wavy lasagna with italian sausage and marinara sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (16 ounce) box barilla® wavy lasagne
• 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 pound italian sausage
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup white (optional)
• 2 (24 ounce) jars barilla marinara sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) container fresh ricotta cheese
• 1 cup diced mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese (reserve 1 tbsp for top)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 39 mins Ready Time: 59 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f. spray a 13 x 9 baking dish with cooking spray.
• cook pasta according to package directions.
• in a large skillet saute onions in oil until translucent, about five minutes. add sausage, salt, pepper; brown well until cooked through.
• (optional) deglaze sausage pan with and reduce.
• add 2 jars marinara sauce to the sausage mixture, bring to a boil.
• pour 1 cup marinara sauce on the bottom of prepared baking dish.
• layer 3 sheets of lasagna noodles, top with 1 cup of sausage mixture, 1/2 cup ricotta and 2 tablespoons of parmigiano reggiano cheese. repeat for 3 more layers.
• on the top layer pour the remaining marinara sauce and cover with foil.
• bake in pre-heated oven for 20 minutes.
• top lasagna with mozzarella and the remaining parmigiano reggiano cheese. re-cover with foil and continue baking for another 10 minutes.
• before cutting the lasagna let it rest for 5 minutes.