Sautée onions and garlic in olive oil until soft, add beef and cook through.
Add beef and onion to tomato sauce and set aside.
Blend ricotta, Renée’s Gourmet Caesar Dressing.
Layer sauce on bottom of 9” x 13” oven proof pan.
Place noodles on sauce then cover with cheese mix, 1 ½ tsp of basil, slices of sausage and more sauce.
Repeat for one more layer topping off with noodle, sauce and mozzarella.
Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes, remove foil and brown cheese under broiler.
Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
Tasty Substitutions: Add ½ cup of mascarpone to ricotta to give this dish a gourmet kick. Easy to make a vegetarian version with mushrooms, spinach and peppers.
