Italian Sausage Lasagna (Cooking for 2)

Name: Italian Sausage Lasagna (Cooking for 2)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean, European
Ingredients: 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz); 1 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese (from 15-oz container); 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 lb bulk mild Italian sausage; 1/2 cup diced red onion; 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 1/2 cups Muir Glen™ organic tomato basil pasta sauce (from 26-oz jar); 4 no-boil lasagna noodles (from 8-oz package); 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese; 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil leaves, if desired

4 steps

Prep:25minCook:1h 15min

Perfect for when you don’t want a full pan of lasagna (but still want leftovers for lunch the next day), this small version packs a big flavor punch with Italian sausage, fire-roasted tomatoes and three kinds of cheese.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:16:10 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories461.6 kcal (23%)

Total Fat27.6 g (39%)

Carbs27.2 g (10%)

Sugars4.2 g (5%)

Protein25.9 g (52%)

Sodium884.9 mg (44%)

Fiber1.7 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupshredded mozzarella cheese

1 cupwhole-milk ricotta cheese

2 tablespoonsbutter

0.5 lbbulk mild italian sausage

½ cupred onion

diced

½ teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes

1 ½ cupstomato basil pasta sauce

organic

4no-boil lasagna noodles

¼ cupshredded parmesan cheese

2 tablespoonsfresh basil leaves

thinly sliced, if desired

Instructions

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 425°F. Spray 8x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix mozzarella and ricotta cheeses; set aside.

Step 2

2 In 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook sausage, onion and pepper flakes in butter 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until sausage is cooked through and onion softens; drain. Return to skillet; stir in sauce.

Step 3

3 Spread rounded 1/2 cup sauce mixture in bottom of loaf pan. Top with 1 lasagna noodle. Top with rounded 1/2 cup ricotta mixture. Pour rounded 1/2 cup sauce mixture over ricotta mixture. Top with 1 lasagna noodle. Top with rounded 1/2 cup ricotta mixture, followed by rounded 1/2 cup sauce mixture. Top with 1 lasagna noodle, followed by remaining ricotta mixture. Top with 1 lasagna noodle, then with remaining sauce mixture. Top with Parmesan cheese.

Step 4

4 Cover with foil; bake 20 minutes. Remove cover; bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until pasta is tender and mixture is bubbling at edges. Let stand 10 minutes. Top with basil.

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