Lasagna-Manicotti

So I thought my lasagna was good, then I made this. Call it lasagna on steroids. Lasagna turned manicotti.

Ingredients:

1 lb sweet Italian sausage

1 box of lasagna noodles

2 26oz jars of spaghetti sauce (any flavor)

2 15oz containers of ricotta cheese

1-2 cups grated Parmesan cheese

2 eggs slightly beaten

mozzarella to sprinkle on top

(Optional)

handful of fresh chopped basil or

1-2 boxes frozen spinach thawed/drained

Preheat oven to 375. Cook lasagna noodles per box directions. Remove sausage from casing and brown in medium sized saucepan. Add 2 jars of spaghetti sauce. Simmer until heated through. Add a few large spoonfuls of sauce to cover the bottom of your baking dish. In separate bowl combine cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg and (basil, parsley or spinach if using). Spread 1/4 cup of ricotta filling on each lasagna noodle, carefully roll up and place seam side down over meat sauce top with remaining meat sauce and sprinkle with cheese. Bake covered for 30-35 minutes.

Note: This recipe will probably fill an 8x10 and an 8x8 baking dish (8-10 servings). To view the scaled down recipe (serves 2-4) from which this recipe was inspired click here. Enjoy!