sausage florentine bake

Name: sausage florentine bake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Ingredients: 1-1/2 lb bulk Italian sausage; 2 cans (28 oz each) crushed tomatoes; 1 bay leaf; 3 to 4 garlic cloves (chopped); 2 tsp sugar; 1 tsp dried basil; 1/2 tsp dried oregano; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp pepper; 4 eggs (beaten); 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (divided use); 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg; 2 packs (10 oz each) frozen chopped spinach (thawed and squeezed dry); 1 pack (12 oz) extra wide noodles (cooked and drained); 4 green onions (sliced); 4 cups (16 oz) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

A lasagna-style baked wide-noodle casserole with Italian sausage, spinach, and mozzarella.

2h 10m

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Ingredients

bulk Italian sausage 1-1/2 lb

crushed tomatoes 2 cans (28 oz each)

bay leaf 1

garlic cloves (chopped) 3 to 4

sugar 2 tsp

dried basil 1 tsp

dried oregano 1/2 tsp

salt 1/2 tsp

pepper 1/4 tsp

eggs (beaten) 4

grated Parmesan cheese (divided use) 1/2 cup

ground nutmeg 1/8 tsp

frozen chopped spinach (thawed and squeezed dry) 2 packs (10 oz each)

extra wide noodles (cooked and drained) 1 pack (12 oz)

green onions (sliced) 4

shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 4 cups (16 oz)

Instructions

Make the meat sauce

Cook the sausage in a Dutch oven until no longer pink; drain. Add tomatoes, bay leaf, garlic, sugar, basil, oregano, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, simmer uncovered for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Prepare the noodle mixture

Meanwhile, in a bowl mix eggs, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and nutmeg; stir until well combined. Stir in spinach, noodles and green onions.

Layer in baking dishes

Discard the bay leaf from the sausage mixture. In two greased 9-inch square baking dishes, spread one quarter of the noodles and one quarter of the sausage mixture in each dish. Top each with 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat the layers. Finish by sprinkling with the remaining Parmesan cheese.