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    Sausage Lasagna with Cheese


    Source of Recipe


    Russie

    List of Ingredients




    Sausage Lasagna with Cheese


    FOR SAUCE

    Four 28 oz cans whole tomatoes
    Salt
    1/4 pound diced bacon
    4 cloves garlic, smashed
    2 onions, diced
    1/4 cup oil

    FOR LASAGNA

    1 pound grated mozzarella cheese
    2 eggs
    2 cups ricotta cheese
    12 oz pkg mushrooms, stemmed, sliced
    1 pound bulk Italian sausage
    1 1/2 One pound boxes lasagna noodles
    6 basil leaves, thinly sliced
    2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
    1 zucchini, halved lengthwise, cut 1/4" thick diagonally
    2 pinches red pepper flakes
    4 cloves garlic, smashed
    1/4 cup oil
    Salt

    Recipe




    MAKE SAUCE

    Coat a saucepot with oil, add bacon, cook bacon 5 min.

    Add onions, season with salt, cook 7 min. onion should be very soft.

    Add garlic, cook for another 3 min.

    Add tomatoes to pot, fill one of the empty tomato cans with water, add to pot.

    Season with salt. Simmer 3 hours.


    MAKE LASAGNA

    Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.

    Cook lasagna noodles until pliable.

    Remove and transfer to a bowl of ice water to cool, remove and lay flat on a sheet tray.

    Coat a pan with 2 tbs oil.

    Add sausage, cook until brown and crumbly.

    Remove from pan, drain on paper towels.

    DITCH fat from pan, add 1 tbs oil along with 2 garlic cloves and a pinch of pepper flakes.

    When garlic is golden, remove it and discard.

    Add mushrooms, season with salt, cook until soft 5 min.

    Remove from pan, reserve.

    Repeat the process with remaining oil, 2 garlic cloves and a pinch of pepper flakes and zucchini.

    IN A BOWL, mix ricotta,

    half of Parmesan, eggs, basil and salt.

    Heat oven to 350 degrees.

    In bottom of a baking dish, spread a couple ladlefuls of sauce.

    Cover with a layer of noodles.

    Spread one third of ricotta mixture over pasta.

    Top with a layer of pasta in opposite direction of first layer.

    SPREAD a layer of sauce on pasta, sprinkle with one third of sausage, top with one third each of mushrooms and zucchini.

    Top with a layer of mozzarella and some of remaining Parmesan.

    Repeat these layers until all ingredients have been used.

    Cover with foil.

    Place lasagna on a baking sheet, bake in oven until hot and bubbly 1 hour 15 min. removing foil for last 15 min. of cooking.

    Let cool 20 min. before slicing, then SERVE...



 

 

 


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