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Spicy Spinach Sausage Lasagna

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small yellow onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, pressed
  • 3/4 lb. spicy lean Italian sausage, casing removed
  • 3/4 lb. sweet lean Italian sausage, casing removed
  • 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes in tomato puree
  • 1 6 oz. can tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped (separate out 2 tbsp)
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
  • 1/2 lb. lasagna noodles
  • 1 10 oz. package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and strained really well
  • 16 oz. ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 cups (8 oz.) shredded mozzarella
  • Salt and pepper
  • Approximately 1/4 cup powdered Parmesan for topping

Details

Preparation

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan – add the chopped onions and cook over medium heat until they’re translucent, about 5 minutes, then add in the garlic and cook just until fragrant

Add the sausage and cook until it’s no longer pink – keep breaking it up into small pieces with the back of the spoon

Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, 2 tbsp parsley, basil, 1 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper

Simmer uncovered over medium-low heat for 15-20 minutes, until it has thickened

While that’s simmering, soak the lasagna noodles in the hottest tap water for 20 minutes

In a medium bowl combine the chopped spinach with the ricotta, Parmesan, egg, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper – set aside

Spoon 1/3 of the sauce into a 9×12 in. baking dish – spread it evenly across the bottom of the dish

Next, place a layer of 1/2 the noodles on top of the sauce

Sprinkle the 1 cup of mozzarella cheese next and spoon 1/2 of the spinach mixture on top of that – try to distribute the cheeses in one layer as evenly as possible

Top the cheese with another 1/3 of the sauce and then the other 1/2 of the noodles, and then the spinach mixture

Lastly spread the rest of the sauce evenly on top and sprinkle with an even layer of powdered Parmesan

Bake at 400°F for 30 minutes, or until the sauce is bubbling

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