Lasagna

Lasagna

So, the picture may not look like your perfect lasagna - but had I put it in the fridge and then pulled it out and taken a picture it would have looked fabulous - but this is real life - this is how it looked as it was scooped out and put on a plate.  Yummyness.

Ok per usual the recipe will say something and I stop and say back to it - not likely.  Case in point - ever notice how lasagna recipes on the box indicate you should use the whole box, yet you never actually use the whole box and are left with cooked noodles with no home.  Well, this recipe says that - I'd suggest you use 2/3 to 3/4 of the box.  But, here is the recipe:

1 box lasagna
1 pound sausage (I used Hot JimmyDeans)
2 cans/jars favorite marinara sauce
1 15oz container ricotta cheese
1 egg
1 cup mozzarella cheese (diced or shredded)
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese



Preheat oven 350
Cook pasta according to directions (or longer as I can never get pasta to work as the directions indicate)
Brown sausage
Add 1 & 1/3 of marinara to sausage and mix. Bring to boil.
Spray 13x9 pan
Pour half of remaining marinara on bottom
Mix ricotta with egg (this was not in the original recipe but makes the cheese spread way easier) in small bowl
Layer 5 sheets noodles, top with 1/3 sausage mix, 1/3 ricotta, and 1/3 Parmesan.
Repeat layering 2 more times
On top of final layer pour remaining marinara sauce. Be sure you cover every part of the exposed noodles with sauce so they don't become burnt and crunchy.  Unless you like that kinda thing.
Bake 20 minutes covered in foil
Take off foil (silly) and add mozzarella and remaining Parmesan (do you have Parmesan left?  Hope so)
Recover and bake 10 minutes more or until bubbly
Let sit for 5 minutes and then dig in

I'm pretty sure I added some mozzarella with each of my layers and I'm pretty sure I kicked the heat up to about 425 and didn't cover in foil.  But, I like to live on the edge so you do what you feel like doing.  I suppose it's possible to screw it up but doubtful that you'd screw it up so bad that you wouldn't be able to eat it!

Enjoy!