Bag of Ingredients

This is a great recipe for 2 people!

 

Ingredients:

• 1.2 lbs of Mild Italian sausage or ground beef

• 1 Cup of Low fat ricotta cheese

• 2 Tablespoons of Jarred pesto (optional)

• 1 Cup of Shredded Italian cheese blend

• 1 Egg, lightly beaten

• 1 Tablespoon of Dried Italian seasoning

• 1 Jar of Favorite pasta sauce

• 6 no-boil lasagna noodles

• 10 oz of Frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry

• 2 Tablespoons of Parmesan cheese

 

 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.

2. Brown sausage/beef, breaking it u as you cook in a large skillet. Remove the sausage from the skillet to a paper towel lined plate.

3. In a medium bowl, mix the ricotta cheese, pesto, ¼ Italian blend cheese, egg and Italian seasoning.

4. Spread 1/3 cup of pasta sauce on the bottom of an 8x4 inch loaf pan. Spread 1/4 cup of the ricotta mixture on one noodle and place it in the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle some of the spinach and cooked sausage on top, the spoon on a few tablespoons of the pasta sauce. Top with a few tablespoons of the Italian blend cheese. Repeat the layering, reserving a good ¼ cup or more of pasta sauce and cheese for the final top layer.

5. Press down slightly. Spread the remaining pasta sauce on top of the last noodle. Sprinkle with reaming cheese and parmesan.

6. Cover with foil and bake the load about 35 minutes. Uncover and bake another 20 minutes, making sure the noodles are fully cooked and the cheese is melted. Remove from the oven and let rest 10 minutes before slicing.