It Used - to - Be Vegetarian Lasagna
From wolfpackjack 16 years agoIngredients
- 1/2 lb sweet Italian sausage shopping list
- 1/2 lb hot italian sausage shopping list
- 8 dried lasagna noodles shopping list
- 15 oz can tomato sauce shopping list
- 15 oz can diced tomatoes (I used the Progresso italian seasoning one) shopping list
- 1 cup chopped celery shopping list
- 1 cup chopped onion shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped green sweet pepper shopping list
- 10 oz. package of frozen chopped broccoli (fresh is better if you have the time) shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped red sweet pepper shopping list
- 1/2 tspn dried basil crushed shopping list
- 1/2 tspn dried oregano, crushed shopping list
- 2 bay leaves shopping list
- 1 (+++) clove garlic, minced shopping list
- 1 egg, beaten shopping list
- 2 cups fat-free (or not) ricotta cheese shopping list
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- 1 cup shredded part skim (again...or not) mozzarella cheese shopping list
- 1/8 tspn salt shopping list
- 1/4 tspn pepper shopping list
How to make it
- 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.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
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 ...more
legoflamb in New York loved it -
excellent
cheryilyn in Salem loved it -
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 ...more
lunasea in Orlando loved it
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