Lasagna Margherite

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon pepper red crushed
• 0.3 cup basil fresh chopped
• 2 tablespoons basil fresh chopped
• 6  no-boil lasagna noodles 
• 2 ounces preshredded parmesan cheese fresh
• 15 ounce carton part-skim ricotta cheese 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 26 ounce tomato-basil pasta sauce fat-free

Equipment

• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 45
2. Spread 1/2 cup pasta sauce in bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
3. Combine ricotta, 1/3 cup basil, crushed red pepper, and salt. Arrange 2 noodles over sauce; top with 1 cup ricotta mixture and 3/4 cup sauce. Repeat layers, ending with noodles.
4. Spread remaining sauce over noodles. Cover and bake at 450 for 25 minutes or until noodles are tender and sauce is bubbly. Uncover lasagna, and top with Parmesan and 2 tablespoons basil.
5. Bake lasagna an additional 5 minutes.
6. Let stand 5 minutes.