Not Lasagna Recipes

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute mushrooms and onion in oil until tender. Add the spaghetti sauce, tomato, basil and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, cook lasagna noodles according to package directions., Add mozzarella cheese to the sauce; cook on low until cheese is melted. Drain noodles; cut into thirds. For each serving, on a plate, layer 2 tablespoons of sauce and two noodle pieces. Repeat layers twice. Top with 2 tablespoons sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray an 8-inch glass baking dish with non-stick spray. Measure 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce from jar and spread evenly on bottom of dish.
• Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium heat. Drain and return to skillet. Add remaining spaghetti sauce, Italian seasoning and garlic salt. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Layer half of ravioli on the sauce in the dish. Spread half of the beef mixture over the ravioli and top with 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers one more time, ending with cheese. Bake for 1 hour. Allow to stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large, wide pot over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up clumps with a wooden spoon, until brown, about 6 minutes. Add the Marinara and 3 1/2 cups water and bring to a boil. Add the pasta, then partially cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente and the sauce is coating it nicely, about 16 minutes. Stir in the mozzarella and ricotta, then sprinkle with the Parmesan and basil, and serve.
• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until it just turns golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, Italian seasoning, basil, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of fresh pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 7 minutes. Take off the heat and stir in the butter until melted. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place a large saute pan over medium-high heat and add the beef and sausage. Cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to brown, about 2 minutes. Add the onions, garlic and dried oregano and cook until they are softened and the meat is cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and toast for 30 seconds, then add the tomatoes and cook until the sauce has thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Add the ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, 1/3 cup Parmesan, fresh basil and oregano, salt and pepper and stir to combine.
• Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Arrange a layer of noodles over the sauce and top with a third of the ricotta filling. Spoon over a layer of sauce and top with another layer of noodles. Continue with 2 more layers of ricotta, sauce and noodles, ending with a top layer of noodles. Spoon a thin layer of the remaining sauce over the top, sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan over the noodles and cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 45 minutes, then uncover and cook until the cheese is golden and the lasagna is bubbling, another 15 to 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Saute 1/3 onion in oil or water for 1 minute or until translucent. Add 1/3 garlic and cook for 1 minute then add mushrooms and cook another 2 minutes or until the mushrooms are soft. Remove from pan and set aside. Put another 1/3 of the onion and 1/3 garlic in the same pan and cook for one minute. Add zuc-chini and parsley and cook for another minute. Remove from pan and set aside. Do the same with the remaining onion, garlic and spinach.
• Heat tomato sauce in another pan and add basil and oregano. Simmer for 2-3 minutes.
• Boil the noodles as per directions, drain well. Heat the oven to 375°F In a rectangular baking dish, pour 3/4 cup of the tomato sauce and lay about 3 of the lasagna noodles to cover the bottom of the dish. Spread 1/2 the spinach on top. Arrange another 3 pieces of lasagna and spread the mushroom mixture on top. Add a bit of the sauce and arrange another 3 pieces of lasagna noodles on top. Next, spread the zucchini mixture and add the remaining spinach on top. Finish with the remaining lasagna noodles and pour the remaining sauce on top.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• In a 5 quart saucepan, brown the meat then drain the fat.
• Add the spaghetti sauce and water.
• Simmer about 10 minutes.
• While the sauce simmers, mix ricotta cheese, 1 1/2 cups Mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs, parsley, salt and pepper.
• Pour a generous 1 cup of the sauce on the bottom of a 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
• Arrange a single layer of uncooked lasagna noodles over sauce.
• Cover with a generous 1 cup of sauce; spread half of cheese mixture over sauce.
• Repeat layers of noodles, sauce, and cheese filling.
• Top with a layer of lasagna noodles and the remaining sauce then sprinkle with remaining Mozzarella cheese.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake an additional 15 minutes or until the cheese begins to turn golden on top.
• Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Grease a 9x13 baking pan.
• In a large frying pan, brown ground beef.
• Drain.
• Combine drained meat with tomatoes and spaghetti sauce.
• Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of the greased pan.
• Arrange half the uncooked noodles over the sauce.
• Spread half the ricotta cheese over the noodles.
• Sprinkle with half of the mozzarella cheese.
• Add another layer, using up the remaining noodles, sauce, ricotta cheese, and mozzarella cheese.
• Cover with aluminum foil.
• Baked covered for 50 to 60 minutes or until noodles are tender.
• Uncover, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and bake another 5 minutes.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Important: do NOT pre-boil the noodles! Brown chopped onion, sausage and ground beef in small amount of olive oil. When almost browned, add minced garlic so it won't burn. Drain, put in large bowl, mix in with spaghetti sauce, salt & red pepper flakes. Set aside. Get another large bowl; mix in ricotta cheese, egg, ½ C each mozerella, parmesean and romano cheeses, parsley, basil. In 13x9 pan, put 1C of the red sauce in the bottom. Add approximately 3 ½ of the noodles, arrange 3 lengthwise, leaving space between them to allow them to absorb liquid and expand, and add a piece at the end of the pan since they are not long enough to cover the entire length. Take approximately ½ of the white cheese mix, drop by spoonfuls over the noodles and spread around a little. (doesn't need to cover everything or be perfect!) Then add 1C mozzarella cheese. Repeat this entire layer, using approximately ½ of the remaining red sauce, same amount of noodles and white mix, and another Cup of the mozzarella. Add the remaining red sauce, then 1C of parmesean cheese to top it off. Take the sauce can, fill it halfway with water, then slowly pour over the dish all over, so the liquid will rise up to about half full in the pan. This will all get absorbed by the noodles, because you didn't pre-boil them. Tightly cover with foil. Bake at 325 F for 2 hours. Then uncover, raise the temp to 350 F and bake another 15-30 minutes until the cheese is golden on top and the edges are pulling away from the pan. Remove from the oven, and let it sit for 10-15 minutes or until all the liquid has set up and the dish is firm.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomato paste and seasonings. In a small bowl, combine the egg, cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese., Roll out each tube of crescent dough between waxed paper into a 15x10-in. rectangle. Transfer one rectangle to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread with half of the meat mixture to within 1 in. of edges; top with half of the cheese mixture. Repeat meat and cheese layers., Top with mozzarella. Carefully place second dough rectangle on top; press edges to seal. Brush with milk; sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add tomato paste, water, spaghetti sauce mix, sugar, parsley, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Simmer, partially covered, for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. , In a bowl, combine eggs with cottage cheese, half of the cheddar cheese and half of the mozzarella. Set aside. Spoon a third of the meat sauce into a 13x9-in. baking dish. Place half of the uncooked noodles over sauce. Top with a third of meat sauce and press down. Spoon cottage cheese mixture over all. Cover with remaining noodles and meat sauce. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Bake, covered, at 350° for 1 hour. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheddar and mozzarella cheeses. Bake an additional 15 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. Freeze option: After assembling, sprinkle lasagna with remaining cheddar and mozzarella cheeses. Cover and freeze unbaked lasagna. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake lasagna as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.

Steps:

• Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, saute onion and garlic for 3 minutes. Add the zucchini, mushrooms, carrots and peppers; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, water, tomato paste and seasonings. Bring to a boil. reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove 2 cups sauce and set aside., Drain noodles; set aside. Combine the ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella and Romano cheese. In an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish, layer a third of the remaining sauce, three noodles and half of the cheese mixture. Repeat layers. Top with remaining sauce and noodles. Spread reserved sauce over top., Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.