Lasagna
Serves: 8-10
1 pound lasagna pasta noodles
1 1/4 Tablespoon salt dissolved in 6 quarts water
Tomato sauce (recipe follows)
1 pound ricotta
1 pound mozzarella, grated
1/4 pound Parmesan, grated
2 Tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
1 pound Italian sausage
Olive oil
Boil lasagna noodles in salted water until cooked al
dente. Rinse in cold water. Mix cheeses with parsley and chill. Remove sausage
from casings and brown in olive oil and drain off grease. Spread some tomato sauce
over the bottom of a 2 to 3 inch-deep baking dish. Arrange noodles over the
sauce to cover bottom. Spoon cheese mixture over the top of the noodles. Spread
sauce over cheese and top with another layer of noodles. Spread sausage over
noodles. Top with sauce and another layer of noodles. Repeat these steps ending
with a layer of sauce. Sprinkle Parmesan over top. Bake at 375 degrees for 45
minutes to 1 hour. Cool 15 minutes before cutting.