Johnsonville Sausage
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Italian Sausage Lasagna
Submitted by: The Kitchen at Johnsonville Sausage
Johnsonville Italian Sausages make it simple to enjoy authentic Italian flavor. This classic lasagna dish is made so much easier when you’ve got Johnsonville backing you up. The flavor of the Italian sausages will help to make this recipe your new lasagna favorite!
- Servings: 6 to 8
- Cook: 45 minutes
Italian Sausage Lasagna
What you need
- 12lasagna noodles, uncooked
- 2tablespoonsBertolli® Extra Light in Taste Olive Oil
- 1package(16 ounce) JOHNSONVILLE® Italian Ground Sausage
- 1mediumonion
- 2clovesgarlic, chopped
- 1jar(24 ounces) marinara sauce
- 4cupsricotta cheese
- 1largeegg
- ½cupKRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 2cupsfresh spinach, lightly packed and chopped
- 2cupsmozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1teaspoondried oregano
Preparation
- 1Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente. Drain, lightly oil and set aside.
- 2In a medium saucepan, sauté the sausage in Bertolli® Extra Light in Taste Olive Oil, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink
- 3Add onion and garlic and continue sautéing for another 4 minutes until the sausage is cooked through.
- 4Add marinara sauce to the sausage mixture and set aside.
- 5In a medium bowl, blend ricotta cheese, egg, ¼ cup of the KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese and the chopped spinach; set aside.
- 6Coat a 9x13 inch baking dish with olive oil and spread 1 cup of the sauce mixture on the bottom.
- 7Top with 3 lasagna noodles. Spread ¼ of the ricotta cheese mixture on the noodles and layer on 1 cup of the sauce mixture. Sprinkle ½ cup mozzarella cheese over this. Repeat this process three more times, starting with the noodles and finish with the remaining ¼ cup of KRAFT Grated Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle with oregano.
- 8Sprinkle with oregano.
- 9Preheat oven to 350°F and bake for 45 minutes until hot and bubbly.
- 10Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
