• Mix cheese mixture in a bowl and set aside.
• If preparing the marinara sauce the day of, let cool a little before preparing. In a medium bowl, mix together 1.5 pounds chopped cooked sausage with 4 cups of the Marinara sauce and set aside. the remaining 2.5 cups will be used in the layers.
• If making homemade pasta noodles, prepare one pasta dough recipe and cut noodles (#5 thickness) with a Marcato Atlas Pasta Machine lasagna attachment.

Assembly

• Preheat oven to 375°F
• This recipe makes 5 layers of pasta, In a large rectangular baking dish with handles, begin by adding 1 cup of the marinara sauce (without sausage) to the bottom of the pan, then place one layer of pasta over the sauce.
  
• With a spatula, spread a quarter of the cheese mixture (about 1.5 cups) over the pasta noodles; then cover the cheese mixture with one quarter of the Marinara with sausage sauce (about 1 cup). Add another layer of noodles. Continue in this pattern for an 3 additional rounds.
• On the fifth and last layer of pasta noodles, add the remaining 1.5 cups of marinara sauce (without sausage), cover with tin foil and bake for 1 hour.
• Uncover and add the shredded Mozzarelia cheese. Bake an additional 15 minutes until cheese is melted and slightly golden. Let cool for 15 minutes before cutting and serving.