Beautiful Evenings Lasagna

- Antipasto Night
- Lasagna with Friends
- Opera Night
- Sicilian Picnic
- Tuscan Candlelight
- Wine Tasting

At twilight, when the colors of the sky change and time seems to slow throughout villages in the Italian countryside, friends and family gather.

At Bella Sera Living, we often find ourselves in the kitchen, preparing a casual dinner together and sharing a glass of wine. The mood is relaxed and the food is wonderfully simple. So why not invoke the essence of the Italian countryside in your own home? Simply invite a few close friends over for lasagna-but instead of preparing the meal beforehand, invite them into the kitchen to help. Here's how:

Invite your friends and family with our Bella Sera invitation.

You can easily create your own invitation using any one of our lovely beautiful evening backgrounds. Click here to begin.

There are hundreds of fantastico lasagna recipes.

Whether you choose a classic sausage lasagna with red sauce, or a creamy chicken and alfredo lasagna, your guests will delight in helping with each layer of tantalizing ingredients. Our suggestion: consider your guests' taste preferences when choosing a recipe. Will they prefer their lasagna spicy or mild?

Here are our suggestions for enhancing your beautiful evening:

	A tall pepper mill.
	Colorful fabric napkins.
	Casually mismatched glassware.
	Bella Sera Cabernet Sauvignon.

Sausage Lasagna
Serves 6
	1/2 lb. Chicken sausage, casings removed 1 26-oz Jar, marinara sauce 1/2 Cup Fresh parsley, chopped 9 Lasagna noodles, cooked and drained 1C Cottage cheese 1 lb. Mozzarella cheese, coarsely grated 1/2 Cup Grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Sauté sausage in large skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, then transfer the meat to a large mixing bowl.

Add marinara sauce and parsley to the same bowl and combine well.

Spread a thin layer of the sauce mixture in the bottom of a 13x9-inch baking dish.

Lay a third of the noodles, slightly overlapping if necessary, on top of the sauce.

In a bowl, mix cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese.

Spoon a third of the cottage cheese mixture over the noodles.

Sprinkle with a third of the mozzarella cheese.

Top with another layer of sauce.

Repeat layering with noodles, cheese mixture and sauce, ending with sauce and leaving enough mozzarella to sprinkle on top of the lasagna.

Sprinkle top with mozzarella.

Cover tightly with heavy-duty foil. Place on baking sheet.

Bake for 50 minutes or until heated through.

Uncover; let stand 10 minutes and serve.



	Invite your friends and family with our Bella Sera invitation. You can easily create your own invitation from any one of our lovely Italian countryside backgrounds.