Lasagna Deliziosa

Submitted by looneytunesfan

"This was a grand prize winner in Taste of Home's Feb/Mar 09 issue of Healthy Cooking."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 35mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 9 lasagna noodles, uncooked
• 566.99 g package Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
• 226.79 g lean ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 793.78 g can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 340.19 g can tomato paste
• 59.14 ml water
• 9.85 ml sugar
• 4.92 ml dried basil
• 2.46 ml fennel seed
• 1.23 ml pepper
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 425.24 g carton reduced-fat ricotta cheese
• 14.79 ml fresh parsley, minced
• 2.46 ml salt
• 473.18 ml mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 177.44 ml parmesan cheese, grated

directions

1. Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook the sausage, beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
2. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, water, sugar, basil, fennel and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. In a small bowl, combine the egg, ricotta cheese, parsley and salt. Drain noodles and rinse in cold water. Spread 1 cup meat sauce in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with three noodles, 2 cups meat sauce, 2/3 cup ricotta cheese mixture, 2/3 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup Parmesan. Repeat layers twice.
4. Cover and bake at 375° for 40 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.