Craftycrescentlasagna Recipes

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Brown sausage and ground beef in skillet, stirring until crumbIy; drain.
• Add onion, tomato paste, garlic, parsley flakes, basil, oregano, salt and pepper.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Mix cottage cheese, egg, and Parmesan cheese in a bowl .
• Unroll dough; place on cookie sheet, overlapping edges.
• Seal perforations and edges.
• Spread half the meat mixture in center.
• Layer cheese mixture and remaining meat mixture over top.
• Top with shredded Mozzarella cheese.
• Fold in edges to enclose filling.
• Brush with milk; sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake at 375 degrees fahrenheit for 20 to 25 minutes or until deep golden brown.
• Yields 6-8 servings.
• Kelli McEldonny, Grove, OK District Vl , Division I.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚ F. Rub the bottom and sides of a deep 9-by-13-inch baking dish (about 5 quarts) with olive oil. Set aside.
• Make the sauce: Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, 1 teaspoon oregano and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the beef and sausage and cook, breaking up the meat into crumbles with a spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and cook until everything is well coated and the tomato paste is a shade darker, about 2 minutes. Add the vermouth and cook, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot, until almost dry. Add the crushed tomatoes, 1 1/2 cups water, the remaining 1 teaspoon oregano, 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of pepper. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to low and simmer gently until the sauce reduces slightly, 20 to 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; add a pinch of sugar if the tomatoes taste sharp.
• Meanwhile, cook the noodles: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the noodles and cook, stirring, until just al dente and pliable, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a colander; run cool water over the noodles and separate them.
• Make the filling: Lightly beat the eggs in a medium bowl. Add the ricotta, 2/3 cup Parmesan, the parsley, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and stir until combined.
• Assemble the lasagna: Spread a thin layer of sauce (about 1 cup) in the bottom of the baking dish. Top with 3 noodles, laying them lengthwise. Top the noodles with one-quarter of the remaining sauce (about 2 cups). Dollop one-third of the ricotta mixture (about 1 1/2 cups) on top and spread in an even layer. Top with 3/4 cup mozzarella and 1 tablespoon Parmesan. Repeat these layers two more times (noodles, sauce, ricotta mixture, mozzarella and parmesan). For the last layer, add the remaining 3 noodles, sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Cover the baking dish with foil, sealing the edges (do not press the foil into the cheese). Bake until the lasagna is hot and bubbly, 35 to 40 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until golden brown, 20 to 30 more minutes. Let cool at least 20 minutes before slicing.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375.
• In large skillet, brown sausage and ground beef; drain.
• Stir in remaining meat ingredients; simmer uncovered 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• In small bowl, combine all cheese-filling ingredients; blend well.
• Unroll dough into 4 long rectangles.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet with long sides overlapping 1/2 inch; firmly press edges and perforations to seal.
• Press or roll out to form 15x13 inch rectangle.
• Spoon half of meat filling mixture in 6 inch strip lengthwise down center of dough to within 1 inch of each end.
• Spoon cheese-filling mixture over meat mixture; top with remaining meat mixture.
• Arrange mozzarella cheese slices over meat mixture.
• Fold shortest sides of dough 1 inch over filling.
• Fold long sides of dough tightly over filling, overlapping edges in center 1/4 inch; firmly pinch center seam and ends to seal.
• Brush with milk; sprinkle with sesame seed.
• Bake at 375 for 23-27 minutes or until deep golden brown.
• To reheat Wrap loosely in foil; heat at 375 for 18-20 minutes.