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Italian Sausage Lasagna (Cooking for 2)

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Nov 4, 2016
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Perfect for when you don’t want a full pan of lasagna (but still want leftovers for lunch the next day), this small version packs a big flavor punch with Italian sausage, fire-roasted tomatoes and three kinds of cheese.

Italian Sausage Lasagna (Cooking for 2)

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)
  • 1 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese (from 15-oz container)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 lb bulk mild Italian sausage
  • 1/2 cup diced red onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 1/2 cups Muir Glen™ organic tomato basil pasta sauce (from 26-oz jar)
  • 4 no-boil lasagna noodles (from 8-oz package)
  • 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil leaves, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 425°F. Spray 8x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix mozzarella and ricotta cheeses; set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    In 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook sausage, onion and pepper flakes in butter 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until sausage is cooked through and onion softens; drain. Return to skillet; stir in sauce.
  • Step 
    3
    Spread rounded 1/2 cup sauce mixture in bottom of loaf pan. Top with 1 lasagna noodle. Top with rounded 1/2 cup ricotta mixture. Pour rounded 1/2 cup sauce mixture over ricotta mixture. Top with 1 lasagna noodle. Top with rounded 1/2 cup ricotta mixture, followed by rounded 1/2 cup sauce mixture. Top with 1 lasagna noodle, followed by remaining ricotta mixture. Top with 1 lasagna noodle, then with remaining sauce mixture. Top with Parmesan cheese.
  • Step 
    4
    Cover with foil; bake 20 minutes. Remove cover; bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until pasta is tender and mixture is bubbling at edges. Let stand 10 minutes. Top with basil.

Nutrition

550 Calories
33g Total Fat
29g Protein
32g Total Carbohydrate
8g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
550
Calories from Fat
300
Total Fat
33g
51%
Saturated Fat
17g
86%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
95mg
31%
Sodium
1080mg
45%
Potassium
300mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
32g
11%
Dietary Fiber
3g
11%
Sugars
8g
Protein
29g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
30%
30%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
50%
50%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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