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The easiest Sheet Pan White Pesto Lasagna. Trust me, this is going to become your new go-to, weekly lasagna. This easy twist on lasagna requires no fancy sauce, and no time spent tediously layering noodles. It uses broken lasagna pieces mixed with four kinds of cheese, basil pesto, spinach, and spicy pepperoni (if you’d like). It’s also baked on a sheet pan making it so easy. The sheet pan creates perfectly crisp bites all throughout and even more layers than regular lasagna. It’s very saucy, cheesy, and so delicious. A complete fam favorite!
Yeah, yeah, I know, this looks like a pizza, everyone in my family has said so. But I promise it’s way better than pizza, it’s a very cheesy lasagna!
And a really darn delicious one that requires half the effort of a traditional lasagna. In my opinion, this is better than the traditional version, but that’s me and everyone is different!
I’ve been so excited to share this recipe. Do I love the photos, not really. Does this look like pizza, not lasagna, yup. But the method is simple and the taste is wonderful, so it’s a win, win kind of recipe.
I’m sure many of you have seen sheet pan lasagna recipes floating around this year. They’re nothing too new, they’ve been on the internet for ages. But Giada made a sheet pan lasagna a few months ago and made the idea very mainstream and popular again.
I love the idea of a crispy-edge lasagna, so I knew baking everything up on a sheet pan was a great idea. The ease of the recipe is just an added bonus.
First, I highly recommend getting all of your ingredients together before starting. Once you have the ingredients together, the dish comes together quickly.
Boil off the noodles, which are broken pieces of lasagna noodles. Then, take those hot noodles and toss them with lots of basil pesto. As soon as the heat from the noodles touches the basil in the pesto you smell that wonderful basil smell.
Now add the milk and the cheese. The idea is that the heat from the noodles helps melt the cheese and create a creamy sauce. I use a mix of milk, mozzarella, and provolone cheese.
Arrange the creamy, cheesy noodles on a greased sheet pan. Then add pesto-swirled ricotta cheese and a layer of provolone cheese.
Before baking, I love to add pepperoni slices. I know this sounds odd, but it’s such a delicious addition. My dad would put pepperoni slices on all of his baked pasta dishes. So I took his idea and added pepperoni on top of this lasagna. Such a delicious addition.
Easy, EASY, a touch indulgent, but so delicious!
If you’re planning to serve this while entertaining, you can assemble the lasagna ahead of time. Then just keep it in the fridge for a day and bake it up before guests arrive.
This is a simple recipe for busy weekday nights, but it’s equally perfect on weekends! I’m looking forward to making this again tonight on Instagram stories. It’s going to be great!
Looking for other easy pasta night dinners?? Here are my favorites:
One Pot Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomato Burrata Pasta
Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Pasta
Lastly, if you make this Sheet Pan White Pesto Lasagna, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
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I made this as directed, but needed to use dairy-free options for all the cheeses and it was delicious. It was a very easy recipe to make & heated up well for lunch the next day.
Hey Amy,
That’s fantastic to hear! Thanks for trying this dish and your comment, love that it was enjoyed! xT
So so delicious! I used gluten free lasagna and made as written and it turned out perfectly!
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try! I appreciate you leaving a comment! 🙂 xT
Can I use the noodles that are oven ready
Yes, I think that should work fine! xT
If using oven ready noodles would you recommend still cooking them first?
Hi Lauren,
No, you do not need to cook them first:) I hope you love this recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xx
Just heaping on the hell yeahs for this recipe! Didn’t change a thing except cut the recipe in half since there are just 2 of us eating this. Worked perfect on a 1/4 sheet pan. We ate the whole thing! Last night at our favorite pizza joint, heading out the door, I asked if I could buy about 20 slices of their amazing pepperoni since I knew I’d be making this tonight. They gladly gave me some and it was the piece de resistance on top of the lasagna. (Don’t skip the pepperoni people!) Next time, I’m opening a bottle of red wine and my first toast will be to you T, thanks for another epic recipe.
Wow thank you so so much! xT
By far one of my favorite recipes on here and I have made many, all delicious. I added ground pork with homemade sausage seasoning and chicken marinaded in pesto (both meats cooked before adding.) Also added some fresh mozzarella to mix it up a bit and of course extra of all the cheeses. Made twice so far and each time was perfect!!!
Love to hear this! Thank you so so much! xT
Fantastic, crispy lasagna! Really easy to adapt to your tastes 😋
What is the amount of chili flakes? Didn’t see an amount.
Hi Samantha! I usually just use a pinch or two, I didn’t put a measurement because it really just depends on your preference of how much spice you’d like to add! xT
Thanks for getting back to my question. I made this for the high school football team that my son is in. I made two sheets with two regular lasagnas. It was a hit, they came back for seconds and thirds. They said it was so good, glad I made two trays. I’m making it again for another group tomorrow.
So glad to hear this!!