Italian Lasagna

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 9 thick slices bacon, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 2 (28 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 pounds italian sausage
• 1 (16 ounce) package lasagna noodles
• 2 pints part-skim ricotta cheese
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/3 cup milk
• 8 slices provolone cheese
• 6 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• brown bacon and onion in a large pan over medium heat. stir in fennel seed, 1 teaspoon oregano, italian seasoning, and tomato sauce. cover, and simmer on low for 4 to 6 hours, or until thick.
• brown sausage links in a large skillet. drain on paper towels. cut into 1 inch pieces.
• mix together ricotta cheese, egg, milk, parsley, and 1 teaspoon oregano in a medium bowl.
• layer 1 cup of sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan. layer with 1/3 uncooked lasagna noodles, 1/2 ricotta cheese mixture, 1/2 sausage pieces, 1/3 mozzarella, and 1/2 provolone cheese. top with 1/3 sauce. repeat layers. top with remaining 1/3 noodles. spread remaining sauce over the top, and sprinkle with remaining 1/3 mozzarella cheese.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 1 1/2 hours.