Cheesy Meat Lasagna

Ingredients:

1 ½ pounds hot Italian chicken sausage
2 (14.5 ounce) cans Hunt’s Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes with Garlic
1 (8 ounce) can Hunt’s Tomato Sauce
2 tablespoons Hunt’s Tomato Paste
1 egg
1 (16 ounce) container part skim ricotta cheese
½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¾ cup KRAFT Grated Three Cheese Parmesan Cheese, divided
10 oven ready lasagna noodles
1 ½ (8 ounce) packages KRAFT 5 Cheese Italian Blend Shredded Cheese, divided

Method:

1. Preheat oven to oven to 425°F. In a large skillet over medium high-heat brown sausage. 
2. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato paste; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. 
3. Meanwhile combine ricotta cheese, ½ cup Parmesan cheese, 4 ounces shredded cheese and egg. Mix until well blended. 
4. Spread 1/2 cup meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Top with a layers of 3 noodles, half the ricotta cheese mixture, and 1/3 of the sauce. Repeat layers. 
5. Top with remaining noodles then cover with sauce and sprinkle ¼ cup Parmesan cheese. 
6. Spread remaining 8 ounces of shredded cheese over top; cover. 
7. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil. Bake, uncovered, 5 minutes until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.