Lasagna With Three Cheeses and Italian Sausage

Name: Lasagna With Three Cheeses and Italian Sausage
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 1 cup chopped onion; 3/4 cup finely chopped peeled carrot; 2 tablespoons minced garlic; 8 ounces lean ground beef; 6 ounces hot Italian sausages, casings removed; 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes in puree; 1/4 cup tomato paste; 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil; 1 tablespoon golden brown sugar; 1 tablespoon dried oregano; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 teaspoon dry crushed red pepper; 15 lasagna noodles (about 12 ounces); 2 (15 ounce) containers part-skim ricotta cheese; 1 cup grated parmesan cheese (about 3 ounces); 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, squeezed dry; 2 large eggs; 1 1/4 lbs grated mozzarella cheese

Submitted by Phil Franco

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Ready In:: 2hrs 25mins
Ingredients:: 19
Serves:: 6

ingredients

For the sauce
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
³⁄₄ cup finely chopped peeled carrot
2 tablespoons minced garlic
8 ounces lean ground beef
6 ounces hot Italian sausages, casings removed
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes in puree
¹⁄₄ cup tomato paste
¹⁄₄ cup chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon golden brown sugar
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
¹⁄₂ teaspoon dry crushed red pepper
For the lasagna
15 lasagna noodles (about 12 ounces)
2 (15 ounce) containers part-skim ricotta cheese
1 cup grated parmesan cheese (about 3 ounces)
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, squeezed dry
2 large eggs
1 ¹⁄₄ lbs grated mozzarella cheese

directions

Prepare the sauce:
Heat the olive oil in a heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and garlic; saute until softened, about 12 minutes.
Add beef and sausages to pan; saute until cooked through, breaking up meat with a spoon, about 5 minutes.
Add the remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer until flavors blend and sauce measures about 5 cups, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Let cool.
Prepare the lasagna:
Preheat oven to 350Â° F. Cook the pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until almost tender, about 7 minutes. Drain; cover with cold water.
Combine ricotta and 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese in a medium bowl. Mix in spinach. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix in eggs.
Drain pasta and pat dry.
Spread 1/2 cup sauce over bottom of 13 x 9 inch glass baking dish.
Place 5 noodles over sauce, overlapping to fit.
Spread half of ricotta-spinach mixture evenly over noodles.
Sprinkle 2 cups mozzarella cheese evenly over ricotta-spinach mixture.
Spoon 1 and 1/2 cups sauce over cheese, spreading with spatula to cover (sauce will be thick).
Repeat layering with 5 noodles, remaining ricotta-spinach mixture, 2 cups mozzarella cheese and 1 and 1/2 cups sauce.
Arrange remaining 5 noodles over sauce. Spread remaining sauce over noodles. Sprinkle remaining 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese evenly over lasagna.
(Can be prepared up to 1 day ahead. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate.)
Cover baking dish with aluminum foil. Bake lasagna for 40 minutes; uncover and bake until hot and bubbly, about 40 minutes. Let lasagna stand 15 minutes before serving. Serves 8.
That's it!

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Phil Franco

holland, PA

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