Baked Italian Pasta Recipes

Deep Dish Lasagna

Recipe Summary Deep Dish Lasagna

Classic lasagna recipe that tastes delicious!

Ingredients | Baked Italian Pasta Recipes

12 uncooked lasagna noodles

1 pound sweet Italian sausage

⅔ cup chopped onions

½ tablespoon minced garlic

⅔ cup chopped fresh parsley, divided

3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste

1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce

2 cups water

1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning

1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano

1 ½ teaspoons dried basil leaves

1 pound part-skim ricotta cheese

1 (10 ounce) package chopped spinach, thawed and squeeze dried

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

3 eggs

2 teaspoons garlic salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna noodles and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

In skillet over medium heat, brown the sausage with the onions, garlic and 1/2 the parsley; drain excess fat. Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, Italian seasoning, oregano, and basil; mix well. Simmer, covered, for 5 minutes; stirring occasionally.

In a bowl, combine remaining parsley and ricotta, spinach, Parmesan, eggs, garlic salt, and pepper; mix well.

Spread 2 cups sauce in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Begin layering with 4 noodles, 1/2 cheese mix, 1/3 remaining sauce, and 1 cup mozzarella. Repeat this layer again; the last layer will be noodles, sauce and mozzarella cheese. Cover pan with aluminum foil.

Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove the foil; bake, uncovered, an additional 10 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and starting to brown. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

Info | Baked Italian Pasta Recipes

prep: 40 mins cook: 1 hr additional: 10 mins total: 1 hr 50 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 12 servings

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