Balsamic Sausage Lasagna

This recipe serves 6-8.

Ingredients:

Filling:

• 5 mild Italian sausages, casings removed and crumbled
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 T Italian herbs
• 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
• 1 T fresh parsley or Italian parsley, chopped
• 1 or 2 zucchini, chopped fine
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped fine
• 1/2 c. cremini or white mushrooms, chopped fine
• 1/2 can tomato paste
• 1/2 can tomato sauce
• 1/4 c. balsamic vinegar (or more to taste)
• Salt and pepper

Cheese mixture:

• 8 oz. ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 T fresh parsley or Italian parsley, chopped
• 1 tsp. Italian herbs
• Salt and pepper

For assembly:

• 1/2 can tomato sauce
• 1 package no-cook lasagna noodles
• 1 jar pasta sauce
• 1/2 c. grated mozzarella
• 1/4 c. grated parmesan

Directions:

Filling:

• Cook sausages until light brown. Drain.
• Add onion, garlic, Italian herbs, crushed red pepper and parsley and saute until onion turns translucent.
• Add zucchini and red peppers, and cook to soften.
• Add mushrooms and cook, stirring, 1 minute more.
• Add tomato paste, tomato sauce and balsamic. Cook 15 minutes or until sauce is reduced.

Cheese:

• Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.

To assemble:

• "Grease" the bottom of a 9" x 13" pan with remaining tomato sauce.
• Layer in 1/3 package of noodles to cover bottom of pan.
• Add sausage mixture and spread over noodles evenly.
• Layer in 1/3 package of noodles to cover sausage mixture.
• Add cheese mixture and spread over noodles evenly.
• Add 1/2 jar of pasta sauce on cheese and spread evenly.
• Top with remaining 1/3 package of lasagna noodles.
• Cover noodles with remaining sauce, mozzarella and parmesan.
• Lasagna may be covered with foil and refrigerated overnight at this point, or can be baked immediately.
• Bake lasagna in a 350-degree oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until hot throughout.

Serve with parmesan cheese and bread.

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