Italian sausage is cooked in a skillet with tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, garlic, salt and pepper. Then in a small bowl ricotta cheese, an egg and parsley are mixed together. Crescent roll dough is pressed into the bottom of a baking dish. Next the layers are made with mozzarella cheese, sauce and ricotta mixture, repeating once. Then another tube crescent dough is placed on top and brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. The dish is baked until the dough is golden brown.
Course
Entree
Prep Time15minutes
Cook Time25minutes
Servings8people
Ingredients
1lbItalian sausage
8oztomato sauce
1tbspItalian seasoning
1tbspminced garlic
1 ½cupsricotta cheese
1large egg
2tspparsley
½cupgrated Parmesan cheesedivided
12slicesmozzarella cheese
2cans(8 oz) crescent roll sheets
1tbspolive oil
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Brown Italian sausage in a large skillet, then drain any excess grease. Add the tomato sauce, Italian seasoning and minced garlic to the pan. Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Simmer for 10 minutes and remove from the heat.
In a small bowl, combine ricotta cheese, egg and dried parsley. Set aside.
To assemble, press one can of crescent roll dough into the bottom and up the sides of the baking dish.
Layer with 6 slices of mozzarella cheese, followed by half of the meat mixture and half of the Parmesan cheese. Spread the ricotta cheese mixture over the meat filling. Top with the remaining meat sauce. Add another layer of mozzarella cheese slices. Then add the second can of crescent roll dough and press edges to seal.
Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, roll should be a deep golden brown. Remove from oven and let it cool for a few minutes and slice.