Spinach Lasagna with Italian Sausage - Recipe

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SPINACH LASAGNA WITH ITALIAN
SAUSAGE

1 pkg. Italian sausage
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 c. olive oil
2 (15 oz. ea.) cans whole tomatoes
1 (15 oz.) can Italian diced tomatoes
2 (8 oz. ea.) cans tomato sauce
2 (4 oz. ea.) cans tomato paste
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. salt (or to taste)
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper (or to taste)
1 bay leaf

Cheese Filling:

1 (16 oz.) container ricotta cheese
1 (10 oz.) package frozen spinach, cooked and drained well
1 egg
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

Topping:

3 cups mozzarella cheese, divided
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
cooked lasagna noodles, enough to make 3 layers in 13x9-inch baking dish

The sauce can be made in a Crock-pot.

In Crock-pot:

On high setting, add olive oil, onions, and garlic and let simmer until onions are clear.

Meanwhile, cook Italian sausage in separate pan on stove and cut into bite size pieces. Once onions are cooked, add tomatoes, tomato paste and sauce, oregano, basil, salt, pepper, bay leaf and cooked Italian sausage. Stir until mixed.

Cook on high in crock pot for 4-6 hrs. or until sauce is dark red rich tasting. Stir frequently during cooking.

To prepare filling:

Add ricotta cheese, cooked drained spinach, egg, basil, pepper, and Parmesan cheese in bowl and mix well.

When ready to prepare lasagna:

Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of sauce in bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Cover with noodles. Cover noodles with 1/2 of the filling mixture and top with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.

Add 1 cup sauce. Repeat one more time. Add another layer of noodles and top with 1/4 cup extra Parmesan cheese and the remaining mozzarella cheese.

Bake at 350°F covered with foil for 40 minutes.

Uncover and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until cheese is lightly brown.

Delicious!

Submitted by: Suzy Lindblom

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Spinach Lasagna with Italian Sausage

· Oct 16 · #7928

Megan says:

We enjoyed this! Thanks

· Jan 3 · #22416

Felicia (New York) says:

Me and my husband Joe enjoy your lasagna recipe. It was delicious. Hope to see more recipes by you that is so pleasant to the mouth! Thanks

· Mar 2 · #29225

Heidi (New York) says:

I made this when I had my husbands Italian family over. They loved it and my husband asks for it often =)

· Sep 10 · #45205

Deborah S. (New Jersey) says:

This is the 1st lasagna I've ever made... AWESOME! I've only been married a year and have cooked more in this past year than in my life. Wanted to get rid of some unused sausage in the freezer & came across this recipe. Let's just say, I've made this recipe twice in one week (laughing)! My husband loves it! Thanks for your recipe submission :-)

· Aug 22 · #178730

Suzy (Alabama) replies:

Thanks!

· Dec 26 · #56856

Basa (Delaware) says:

My first lasagna and it was AWESOME!!!!

· Jan 2 · #57651

Joe (South Carolina) says:

To speed the prep time up a bit, saute the onions and garlic in the sausage drippings before you put them in the crock pot.

· Dec 29 · #135966

Jeff (Maryland) says:

LOVE this recipe. I saute the onions and garlic with hot Italian sausage and then add it to the rest of the sauce to cook in the crock pot. I also add the mozzarella to the other cheeses and spread it together rather than adding mozzarella separately. My final tweak is to use no-cook lasagne noodles. It always sets perfectly after 15 minutes of cooling, making it a breeze to serve and tastes delicious!

· Feb 8 · #152438

Nicole (Iowa) says:

Very good recipe. My family and I enjoyed it. I will be sharing this recipe with my friends.

· Feb 13 · #152597

Sherri (South Carolina) says:

This recipe was good enough to make twice. My family loved it. However, the second time I used more sauce for each layer, and I added mushrooms, and ground Italian sausage for a meatier sauce. I plan to try fresh spinach and portobello mushrooms with cottage cheese the next time. After reviewing other recipes from various sites, I decided this one is a keeper!

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