Myfavoritelasagna Recipes

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook sausage, beef and onion over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, breaking up meat into crumbles. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Drain., Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, water, sugar, 3 tablespoons parsley, basil, fennel, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally., In a small bowl, mix egg, ricotta cheese and remaining parsley and salt., Preheat oven to 375°. Spread 2 cups meat sauce into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with 3 noodles and a third of the ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining meat sauce and cheeses (dish will be full)., Bake, covered, 25 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preparation:
• Position the rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 375°F.
• Make the sauce:
• In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat the oil. Add the sausage, onion and 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook, breaking up sausage with a wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add garlic, red-pepper flakes, and tomato paste; cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes more. Add tomatoes (along with their juice) and oregano; bring to a simmer, and cook, breaking up the tomatoes with a wooden spoon until in small pieces, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding more red-pepper flakes if desired.
• Make the filling:
• In the bowl of a food processor, combine all of the filling ingredients and process until mostly smooth.
• Assemble the lasagna:
• Squeeze the spinach in a paper towel or clean dishcloth until very dry. Transfer to a bowl and season with a pinch of salt.
• Coat baking dish with cooking spray and spread the bottom with 2 cups sauce. Top with a layer of three noodles, then a third of the ricotta mixture (about 1 1/3 cups), and a third of the spinach (about 2/3 cup). Sprinkle with 1 cup grated mozzarella.
• Repeat twice more, skipping the mozzarella on the third layer. Top the lasagna with the remaining sauce. Sprinkle the remaining 2 cups mozzarella in clusters so some of the sauce peeks through.
• Place the baking pan on a rimmed baking sheet. Lightly spray a piece of foil with cooking spray, cover the lasagna, and bake for 45 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until lightly browned and bubbly, about 20 minutes more. Let cool at least 10 minutes before serving.
• DO AHEAD: The sauce can be prepared up to 2 days in advance and refrigerated. The filling can be prepared up to 1 day in advance and refrigerated.

Steps:

• In a dutch oven over high heat cook ground beef and onions until beef is browned and juices have evaporated. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, salt, oregano leaves, thyme leaves, red pepper flakes, garlic salt, and bay leaf, heat mixture until boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
• Discard the bay leaf and spoon off any grease that has accumulated on top of the sauce. Set aside.
• In another dutch oven boil water, add lasagna noodles, and cook until tender. Drain well in colander and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375°F In a 13x9-inch baking dish add half of the lasagna noodles layering as you go.
• In a small bowl add ricotta cheese and eggs, beat well until combined. Spoon half of this mixture over the layered lasagna noodles and half of the meat sauce. Sprinkle half of the mozzarella cheese over this layer. Repeat layers and bake in oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Remove sausage from casings, chop the meat.
• In 5-qt Dutch oven, over medium heat, saute sausage, ground beef, onion and garlic.
• Break up beef with wooden spoon.
• Stir frequently, until well browned- 20 minutes.
• Add sugar, 1TBSP salt, basil, pepper, and half the parsley; mix well.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste and 1/2 cup water, mashing tomatoes with wooden spoon.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat; simmer, covered and stirring occasionally, until thick- 1-1/2hours.
• In large 8qt pot, bring 3qts water and 1TBSP salt to boiling.
• Add lasagna noodes, 2 or 3 at a time.
• Return to boiling; boil uncovered and stirring occasionally, 10 minutes, or just until tender.
• Drain in colander; rinse under cold water.
• Dry lasagna on paper towels.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In medium bowl, combine ricotta, egg, remaining parsley, and salt; mix.
• In bottom of 13x9" baking dish, spoon 1-1/2 cups sauce.
• Layer with 6 lasagna noodes, lengthwise and overlapping, to cover.
• Spread with 1/2 of ricotta mixture; top with 1/3 of the mozzarella.
• Spoon 1-1/2 cups sauce over cheese; sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmsesan cheese.
• Repeat layering, starting with 6 lasagna noodes and ending with 1-1/2 cups sauce sprinkled with Parmesen.
• Spread with remaining sauce, top with rest of mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake 25 minutes; remove foil; bake, uncovered, 25 minutes longer or until bubbly.
• Cool 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Combine spaghetti sauce and browned ground beef.
• In separate bowl combine cottage cheese, 2 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese, and beaten egg.
• Spread about 1 cup sauce in bottom of a 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
• Over this layer 1/3 of the cooked noodles, 1/2 of the cottage cheese mixture, and 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese.
• Cover with 1 cup sauce and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese.
• Repeat.
• Top with remaining noodles, sauce, and mozzarella cheese.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until bubbly.
• Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Brown together beef, onion, and olive oil; drain fat and return to saucepan.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste, water, and spices; mix well.
• Let mixture simmer while you are cooking the lasagna noodles.
• Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions.
• Spread about 1/2 cup sauce in bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
• Spread a single layer of noodles over the sauce.
• Add more sauce to cover noodles.
• Spread 1/3 cup Ricotta over sauce.
• Sprinkle 1/4 cup mozzarella over Ricotta.
• Repeat layers until all ingredients used, ending with mozzarella.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 45-50 minutes or until cheese is bubbbly and browning.

Steps:

• Brown ground beef over medium high heat, when almost cooked through, add onions to soften.
• Drain any excess fat.
• When beef and onions are finished, add tomato sauce and simmer.
• Add wine and continue to simmer for 10 minutes, then turn down to low until ready to use.
• In a medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese, egg and spinach. Season with salt and pepper.
• Lightly grease a 9 x 13 baking pan and spread a small amount of beef mixture.
• Place one layer of noodles down, you don't need to cook them first.
• Spread 1/3 of the beef mixture, then 1/2 ricotta and spinach mixture and 1 cup of shredded cheese.
• Layer noodles again and repeat the previous step.
• Layer final noodles, beef and last cup of cheese.
• Cover with foil, use toothpicks to keep it off of the cheese if needed.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Then uncover and bake for around 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbling.
• Remove from oven and let it sit for 5 minutes before serving.