Italian Lasagna

Ingredients

• 9 thicks slices bacon , diced
• 1 medium onion , chopped
• 2 cans tomato sauce , 28 ounce
• 1.5 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 pounds Italian sausage links

Instructions

1. 1

   Make the sauce: Brown bacon and onion in a large pan over medium heat until bacon is crisp and onion is translucent, 7 to 9 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, fennel seed, and oregano. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until thick, 4 to 6 hours.

2. 2

   Cook the sausage: When the sauce is almost ready, brown sausage links in a large skillet. Drain on paper towels and cut into 1-inch pieces.

3. 3

   Make the lasagna: Mix ricotta cheese, milk, eggs, parsley, and oregano together in a medium bowl.

4. 4

   Spread 1 cup sauce over the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan. Layer with 1/3 of the lasagna noodles, 1/2 of the ricotta mixture, 1/2 of the sausage pieces, 2 cups mozzarella, 4 slices provolone, and 1/3 of the sauce. Repeat layers once more, then top with remaining noodles. Spread remaining sauce over noodles and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.