Barilla Classic Italian Sausage Lasagna

Please your palate and your dinner guests with this classic lasagna recipe that you'll keep in your recipe box for years to come.

Ingredients

1 box Barilla® Wavy Lasagne

2 jars of Barilla® Marinara Sauce

4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 medium onion diced

1 pound Italian sausage½ cup white wine (optional)

1 15-ounce container fresh Ricotta cheese

1 cup mozzarella cheese, diced

½ cup Parmigiano-Reggiano (reserve 1 tablespoon for top)

Salt and black pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 375° F.
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, set aside.
In a large skillet sauté onions in olive oil until translucent, about 5 minutes, then add crumbled sausage, salt, pepper and brown well until cooked through (Optional: deglaze sausage with wine and reduce). Add 3 ½ cups Marinara sauce to the sausage mixture, bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
Spray a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Pour 1 cup Marinara sauce on the bottom. Layer 5 sheets of lasagna, top with 1 cup of sausage mixture, ½ cup ricotta and 2 tablespoons of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. Repeat for 2 more layers.
On the top layer pour the remaining sauce and Parmigiano cheese. Add mozzarella. Cover in foil and bake for 25 minutes.
Uncover and bake for another 5 minutes. Let rest 15 minutes before serving.