A very good lasagna from Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over (page 256) by Alison Roman

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Ingredients

mozzarella cheese
ricotta cheese
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Accompaniments: Iceberg with pecorino, crushed olives, and pickled chile; Vinegared apples with persimmon and white cheddar; Garlicky broccoli and greens with hazelnut and coriander; Lamb chops for the table

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Notes about this recipe

lindsey_5xsrit on February 10, 2026

It was a very good lasagna.
averythingcooks on November 13, 2024

I read the EYB notes 1st (of course!) and decided to add some sauasage + fresh herbs (oregano & basil) to the sauce and we were very happy with the result. T also requested chopped frozen spinach in the ricotta mix. My 1.5 qt baking dish (1/2 recipe) was filled right to the top and I appreciated her advice re: the foil lined pan. This sky high lasagna is very good.
Skamper on November 05, 2024

I was disappointed in this lasagna. I did wonder about there being no basil or oregano or anything, and it retrospect wish I'd added some. it was just very plain.
ripleypickles on October 16, 2024

I added Italian sausage. Avoiding no-bake noodles is a great call as this is the first lasagna I've made that wasn't swimming in sauce. I did mix the sauce and the ricotta to make it easier to spread in each layer, and that caused no issues. I also topped it with fresh mozzarella and broiled it, which was a great finisher.
CheesyKranskyLove on October 03, 2022

I'm not sure if being meat-free made it better but it was very tasty. Leftover froze well.
anya_sf on January 21, 2021

It was good, not super exciting - I think I prefer meat and/or veggie lasagnas more than plain cheese. Using 1 lb DeCecco lasagne, there were just enough noodles for my dish. There was barely enough sauce for the top, but it still worked out. Fresh mozzarella is hard to shred, so I used 1 lb pre-sliced fresh mozzarella, half of which I chopped and mixed into the ricotta (I had 20 oz and used it all), the rest of the slices placed on top. For the other 8 oz mozzarella, I used part-skim (not fresh) as I had it on hand.
Lepa on June 07, 2020

This is my family's favorite lasagna and I've previously reviewed it but would like to add that this recipe works well with homemade lasagna noodles without any adjustments at all and it was lovely.
BeckyLeJ on April 30, 2020

This is such a good lasagna!
stockholm28 on February 16, 2020

This is a very good lasagne and individual pieces freeze and reheat nicely. I used a 1 lb box DeCecco lasagne noodles and came up a couple noodles short so finished the top layer with a couple of no boil noodles that I had on shelf; they worked fine. Next time I will buy another box of lasagna noodles. It would have been much more manageable if I’d made the sauce the day before. The cheese kind of melded in to the sauce as the layers were fairly thin.
Lepa on November 16, 2019

My family loved this lasagna - my kids said it was the best I have ever made. We like anything with anchovies and I think that's what put it over the edge for us. I will certainly make this again.
raybun on November 12, 2019

Excellent for a meatless lasagna! I appreciated not having to make a béchamel and the anchovies in the sauce went undetected by the Fussy Child. Leftovers were not so good the next day so l’ll scale down for the 3 of us next time.