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Homemade Italian Lasagna, made with homemade sauce, and filled with ricotta cheese, Italian sausage, and lots of cheese. Serve with crusty Italian bread. Ingredients:
9 thick slices bacon, diced |
1 onion, chopped |
1 teaspoon fennel seed |
1 teaspoon dried oregano |
1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning |
2 (28 ounce) cans tomato sauce |
2 pounds italian sausage |
1 (16 ounce) package lasagna noodles |
2 pints part-skim ricotta cheese |
2 eggs |
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley |
1 teaspoon dried oregano |
1/3 cup milk |
8 slices provolone cheese |
6 cups shredded mozzarella cheese |
Directions:
1. Brown bacon and onion in a large pan over medium heat. Stir in fennel seed, 1 teaspoon oregano, Italian seasoning, and tomato sauce. Cover, and simmer on low for 4 to 6 hours, or until thick.
2. Brown sausage links in a large skillet. Drain on paper towels. Cut into 1 inch pieces.
3. Mix together ricotta cheese, egg, milk, parsley, and 1 teaspoon oregano in a medium bowl.
4. Layer 1 cup of sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan. Layer with 1/3 uncooked lasagna noodles, 1/2 ricotta cheese mixture, 1/2 sausage pieces, 1/3 mozzarella, and 1/2 provolone cheese. Top with 1/3 sauce. Repeat layers. Top with remaining 1/3 noodles. Spread remaining sauce over the top, and sprinkle with remaining 1/3 mozzarella cheese.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 1/2 hours.
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