Beef / Pork

Beef and Sausage Lasagne is for Dinner.

Beef and Sausage Lasagne takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Beef and Sausage Lasagne takes 90 minutes to cook.

Beef and Sausage Lasagne makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Beef and Sausage Lasagne are:

-Nonfat cooking spray
-9 sheets of no boil lasagne noodles
-3 cups 6 cheese italian blend shredded cheese

Meat layer
-1/2 lb lean ground beef
-1 lb sweet italian sausage (bulk)

Red Sauce
-3 Slices bacon, chopped
-1/2 onion finely, chopped
-4 cloves of garlic minced
-1/2 lb. of lean ground beef
-1/4 cup read wine
-1 jar prepared marinara sauce
-1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Cheese layer
-30oz. part skim milk or nonfat ricotta cheese
-2 large eggs
-2 tbsp parsley flakes
-1 tsp basil
-1 tsp oregano
-1/2 cup parmesan cheese

White sauce layer
-4 cups of 1% milk
-3 tbsp butter
-1/3 cup flour
-1/8 tsp nutmeg
-1/2 tsp garlic powder
-salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Beef and Sausage Lasagne:

-Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.Prepare Meat Layer-cook 1/2 lb of ground beef and italian sausage in a 12in. skillet till no pink remains. Remove from pan onto a paper towel lined plate to absorbe excess grease. Set aside. Drain any grease drom pan but leave drippings.Prepare Red Sauce layer-To the pan with the drippings add the bacon and cook till just crispy about 5 minutes. Add onions season with salt and pepper and cook till onions are tender. Add garlic and cook about 1 more minute. Add remaining uncooked ground beef (1/2 lb) and continue cooking untill no pink remains.-Once ground beef is cooked through add wine and stir to remove all stuck on drippings from pan. Add jar of marinara sauce and cinnaman. Cook until heated through, than remove from heat and set aside.Prepare Cheese Layer-In a large mixing bowl stir together ricotta cheese, eggs, parmesan cheese, and all seasonings. Mix till well blended, than set aside.Prepare White Sauce Layer-warm milk in microwave for 2-3 minutes (should be warm but not hot). Melt butter in sauce pan over med heat. Whisk in flour. Continue to cook butter and flour whisking constantly for 2 minutes. Slowly whisk in warm milk till all milk is added. Continue cooking and whisking mixture until thickened about 10 minutes. Add Nutmeg, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Once thickened set aside.Assemble-Coat baking bish with cooking spray.-Spoon 1 cup of red sauce into bottom of 13x9 in baking dish.-Place 3 lasagne noodles side by side covering bottom of pan(it is ok if there is room between the noodles)-Spoon 1/2 cup of ricotta mixture onto each noodle, than spread to cover. -Sprinkle 1/3 of meat arrange to cover.-Spoon 1/3 of remaining red sauce and spread to cover.-spoon 1/3 of white sauce spread to cover.-Sprinkle 1 cup of shredder cheese to cover.-Repeat steps until lasagne is fully assembled.Bake-Spray one side of aluminum foil with cooking spray and cover baking dish tightly.-Place in oven for 50 minutes.-Remove foil and bake and additional 10 minutes until bubbly.-Remove from oven and let rest for 15 to 20 minutes before serving.Makes 12 servings.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SQUEEGER.

The nutritional information for Beef and Sausage Lasagne is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 598.0

• Total Fat: 35.9 g
• Cholesterol: 121.5 mg
• Sodium: 1,466.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 32.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
• Protein: 34.4 g

Beef and Sausage Lasagne is Italian cuisine.