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Updated November 28,  2018

Baked Italian Sausage Lasagne
From the kitchen at Almira

Ingredients:
2 lbs ground Italian sausage 
24oz tomato sauce 
2 garlic cloves 
1 teaspoon italian seasoning 
1 teaspoon salt 
3 eggs 
1 cup Italian bread crumbs
3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley 
3 cups small curd cottage cheese 
1 Tub Ricotta cheese 
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese 
12  lasagna noodles, cooked and drained 
1 lb shredded mozzarella cheese 

Prep Time: 1 1/4 hr
Total Time: 2 1/2 hrs
 

Instructions:
Brown sausage, drain, and add tomato sauce, garlic, italian seasoning and salt. 
Simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. 
In a bowl, combine eggs, bread crumbs, parsley, cottage cheese, ricotta and parmesan. 
Spread 1 cup of meat sauce in an ungreased 13 x 9 baking dish. 
Layer with 3 or 4 noodles, provolone cheese, 2 cups of cottage cheese mixture, 1 cup of mozzarella, 3 or 4 noodles, 2 cups of meat sauce, remaining cottage cheese mixture and 1 cup of mozzarella. 
Top with remaining noodles, meat sauce and mozzarella (dish will be full). 
Cover and bake at 375°F for 50 minutes. 
Uncover, bake 20 minutes longer and let stand 15 minutes before cutting.