Smoked Lasagna Recipe With Sausage
Smoked sausage and smoked marinara sauce combined for a creative smoked lasagna recipe.
Servings: 12 servings
Cost: $22.00
Ingredients
For the smoked sausage:
- 1 lb ground bulk hot Italian sausage
For the Lasagna:
- 4 cups smoked marinara sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 12 no-boil or oven ready lasagna noodles
- 1 16-ounce container whole-milk ricotta cheese
- 1 large egg
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¾ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 pound mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 2 cups packed tight)
Instructions
For the Sausage:
- Preheat smoker to 225 degrees, using oak wood.
- Place sausage spread out on a large foil-lined cookie sheet in small clumps.
- Smoke for 60 minutes and remove. Look for a darker color on the exterior while still moist. It will continue cooking in the lasagna.
For the Lasagna:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, add 1-tablespoon olive oil and the smoked sausage. Add 4 cups of the smoked tomato marinara sauce and 2 tablespoons of tomato paste. Mix together and let cook 5 minutes to combine.
- In a medium bowl combine the ricotta, egg, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- Spread ½ cup of the tomato sauce evenly on the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Layer with 3 lasagna noodles. Spread 1/3 of the ricotta mixture over the noodles. Add 1/3 of the mozzarella, ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, and 1 cup of the smoked tomato sauce.
- Repeat with noodles, ricotta mix, cheeses, and sauce 2 more times. Cover with 3 noodles. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and sauce. Cover with foil.
- Bake lasagna, covered with foil, for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake about 15 more minutes, until heated through and liquid is bubbly. Let stand for about 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
You can use traditional boiled lasagna noodles too. Works great with either style. Just follow the directions to cook traditional noodles.
No boil are just super easy! One less step.
You can add veggies to this too. It works well with sautéed mushrooms or spinach. Just add the veggies to the layers.
Nutrition
Calories: 403kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 1066mg | Potassium: 498mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 726IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 287mg | Iron: 2mg
