The Best Lasagna

Ingredients: 
Lasagna noodles
1 tub of whole milk ricotta (15 oz.)
24 oz. prepared marinara sauce or your favorite jarred tomato sauce 
(click here for my recipe…it is easy and absolutely delicious!) 
Fresh Italian parsley
1 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 
1/2 cup fresh basil
1 large egg
1 pound Italian sausage, removed from its casing
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 

***PPM Tip: Make a double recipe of the marinara sauce in advance, keep in your refrigerator to add to meals all week long, such as over warm pasta, your lasagna, for dipping mozzarella sticks…the possibilities are endless. 
You can also label and keep in a freezer bag and freeze for up to 6 months to pull out for a quick, delicious meal any day of the week!

Directions:

Cook your lasagna noodles according to directions/Drain, and drizzle olive oil over them in the colander so they don’t stick while your preparing the lasagna ingredients

Have all your ingredients for the lasagna assembly ready so its easy to do… 

Make your cheese mixture:
In a medium bowl combine the ricotta, parsley, parm. cheese, basil, and egg; mix to combine. 


Cook off your Italian sausage, drain, and keep on a plate until ready to serve.

 In a 9×13 baking dish, spread about one cup of your tomato sauce at the bottom of your pan spreading evenly. 


lay down a row (about 4) of noodles

spread a thin layer down of your ricotta cheese mixture

Sprinkle a thin layer of your Italian sausage

Sprinkle a thin layer of mozzarella cheese

Repeat: noodles, cheese, sauce, sausage, mozzarella cheese, 2 more times.


Last layer is noodles, sauce and mozzarella. Sprinkle with shredded basil, cover with foil and put into a preheated 375 degree for 40 minutes; take off foil and cook for 5-10 minutes more to get the top golden brown.

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