Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat the oven to 375F.
- Cook the lasagna noodles. If you use boiled noodles, heat a large pot of salted water with a drop of olive oil. Cook the pasta as the package directs until al dente. Stir the noodles when adding them to the water. Drain the noodles when finished, then place them back in the pot and cover them with cold water.
- Cook the sausage in a pan. Remove the sausage from the skin and break it up into pieces. You do not need oil to cook the sausage because it creates its own oils. Cook the sausage until it is fully cooked, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Mix the ricotta filling. In a small mixing bowl, combine the ricotta, parmesan, garlic, fresh basil and oregano, salt and pepper, and egg.
- Layer the lasagna in a large 13x9 baking dish. Start with 1 1/2 cups of sauce. Add lasagna noodles (dab them dry of any excess water), ricotta filling (use 2 Tablespoon size scoops in the center of each noodle), cooked sausage, mozzarella cheese, and fresh chopped basil. Repeat this process until you use up all the ingredients. Finish the final layer with sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese.
- Bake the lasagna. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes. Broil for the last 30 to 60 seconds to brown the top. Serve with fresh basil.
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Notes
You can save time by using oven-ready noodles instead of boiling traditional lasagna noodles. Just layer the oven-ready noodles, and they will soften and bake in the oven. You can use regular or whole wheat noodles; whole wheat noodles work well in this recipe.