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HOT SAUSAGE & SWEET POTATO LASAGNA

An updated twist on the classic with spicy sausage and sweet potatoes tucked in between lasagna noodles with layers of stringy mozzarella and ricotta cheese.
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Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 9 servings
Author: Olivia

Ingredients

Sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 12 ounces ground hot Italian sausage or links - remove the casings
  • 1 small yellow onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 can 28 ounce crushed tomatoes
  • 1 + ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning crushed with your fingers
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley

Lasagna:

  • 3 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes
  • 15 ounces ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
  • 1 pound mozzarella cheese shredded
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 16 ounces fresh lasagna noodles or no-bake

Instructions

  • Make the sauce: In a large saucepan or Dutch oven heat the oil over medium heat and add the sausage, onion and garlic. Break apart the sausage as it cooks and brown on all sides.
  • Add the tomatoes, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring often about 25 minutes. Skim the fat off as it rises to the top and discard.
  • Taste and season as needed. Remove from heat, mix in the parsley and set aside 1 cup of the sauce.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. and place a baking sheet on the bottom rack of the oven to catch any drips. Butter a 9x9-inch square baking or casserole pan with high sides.
  • Make the lasagna: In a medium bowl mix the sweet potatoes, ricotta, egg, parsley, ½ cup of the mozzarella and the Parmesan together with a couple dashes each of salt and pepper.
  • Cover the bottom of the pan with a thin layer of the sauce then cover with noodles, breaking them apart to fit if needed.
  • Spoon half the sweet potato mixture over the noodles and spread out evenly with the spoon. Top with another layer of lasagna noodles.
  • Layer ½ of the sauce over that topped with ⅓ of the mozzarella. Top with noodles.
  • Repeat the layers. Top with the remaining sweet potato mixture and evenly spread out.
  • Top with another layer of noodles, the remaining ½ of the sauce, ⅓ of the cheese and another layer of noodles.
  • Top with the sauce you set aside earlier and sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella.
  • Bake about 35 minutes then tent the top with foil and bake another 15 - 20 minutes.
  • Let the lasagna set 5 - 10 minutes before slicing. Cut into squares to serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1grams