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Recipe for Italian Sausage Lasagna
From Diana Rattray,
Your Guide to Southern U.S. Cuisine.

A favorite lasagna recipe with Italian sausage and tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese, very easy and delicious.

INGREDIENTS:

1 pound bulk Italian sausage (remove casings)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 can (14.5 ounces) tomatoes
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 cans tomato paste (6 ounces each)
10 ounces lasagne noodles (10 to 12 lasagna noodles)
3 cups ricotta cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
2 eggs
1 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
16 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded or thinly sliced.

PREPARATION:

Brown sausage slowly; drain off excess fat. Add garlic, tomatoes, basil, oregano, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and tomato paste. Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes, adding a little water if too thick. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling salted water according to package directions. In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley, eggs, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Place a layer of noodles in bottom of a 13x9x2-inch baking dish or lasagna pan. Cover with a layer of mozzarella cheese then spoon 1/2 of ricotta mixture over mozzarella. Spoon 1/2 meat sauce over the cheese. Repeat layers. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in a 375° oven.

Allow lasagna recipe to set a few minutes before serving.

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