Italian Sausage Lasagna

Submitted by Aunt Sukki

"So easy & super delicious! Really like the Italian sausage... it adds great flavor. Modified recipe from Johnsonville Sausage"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 12 lasagna noodles, uncooked
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (16 ounce) package italian ground sausage
• 1 medium onion
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 (24 ounce) jar marinara sauce
• 4 cups cottage cheese or 4 cups ricotta cheese
• 1 large egg
• 2 1⁄2 cups shredded Italian cheese blend
• 2 cups chopped spinach (frozen or fresh)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente. Drain, lightly oil and set aside.
2. In a medium sauce pan cook the sausage until no longer pink. Add onion and garlic and continue cooking for another 4 minutes.
3. Add marinara sauce to the sausage mixture and set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, blend cottage or ricotta cheese, egg, ¼ cup of the cheese blend and the chopped spinach; set aside.
5. Coat a 9x13” baking dish with olive oil and spread 1 cup of the sauce mixture on the bottom.
6. Top with 3 lasagna noodles. Spread ¼ of the cottage or ricotta cheese mixture on the noodles and layer on 1 cup of the sauce mixture. Sprinkle ½ cup cheese blend. Repeat this process three more times starting with the noodles and finish with the remaining ¼ cup of cheese blend. Sprinkle with oregano on top.
7. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes until hot and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

Reviews

[Fluffy Kitty 2000]

Very very good! Can't even taste the spinach.