Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 4 cups spinach (chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil (divided)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 15-ounce container ricotta
  • 4 ounces Philadelphia cream cheese (divided)
  • 1 egg
  • 4 tablespoons fresh basil (divided)
  • 4 cups full fat mozzarella (divided)
  • ½ pound Italian sausage
  • 1 ½ cups marinara sauce
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 12 egg thins with cauliflower
  • ⅔ cup parmesan (grated)

Instruction

  • Cook down spinach in 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 2 cloves garlic until liquid evaporates.
  • Stir spinach into ricotta, 2 ounces of cream cheese, egg, 2 tablespoons basil, and 2 cups of mozzarella.
  • Brown sausage in 1 tablespoon of oil. Add marinara, water, remaining cream cheese, and heavy cream. Boil, whisking until smooth and thickened. Stir in remaining basil.
  • Spread thin layer of meat sauce in bottom of 9x9 baking dish. Arrange 6 egg thins over meat sauce.
  • Top egg thins with half of spinach and ricotta mixture. Top with ⅓ of the remaining mozzarella.
  • Spoon thin layer of meat sauce over mozzarella. Sprinkle ⅓ parmesan on top.
  • Repeat layers. Top with remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
  • Cover with foil. Bake at 425° Fahrenheit for 20 minutes. Remove foil. Bake another 10 minutes until bubbly.
  • Remove from oven. Let stand at least 15 minutes. Cut into 12 equal squares and serve.