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Sausage Vegetable White Sauce Lasagna
Sausage Vegetable White Sauce Lasagna is a rich, decadent and delicious dinner that is ideal for meal prep as it freezes beautifully and is always a family favorite. Who can resist a rich creamy cheese sauce with flavorful vegetables and spicy sausage.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds Italian sausage, casings removed and discarded
- 4 cloves large garlic, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 cup roasted red peppers, drained and chopped
- ½ cup white wine, or chicken broth
- 10 ounces chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 15 ounces ricotta cheese
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 34 ounces Alfredo sauce, Jars or homemade
- 12 lasagna noodles, uncooked
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large skillet, brown sausage over medium heat.
- Remove sausage from skillet and drain all but 1 tablespoon of drippings.
- Add onion and garlic and saute until tender, about 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in sausage, red peppers and wine.
- Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced by half - about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix together spinach, ricotta and next 3 ingredients.
- Spread 1 cup Alfredo sauce in a greased 13x9x2 baking dish.
- Layer four lasagne noodles on top of the sauce.
- Spread half of the spinach mixture on top of the noodles and then layer half of the sausauge mixture on top.
- Top with 1 cup of mozzarella.
- Repeat layers - sauce, noodles, spinach mixture, sausage mixture, noodles.
- Top with remaining mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.
- At this point it can be refrigerated overnight. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before baking.
- Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour, uncovering during last 15 minutes of baking. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
Christina's Notes
- Add different Vegetables: Use what you like, mushrooms, artichokes, broccoli or carrots are all wonderful in vegetable lasagna.
- Meat: Use a sweet sausage, hot sausage or even try a turkey or chicken sausage in this white lasagna recipe.
- Cheese: Mascarpone cheese, cottage cheese or asiago are all great alternatives.
- Low Calorie: Lower the calories and fat by using fat free versions of the ingredients.