Lasagna With Saucy Sausage, Peppers & Onions

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 ounces lasagna noodles (uncooked if time limited or follow cooking directions on package)
• 1 lb hot sausage (i mix both) or 1 lb sweet sausage, sliced (i mix both)
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 1 large bell pepper, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 quarts of your favorite red pasta sauce
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 4 cups grated mozzarella cheese, divided (3 cups & 1 cup)
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided in half
• 2 eggs

Recipe

• 1 cook sausage, onion, peppers, and garlic in a pan over medium heat till it is no longer pink and veggies are tender.
• 2 drain fat.
• 3 add sauce to sausage mixture.
• 4 mix ricotta cheese, 3 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, eggs and parsley.
• 5 spread 1 cup of sauce on bottom of a 13x9x3 pan.
• 6 top with 4 noodles.
• 7 spread 1/3 of cheese mixture on noodles follow with 1/3 sausage mixture repeat 2 more times.
• 8 mix remaining 1 cup mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
• 9 sprinkle the cheese mixture on top.
• 10 place foil on a cookie sheet and place lasagna on foil loosely cover with additional foil and bake for 30-40 minutes at 350 degrees.
• 11 uncover and bake for 15 more minutes.
• 12 remove and let set for 15 minutes before slicing.