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Celebrating the Season
Looking for a holiday brunch idea? Here's one of the most unusual ideas surely to dazzle your guests. Try a champagne toast with Wild Hibiscus Flower Syrup. This product can be found at Total Wine. The jar contains a syrup with 11 hibiscus flowers. Place one flower in the bottom of a flute glass and then fill with champagne. Not only was this a wonderful added flavor but also a festive looking addition to the brunch table.
Ravioli Meets Lasagna=The Perfect Holiday Casserole
This make ahead Italian Chicken Sausage Ravioli Lasagna is bursting with Italian flavors. It's a hearty delicious casserole that makes a sizeable pan. With leftovers for the week leaves you more time for other holiday things.
Cook's Notes: I suggest you make the easy marinara sauce the day before for flavors to meld. I used a 11 x 8 size pan but a 13x 9 pan works too.
Marinara Sauce Ingredients:
- 1 jar (24 oz.) good quality marinara sauce
- 1 can (14. oz.) basil garlic diced tomatoes
- 1 can (14.5 oz.) fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon each Italian seasoning and parsley flakes
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
Directions:
- Mix all ingredients in a saucepan.
- Simmer on low for 45 minutes.
- Cool and refrigerate until needed.
Ravioli Lasagna Ingredients:
- 1 package of Italian Chicken Sausage (fully cooked)
- 20 ounces fresh cheese and spinach ravioli (deli section and I used Butoni product) use uncooked
- 12 oz. shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 1-1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
- Bring marinara sauce to room temperature. Mix in 1/2 cup water to thin the sauce.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Slice each sausage lengthwise and then cut into 1/2 inch slices.
- Spread 1-1/4 cups of marinara sauce on the bottom of the baking dish.
- Spread 1/2 of ravioli over marinara sauce, then top with 1/2 of mozzarella cheese and 1/2 Parmesan cheese. To the remaining marinara sauce add cut sausages.
- Spread rest of ravioli over the cheese mixture. Top with rest of marinara/sausage mixture and top with remaining cheeses.
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Bake covered with foil for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 10 minutes longer.
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