Kitten’s Lasagna

I suggest to save time prepare the pasta sauce up to 2 days ahead, use your own favorite meatless sauce… a good lasagna needs lots of sauce and a good quality Italian sauce so don’t skimp on either!  I make this lasagna using my pasta sauce that I keep in my freezer

Servings 8

INGREDIENTS:

9 cooked lasagna noodles (you can use more if desired)

1 pound Italian sausages with casings removed (spicy recommended)

6 cups meatless pasta sauce (1/2 cup more won’t hurt!)

salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste

1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2  cups shredded mozzarella cheese

CHEESE FILLING:

4 cups ricotta cheese

1 cup cottage cheese

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt

1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:———————————–

Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan (or better yet use a lasagna pan).

For the sauce; in a skillet cook the Italian sausage meat until no longer pink; drain fat then continue cooking until the meat is lightly browned (this may take about 12-15 minutes, the meat should be lightly browned).

Add in the pasta sauce; bring to a simmer stirring.

Reduce heat to low and simmer partially covered for about 45 minutes or more, seasoning with salt and pepper about halfway through cooking time (a good tomato sauce needs a fair amount of salt so don’t be shy with the salt!).

About halfway through cooking if your sauce is too thick add in a little water and continue cooking (after cooking and at this point you may cool and refrigerate for up to 2 days, warm slightly before using for the lasagna).

Meanwhile for the filling; mix all ingredients in a bowl using a wooden spoon until thoroughly combined, adjusting salt and pepper to taste if needed).

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (oven rack set at lowest position).

To assemble;

Spread one-third of the meat sauce into the bottom of the baking dish, then place three noodles lengthwise over the sauce.

Dollup then spread half of the cheese mixture over the noodles leaving about 1-inch space from the edge of the dish (the cheese mixture does not have to completely cover the noodles).

Repeat with three noodles, remaining cheese mixture then half meat sauce.

Top with remaining three noodles then remaining one-third meat sauce.

Sprinkle one-third cup or more of grated Parmesan cheese on top.

Place the dish onto a baking sheet to catch any spills.

Cover tightly with foil and bake for about 1-1/2 hours or until hot and bubbly.

Remove from oven and sprinkle 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese on top; return to oven and continue baking uncovered for an additional 12-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted

Allow to stand for 20 0r more minutes before slicing (the longer you leave this stand the easier it will be to slice).

You will also find this recipe on Recipezazz.com

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