Ingredients
- olive oil for pan and lasagne sheets/noodles
- 1 1/2 pounds of sweet sausage or hot Italian sausage, casings removed. You can substitute for 85% lean beef
- 5 fresh lasagne sheets or 3 lasagne noodles for each layer (15)
- 7 cups of your marinara sauce
- 2 cups Parmesan ( I only use fresh)
- 1 pound of mozzarella
- 1 1/2 pounds of ricotta
- parsley for garnish
Preparation
Step 1
1) Pre-heat oven to 350 and oil a 13×9 inch pan
2) Cook sausage or meat breaking up. Drain any fat and set aside.
3) Boil water and add lasagne sheets or noodles till al dente. Approx 2-3 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Toss the sheets with 2 tbls of olive oil to prevent sticking.
4) Spread 3/4 cup of your sauce on bottom of baking dish, add your noodle sheet, sprinkle with 1/4 of the mozzarella, Parm, sausage, and dot place your ricotta. Top with another 3/4 cup marinara sauce. Repeat 3 times. Top final sheet with 1 cup marinara and the rest of your Parmesan.
5) Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 30 minutes. Let stand for 15 min before serving.
6) There should be left over marinara. You can reheat and add before serving with a little parsley.