Made-Over Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb Italian sausage (ground)
    15 ounces ricotta cheese
    1/4 cup parmesan cheese
    4 cups mozzarella cheese (shredded)
    2 eggs (beaten)
    3 teaspoons garlic powder
    1 teaspoon oregano
    1 (16 ounce) box elbow macaroni
    1 1/2 cups fresh mushrooms (sliced)
    2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce (I use Ragu meat)
Preparation
    In small bowl whisk together your beaten egg, ricotta, 2 cups mozzarella, parmesan cheese and 2 tsp garlic powder.
    Meanwhile cook macaroni according to package for 8-11mins.
    Brown sausage and drain; add 1 jar spaghetti sauce.
    In 13x9-inch baking dish layer noodles, ricotta mixture, meat sauce, mushrooms.
    Repeat layers.
    Heat other jar of sauce adding oregano, and 1tsp garlic powder, and pour over top of dish -- careful not to overfill, but fully saturate.
    Cover with foil and cook 40 minutes. Remove foil and top with 1.5-2 cups mozzarella and continue to cook for 5-7 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbling.
    **Serve with garlic bread and watch it disappear!**.
    Also a gr8 dish to make ahead -- freezes great!

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