with fresh basil.

Quick & Easy Inside Out Lasagne with Ricotta

Turn your lasagne inside out for a mouth-watering combination of dense, creamy pasta and your favourite rich, savoury sauce. Recipe only includes the white lasagne (pasta and ricotta mixture) - top with your preferred pasta sauce or stew (see Note 1) to serve.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6 people
Calories 386 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the ricotta mixture

  • 1 pound ricotta cheese (approx. 450g)
  • 1 cup milk (approx. 235ml)
  • 1 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 pinch nutmeg

For your lasagne

  • one pack fresh lasagne pasta 9 to 13 oz (250-375g) (Note 2)
  • 4 portions of your favourite pasta sauce or stew to serve on top (Note 1)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C).
  • Put the ricotta, parmesan, nutmeg and milk in a bowl and mix until well combined.
  • Cut your lasagne pasta to size to suit your baking dish. A pizza cutter is ideal for this.
  • Spread a thin layer of your ricotta mixture on the bottom of the dish.
  • Top with a single layer of pasta (without overlaps if you need more than one sheet per layer).
  • Spread a good layer of your ricotta mixture on top of the pasta, ensuring you fully and generously cover it.
  • Repeat Step 4 and Step 5 until you run out of pasta, finishing with the ricotta mixture.
  • Cover the baking dish tightly with foil (note 3).
  • Cook for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated through, then remove from the oven and rest for 5 minutes before serving.
  • Cut your lasagne into single serves in the baking dish, or carefully lift the whole lasagne out onto a cutting board with a suitable sized spatula.
  • Place a serve on a plate, then top with a generous serving of your favourite meat or vegetable dish (e.g. Bolognese sauce).

Notes

  1. Pasta sauce or stew required. The Inside Out Lasagne is created by combining the recipe above with your favourite pasta sauce, stew or other saucy main. Bolognese sauce is the go-to option, but many other dishes combine with the pasta to create a delicious Inside Out Lasagne, including:
    • Beef stroganoff
    • Marinara or tomato sauce
    • A hearty, saucy beef stew
  2. Cooking pasta sheets. If you'd like to use dried lasagne sheets they should be cooked first. If you haven't done this before I provide detailed directions in the classic Inside Out Lasagne recipe.
  3. If you're not eating it straight away, you can stop once you've constructed your lasagne and keep it tightly covered in the fridge for 1 to 2 days before moving to the next step.
  4. Nutrition. Stated nutrition figure only represents the white lasagne, and does not include the pasta sauce or stew served on top.
Storage Tip: your finished lasagne (without sauce or stew on top) will keep well for two or three days in the fridge, tightly covered.
Reheating
The lasagne reheats well, either in:
  • Your microwave oven on about 500W (half power) for 7 to 10 minutes depending on your microwave and how deep your lasagne is. Half power ensures it heats through slowly rather than overcooking the outside and leaving the middle cold.
  • A pre-heated oven at 350°F (180°C) for 30 minutes. Make sure you cover the dish with foil to prevent the lasagne from drying out too much.