Italian Sausage Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    12 lasagna noodles, uncooked
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 (16 ounce) package italian ground sausage
    1 medium onion
    2 garlic cloves, chopped
    1 (24 ounce) jar marinara sauce
    4 cups cottage cheese or 4 cups ricotta cheese
    1 large egg
    2 1/2 cups shredded Italian cheese blend
    2 cups chopped spinach (frozen or fresh)
    1 teaspoon dried oregano
Preparation
    Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente. Drain, lightly oil and set aside.
    In a medium sauce pan cook the sausage until no longer pink. Add onion and garlic and continue cooking for another 4 minutes.
    Add marinara sauce to the sausage mixture and set aside.
    In a medium bowl, blend cottage or ricotta cheese, egg, 1/4 cup of the cheese blend and the chopped spinach; set aside.
    Coat a 9x13\" baking dish with olive oil and spread 1 cup of the sauce mixture on the bottom.
    Top with 3 lasagna noodles. Spread 1/4 of the cottage or ricotta cheese mixture on the noodles and layer on 1 cup of the sauce mixture. Sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese blend. Repeat this process three more times starting with the noodles and finish with the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese blend. Sprinkle with oregano on top.
    Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes until hot and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

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