ricotta-less sweet sausage lasagna

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beulah, MI
Updated on Dec 29, 2025

There is so much cheese in this lasagna that you don't miss the ricotta.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 2 Hr 30 Min
method Bake
yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • SAUCE
  • 2 medium onion, rough chop
  • 2 medium carrots, rough chop
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 8 sweet Italian sausage, casing removed
  • salt
  • 6 ounces tomato paste
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 2 cans crushed tomatoes (28 oz each)
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • LASAGNA
  • 16 sheets dry lasagna noodles
  • salt
  • 2 pounds sliced mozzarella cheese
  • 4 cups grated Parmesan cheese
  • 20 sprigs basil leaves removed and chopped

How To Make ricotta-less sweet sausage lasagna

  • Step 1
    Place the onions, carrots, and garlic in a food processor and process to a paste.
  • Step 2
    Add some olive oil to a Dutch oven and brown the paste for about 20 minutes. Season with salt.
  • Step 3
    Add the sausages in and break them up, adding more salt, and cook until no longer pink.
  • Step 4
    Add the white wine and bring to a boil. Let most of the wine evaporate.
  • Step 5
    Add the tomatoes, red pepper flakes, sugar, and tomato paste. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer, and simmer for about 1 hour. Taste and adjust for salt.
  • Step 6
    Place the lasagna noodles in a large pot of water heavily salted and brought to a boil. Cook about 10 minutes. Drain.
  • Step 7
    When the sauce is done. Start layering. You will need a large 9 by 15 deep baking pan. Place a little sauce in the bottom of the pan. Add 4 lasagna noodles, top with 1/4 of the mozzarella slices, 1 cup of grated Parmesan cheese, then some sauce.
  • Step 8
    Repeat the layering 3 more times.
  • Step 9
    Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Cover the lasagna with foil. Bake 30 minutes, then remove the foil and bake another 10 minutes.
  • Step 10
    Let it sit for 30 minutes before cutting to serve.

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Culture: Italian
Ingredient: Pork
Method: Bake
Category: Casseroles

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