Recipe

It Used - To - Be Vegetarian Lasagna Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Wolfpackjack / All my dishes 6 months, 2 weeks ago This was a veggie lasagna recipe I found... But I had some sweet and hot Italian sausages on hand.... and as they say... Oh Well!! Prep:45m Cook:35m Servings:8	Wolfpackjac
	quick easy lasagna

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Ingredients

1/2 lb sweet Italian Sausage

1/2 lb hot Italian Sausage

8 dried lasagna noodles

15 oz can tomato sauce

15 oz can diced tomatoes (I used the Progresso Italian seasoning one)

1 cup chopped celery

1 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped green sweet pepper

10 oz. package of frozen chopped broccoli (fresh is better if you have the time)

1/2 cup chopped red sweet pepper

1/2 tspn dried basil crushed

1/2 tspn dried oregano, crushed

2 bay leaves

1 (+++) clove garlic, minced

1 egg, beaten

2 cups fat-free (or not) ricotta cheese

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 cup shredded part skim (again...or not) mozzarella cheese

1/8 tspn salt

1/4 tspn pepper

Directions

In a large skillet, cook the sweet and hot Italian sausage until nicely brown. set aside on a plate with a paper towel. After the sausage has cooled and drained some, cut into 1/2 inch slices. Set aside.

Cook lasagna noodles and broccoli according to their package directions, drain well and set aside.

For the sauce:

In a large saucepan, stir together tomato sauce, undrained diced tomatoes, celery, onion, sweet peppers, basil, oregano, bay leaves, garlic and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until the sauce is thick, stirring occasionally. Then, discard bay leaves.

Preheat oven to 350 F.

For the filling:

While the sauce is cooking, prepare the filling: in a bowl stir together egg, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, and black pepper.

Stir/fold in the broccoli.

In a 9x12 baking dish (3 quart), spread ~1/2 cup of the sauce in the bottom of the dish.

Top with half of the noodles, half the filling, half of the sliced Italian sausage, and half of the remaining sauce.

Repeat the layering ending with the sauce.

Bake, uncovered in 350 F oven for 25 minutes

Spinkle with the mozzarella, then bake about 5 minutes more or until heated through.

Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving...

Note: I usually have some extra spaghetti sauce made to top the servings of lasagna... garnish with some chopped parsley.

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legoflamb 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
This is good. The broccoli is a nice touch. I often do some wierd stuff, like saute some kale or chard and put that in. I have'ta recomend the No-Boil lasagna noodles. You build the lasagna with the dry noodles and they kinda steam in the oven. Very convienent and they make the final product a bit firmer and less sloppy.

cheryilyn 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Excellent

juliagulia 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Love the recipe name! Gold star for being so creative :-)

lunasea 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Oh yummy! I have made something very similiar to this but have never added broccoli before - interesting - and I like broccoli. I'll let you know when I make it for sure, but I know the recipe without the broccoli is an A+, so you get a rating. I dub thee King of It Used - To - Be Vegetarian Lasagna....bravo! =)

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