Italian Sausage Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    12 lasagna noodles, uncooked
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 (16 ounce) package Johnsonville® Italian Ground Sausage
    1 medium onion
    2 garlic cloves, chopped
    1 (24 ounce) jar marinara sauce
    4 cups ricotta cheese
    1 large egg
    1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
    2 cups fresh spinach, lightly packed and chopped
    2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
    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, saute the sausage, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink. Add onion and garlic and continue sauteing for another 4 minutes until the sausage is cooked through.
    Add marinara sauce to the sausage mixture and set aside. In a medium bowl, blend ricotta cheese, egg, 1/4 cup of the parmesan cheese 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 ricotta cheese mixture on the noodles and layer on 1 cup of the sauce mixture. Sprinkle 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese over this. Repeat this process three more times starting with the noodles and finish with the remaining 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese. Sprinkle with oregano.
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and bake for 45 minutes until hot and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

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