I thought I'd give our green news guide readers a treat and share my savory and hearty lasagna recipe with you. i usually substitute and try different meats but the base recipe is always the same. You can also sub the meatless meat for whatever protein your tastebuds desires. this dish will be sure to please all the carnivores and meat loving people in your life! Believe me ; )
Italian Sausage Lasagna (ORGANIC, GLUTEN FREE, MEATLESS) recipe:
Gardein sliced Italian sausage (1 pack)
Morningstar farms Italian sausage (1/2 pack)
Whole Foods Market gluten free yellow lentil lasagna noodles (1 package)
365 organic four cheese pasta sauce
Package of Italian shredded cheese blend
Avocado oil non stick spray
1 lasagna pan or casserole dish
(2) 8" or 10" skillet pans
2 oz maitake mushrooms
****If desiring to keep the lasagna gluten free, substitute meatless Italian sausage for porcini, shitake or maitake mushrooms ****
1st layer: Sauce, noodles, ricotta cheese mixture, vegetable, shredded cheese
2nd layer: Sauce, noodles, ricotta cheese mixture, meat, shredded cheese
Begin spraying your casserole dish or pan with avocado non stick spray
add meatless sausage to sprayed pan and season with Italian seasoning or herbs. Cook for 2-3 minutes (if using mushrooms, cook mushrooms in this step).
In a separate skillet, you'll cook the spinach for 4-5 minutes. Season to taste
While the sausage and spinach is cooking use spatula to spread four cheese sauce over the bottom of the lasagna pan
In a bowl, pour in ricotta & parmesan cheese and season with italian seasoning & garlic. Taste to ensure it is to your liking.
Add in egg to ricotta cheese mixture and continue mixing. set aside
Place 3-4 noodles onto the sprayed, sauced pan and spread a large spoonful of sauce over noodles.
Layer on ricotta cheese mixture over the first layer of noodles that you added sauce to.
Next add spinach over ricotta cheese
Add Italian shredded cheese over spinach
First layer is complete. Now place 3-4 noodles on top of first layer.
Spread sauce over noodles
Begin layering ricotta cheese mixture over lasagna noodles (in three vertical lines)
Next place Italian sausage over the lines of ricotta cheese
Sprinkle chopped spring onions over sausage
Second layer complete. Place another layer of 3-4 noodles over the completed second layer.
Repeat step 12
Sprinkle the top of lasagna with shredded cheese blend
Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 55-60 minutes
Slice and enjoy
See pictures below for an idea of how the layering process should go!
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