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Recipe Card
Lasagna:
ingredients
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 12 lasagna noodles, cooked according to the packaging instructions
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
Spicy Vodka Sauce:
ingredients
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon vodka
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 2 (15 ounce) cans Red Gold Crushed Tomatoes
- 1 (29 ounce) can Red Gold Tomato Sauce
- 2 tablespoons Red Gold Sweet Basil Tomato Paste
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
Ricotta Filling:
ingredients
- 15 ounces whole milk ricotta
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 egg, beaten
Method
Step 1
Cook lasagna noodles according to package, rinse in cold water, drain, and lay each noodle flat on a sheet of parchment paper to avoid them sticking together.
Step 2
Over medium heat add extra virgin olive oil to a pot. Once the pot is hot add in ground Italian sausage.
Step 3
Brown sausage breaking it up into crumbles.
Step 4
Once sausage is browned, deglaze the pan with vodka, scraping the bottom with a wooden spoon to pick up all the brown bits.
Step 5
Add in garlic and onions, cook until softened, about 2 minutes
Step 6
Stir in the Red Gold Crushed Tomatoes, Red Gold Tomato Sauce, Red Gold Sweet Basil Tomato Paste, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
Step 7
Reduce heat to low, and simmer with the lid on for about 15 minutes.
Step 8
Remove pot lid and stir in heavy cream.
Step 9
While the sauce is simmering, make the ricotta filling by adding all the ricotta filling ingredients together in a bowl. Stir until combined
Step 10
Preheat oven to 375°F degrees.
Step 11
Spoon ricotta filling, mozzarella cheese, and spicy vodka sauce over each lasagna noodle. Gently roll up each noodle.
Step 12
Add a thin layer of sauce to the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
Step 13
Place the lasagna roll-ups into the pan and cover with sauce and the remaining mozzarella cheese.
Step 14
Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
Step 15
Remove foil from the pan and set oven to broil. Broil for about 2 minutes or until cheese is golden and bubbly.
Step 16
Top with fresh parsley and serve immediately.