Fast with five: lazy lasagna toss

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
12 ounces Pasta shells or fusilli, cooked
1 pounds Hot italian sausages
3 cups Spaghetti sauce, chunky vegetable style
1 cup Ricotta cheese
¼ cup Parmesan cheese, fresh grate

Directions

Remove sausages from casings. In large skillet, heat 1 ts vegetable oil over medium-high heat; cook sausage, stirring and breaking up with fork, for 5-6 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Drain off fat. Stir in spaghetti sauce; cook for 3-4 minutes or until bubbling.

Meanwhile, in small microwaveable bowl or saucepan, mix ricotta with Parmesan; microwave at High for 45 seconds, or cook over medium heat for 3 minutes, or just until Parmesan begins to melt.

Toss spaghetti sauce with hot pasta; divide among bowls. Spoon ricotta mixture evenly over top. A sprinkle of chopped parsley to garnish.

Serve with a crisp Caesar salad.

Variation: use different varieties of spaghetti sauce; a mushroom sauce or one with plenty of herbs would work also Makes 4 servings for $8.05CDN [Nov 94] Per Serving: about 875 calories, 40 g protein, 36 g fat, 96 g carbohydrate, very high source fibre, excellent source calcium, good source iron.

Fast with Five is a collection of recipes that require a maximum of five ingredients to make.

Source: Canadian Living magazine - Nov 94 Test Kitchen recipe [-=PAM=-]

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