MM's Cheese Ravioli Lasagna with Spinach and Sausage

This is FUN and easy to make cuz you make layers with the raviolis instead of hassling with lasagna noodles:

1 bag of cheese raviolis
Sweet white onion, small dice
2 t. minced garlic
1 T. butter
1/2 package baby spinach, stems removed
Small curd cottage cheese
Garlic chives
1 jar pasta sauce (your choice - tomato based or Alfredo)
1 can tiny diced tomatoes
Fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped
Johnny's Garlic Spread Seasoning
Hot and Spicy fresh oregano
Italian sausage (again, your choice, hot, mild, pork, chicken, turkey)
3 eggs
Freshly ground pepper
Cooking spray
Parmesan/Romano shredded cheese

Spray large oblong baking pan with cooking spray (I like coconut oil). Make the sauce: In a deep pot, saute onions and garlic in butter. Cut casings off sausage, crumble, and add to pot. Cook til no longer pink. Drain grease. Add pasta sauce, tomatoes, 1 T. parsley, Johnny's, and oregano. Bring to boil, lower heat and simmer at least 30 mins. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix together cottage cheese, eggs, pepper, and a palmful of chopped parsley. Arrange uncooked raviolis in a single layer in bottom of baking pan. Top with a layer of spinach. Layer of sauce. Repeat layers, and cover the top with cheese. Cover with foil. Preheat oven to 375. Bake to 30-40 mins. Remove foil, and bake for another 5-10 mins. Let stand for at least 10 mins. before cutting.

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Love,

MM