Ingredients

  • 1 pound lasagne
  • Oil
  • 1 recipe tomato sauce with meat
  • 2 cups rich Bechamel Sauce flavored with nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 pounds Italian sausages, sweet or hot, according to taste
  • 1 pound ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup or more freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Method

  • Cook the lasagne in salted water to which you have added 2 tablespoons oil, or according to package directions.
  • Drain well, stir in a little oil, and keep them warm over hot water.
  • Prepare the tomato meat sauce and the bechamel with nutmeg.
  • Blanch the sausages in boiling water 3 minutes.
  • Drain and broil till cooked throughabout 8 minutes.
  • Peel and discard the skins.
  • Spread a layer of the tomato sauce in the bottom of a large baking dish or pan, preferably one with sharp corners, about 9 x 12 x 3 inches.
  • Then add layers of lasagne, sausage, ricotta cheese, and bechamel.
  • Begin with another layer of lasagne and repeat until the ingredients are used up, reserving some bechamel for the top of the dish.
  • Sprinkle heavily with grated Parmesan cheese and bake in a 350-degree oven 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to sit in a warm spot 10 minutes before serving.
  • Cut in squares and serve with additional grated Parmesan cheese.