4.1 from 36 votes
Sausage and Spinach Lasagna
This layered sausage and spinach lasagna makes a huge casserole to feed a crowd. There's a few moving parts, so I like to spread out assembly over several days.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 351 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 recipe sausage and mushroom ragout
- 1 package lasagna noodles either the kind which require boiling first or the ready-to-use variety
- 2½ cups cottage cheese or ricotta cheee
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese divided
- 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach I wrap it in a clean dish towel and use all my strength to ring out the liquid over the kitchen sink, completely thawed and all excess moisture squeezed out
- 4 cups grated part skim mozzarella
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a medium bowl add cottage cheese, egg, 1 cup of the parmesan cheese and the parsley. Stir to combine.
- In a 13x9 ceramic or glass baking dish, add a half cup of sauce and using a spoon or spatula, spread it thinly over the bottom of the dish.
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Layer the lasagna as follows
- Arrange about 5 pasta noodles on top of that so that they cover the bottom of the dish.
- Spread a quarter of the ragout over the pasta
- Spread about one half of the cottage cheese mixture evenly over the noodles.
- Spread 1 cup of mozzarella over the cottage cheese mixture.
- Top with half of the spinach.
- Repeat the layering: pasta, ragout, cottage cheese, mozzarella, spinach.
- Top with pasta noodles (if using pre-cooked noodles, tuck the ends down into the side of the casserole - you won't have that option with ready-to-use noodles) Top with remaining ragout and mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle evenly with the remaining parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes, until cheese is melty and crust turns golden.
- Serve.
Notes
- The prep time listed is 25 minutes -- this is assuming that you've already made the ragout.
Nutrition Information
Calories
351kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
31g
(62%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Cholesterol
59mg
(20%)
Sodium
1026mg
(43%)
Potassium
157mg
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
650IU
(13%)
Calcium
768mg
(77%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 351
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 351kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 59mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 1026mg | 43% |
| Potassium | 157mg | 3% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 650IU | 13% |
| Calcium | 768mg | 77% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.