"We’ve got lasagna down to a science! There’s only one way to make lasagna and it’s with Italian sausage. This recipe calls for no-boil lasagna noodles, taking the extra hassle out of making the best lasagna every time!"
Sausage Lasagna
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Prep time: 1hr
Cook time: 1hr 25mins
Serves or Makes: 6
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ingredients
- 1 pound no-boil lasagna noodles
- 1 1/2 pounds Italian sausage
- 6 cups tomato sauce
- 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 cups whole milk ricotta cheee
- 1 1/4 cups grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 3 cups sliced cremini mushrooms, optional
- 1/2 cup dried porcini mushrooms, optional
- 1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- More parmesan and tomato sauce, to serve
Method
Step 1
Optional (for mushrooms): place dried porcini mushrooms in a cup of hot water and let reconstitute (soften) for 15 minutes.
Step 2
Optional (for mushrooms): in a small pan, add a splash of olive oil. Add drained, reconstituted porcini mushrooms and cremini mushrooms. Sauté mushrooms for 4-5 minutes until mushrooms are hot and softened. Drain excess liquid and set aside.
Step 3
Use a sharp knife to slice open sausages and pop out the sausage meat into a dry pan. Cook and crumble the sausage with a slotted spoon over medium heat until fully cooked through. Drain excess fat and set aside.
Step 4
In a medium bowl, beat 2 eggs and stir in ricotta and ½ cup parmesan cheese.
Step 5
Major layer #1: grease bottom and sides of a 9”x13” pan (needs to be at least 2 inches deep). Add 1 cup tomato sauce to bottom of pan and evenly spread. Add layer of dried lasagna noodles (overlapping slightly), about a third of the ricotta mixture, and half of the crumbled sausage (in this order, spreading evenly).
Step 6
Major layer #2: in this order (spreading evenly), add 2 cups mozzarella cheese, add 1 cup sauce and sprinkle with ¼ cup parmesan cheese.
Step 7
Major layer #3: in this order (spreading evenly), add another layer of slightly overlapping lasagna noodles, one-third of the ricotta mixture, all of the mushrooms (optional), 1 ½ cups sauce, and ½ cup parmesan cheese.
Step 8
Major layer #4: in this order (spreading evenly), add another layer of lasagna noodles, remaining ricotta mixture, remaining sausage, and 1 cup sauce.
Step 9
Major layer #5: in this order (spreading evenly), add final layer of lasagna noodles, any leftover sauce, and 2 cups mozzarella. You might have leftover lasagna noodles!
Step 10
Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, tightly covered with nonstick foil, or until a knife inserted in the center of the lasagna feels hot to the touch. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes so the cheese browns and caramelizes.
Step 11
Rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving with extra tomato sauce and grated parmigiano if desired!