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Summer Squash & Sausage Lasagna

Summer Squash & Sausage Lasagna

A flavorful twist on the classic lasagna loaded with summer squash, mozzarella cheese and Italian sausage.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb Italian Sausage Links
  • 3 cups Summer Squash seeds removed and sliced thin
  • 4 cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded
  • 1 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • ½ Red Onion thin sliced
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper
  • 1 tsp Dried Oregano
  • 1 qt Tomato Pasta Sauce see recipe below
  • 1 pkg Oven-Ready Lasagna Sheets
  • Fresh Basil Leaves optional, for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400degF.
  • Over medium-high heat, cook sausages in a pan until no longer pink in the center. Remove from heat and let sit for around 5 minutes. The slice in half lengthwise.
  • In a bowl, add sliced onion and summer squash. Sprinkle with olive oil, salt, pepper and oregano. Toss to coat.
  • In a deep 13x9 baking dish, add a small amount of sauce to cover the bottom. Then add a layer of lasagna sheets. Top with half of squash mixture then one cup of mozzarella cheese and ⅓ cup of parmesan cheese. Next add half of split sausages and pour ⅓ of tomato sauce.
  • Repeat entire set of layers. Then top with another layer of lasagna sheets, remaining sauce and remaining cheese. Top with fresh basil, if desired. Cover with foil and bake in oven for 45 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and remove foil. Return to oven to bake another 15 minutes.
  • Let rest at least 10 minutes (20 minutes are better) before cutting and serving.
Keyword cherry tomato sauce, grated parmesan, Italian Sausage, lasagna, mozzarella, mozzarella cheese, summer squash
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