Perfect for when you don’t want a full pan of lasagna (but still want leftovers for lunch the next day), this small version packs a big flavor punch with Italian sausage, fire-roasted tomatoes and three kinds of cheese.
Italian Sausage Lasagna (Cooking for 2)
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)
- 1 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese (from 15-oz container)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 lb bulk mild Italian sausage
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 cups Muir Glen™ organic tomato basil pasta sauce (from 26-oz jar)
- 4 no-boil lasagna noodles (from 8-oz package)
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil leaves, if desired
Instructions
-
Step1Heat oven to 425°F. Spray 8x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix mozzarella and ricotta cheeses; set aside.
-
Step2In 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook sausage, onion and pepper flakes in butter 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until sausage is cooked through and onion softens; drain. Return to skillet; stir in sauce.
-
Step3Spread rounded 1/2 cup sauce mixture in bottom of loaf pan. Top with 1 lasagna noodle. Top with rounded 1/2 cup ricotta mixture. Pour rounded 1/2 cup sauce mixture over ricotta mixture. Top with 1 lasagna noodle. Top with rounded 1/2 cup ricotta mixture, followed by rounded 1/2 cup sauce mixture. Top with 1 lasagna noodle, followed by remaining ricotta mixture. Top with 1 lasagna noodle, then with remaining sauce mixture. Top with Parmesan cheese.
-
Step4Cover with foil; bake 20 minutes. Remove cover; bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until pasta is tender and mixture is bubbling at edges. Let stand 10 minutes. Top with basil.
Nutrition
550
Calories
33g
Total Fat
29g
Protein
32g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 550
- Calories from Fat
- 300
- Total Fat
- 33g
- 51%
- Saturated Fat
- 17g
- 86%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 95mg
- 31%
- Sodium
- 1080mg
- 45%
- Potassium
- 300mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 32g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 29g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 30%
- 30%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 50%
- 50%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
2Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
{{tipItemHeadingFormat.replace('{0}',props.index + 1)}}
© 2025 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved