A Spinach Lasagna Recipe That's For Every Occasion (rajiv tiwari)

Ingredients:

* Kosher salt
* Ground black pepper
* 6 dry lasagna noodles
* Extra-virgin olive oil
* 1 cloves garlic, minced
* 5 ounce frozen spinach, thawed
* ? pound cottage cheese
* 2 ounces fresh goat cheese, softened
* 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan
* ? pound mozzarella, shredded
* Finely grated zest of ? a lemon
* ? teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
* Pinch of cayenne
* ? large egg, beaten
* 2 cups tomato sauce, recipe follows

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 175? C.

2. Put water and salt it generously in a large pot and bring to a boil over a high flame.

3. Add in the lasagna noodles and boil, stirring occasionally until just al dente. Drain the lasagna and set it aside.

4. In another pan, heat the olive oil and garlic over a medium flame until the garlic begins to go brown and soft.

5. Add in the spinach, salt and pepper and keep stirring till the spinach dries out and the garlic is fragrant. Cool and keep aside for later in the lasagna recipe.

6. Mix together the cottage cheese, goat cheese, Parmesan, half the mozzarella cheese, lemon zest, nutmeg, cayenne and cooled spinach in a bowl. Season it with salt and pepper, to taste. And quickly stir in the egg, mixing it all very well.

7. Cover the bottom of a lasagna baking dish with a thin and even layer of tomato sauce. Cover with 2 of the lasagna noodles placed side-to-side. Add a ? of the cheese mixture and some more of the tomato sauce. Add a little salt and pepper according to taste.

8. Repeat the procedure to make 2 more layers. Cover the lasagna layers with remaining noodles and put the remaining cheese mixture on top. Drizzle with remaining tomato sauce, then sprinkle the remaining mozzarella on top.

9. Bake the lasagna recipe, uncovered, until the lasagna is hot and bubbly for around 40 minutes.

10. Keep the lasagna aside for around 12 minutes before serving.

Tomato Sauce With Basil:

Ingredients:

* Extra-virgin olive oil
* 2 large cloves garlic, smashed
* 1 can whole peeled tomatoes, with juices
* ? teaspoon kosher salt
* 1/3 cup packed basil leaves
* Ground black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. To make the perfect lasagna, one needs the perfect lasagna sauce. Put the olive oil and garlic in a pan and fry until fragrant.

2. Add in the tomatoes and salt and pepper to taste.

3. Break up the tomatoes into small chunks with a wooden spoon and boil over a high flame. Lower the flame to a simmer and cook until thickened for around 30 minutes.

4. Tear basil leaves into small pieces and stir it in to the lasagna sauce once you take it off the flame.

5. Your lasagna sauce is ready!

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A Non-Vegetarian Lasagna Recipe With Basil And Cheese (rajiv tiwari)

Ingredients For The Lasagna Sauce:

* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* ? pound chicken sausages, chopped
* ? cup chopped onion
* 1 ? large garlic cloves, chopped
* 1 teaspoons dried oregano
* 1/8 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
* 1 can crushed tomatoes with added puree
* 1 can diced tomatoes with green pepper and onion with juices

Ingredients For The Lasagna Filling:

* ? cup fresh basil leaves
* 7 ? ounce plus ? cup ricotta cheese
* ? cups grated mozzarella cheese
* 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
* ? large egg
* ? teaspoon salt
* Ground black pepper to taste

Ingredients For The Lasagna:

* 6 no-boil lasagna noodles
* 1 ? cups grated mozzarella cheese
* ? cup grated Parmesan cheese
* Nonstick olive oil spray

Directions For The Lasagna Sauce:

1. To make the lasagna sauce, heat the olive oil in heavy pot over a medium-high flame.

2. Add in sausages, onion, garlic, oregano and crushed red pepper and saut? them all together till the sausage is cooked through.

3. Add in crushed tomatoes and diced tomatoes with juices to ensure the lasagna sauce gets the adequate flavours.

4. Bring the lasagna sauce to boil and then reduce the flame, simmering for around 5 minutes to meld the flavours.

5. Add the salt and pepper according to your taste for seasoning and mix the lasagna sauce well.

6. Your lasagna sauce is ready to be used!

Directions For The Lasagna Filling:

1. Chop the basil leaves finely and add to a food processor bowl.

2. Add in the ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, egg, and salt and pepper to taste.

3. Blend in such a way that the mixture is combined thoroughly, but still a little chunky for the perfect lasagna filling.

Directions For The Lasagna:

1. Preheat the oven to 180? C.

2. Spread a thin layer of the lasagna sauce at the bottom of a lasagna baking dish. Arrange 2 of the lasagna noodles on sauce. Drop some of the filling over noodles and then spread evenly to cover. Sprinkle a good amount of the mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.

3. Repeat the procedure of layering the lasagna sauce, noodles, filling and cheeses till the last layer is the remaining 2 noodles.

4. Put the remaining lasagna sauce on top of noodles. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Cover the lasagna dish with the foil making sure it doesn't touch the cheese or sauce.

5. Bake lasagna around 30-40 minutes.

6. Carefully uncover. Bake again till the noodles are tender, the lasagna sauce bubbles and edges of lasagna are golden brown, around 15-20 minutes.

7. Cool it for around 15 minutes before cutting serving.

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Sausage Lasagna For The Non-Vegetarian Food Lovers (rajiv tiwari)

Ingredients For The Lasagna Sauce:

* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* ? medium yellow onion, finely chopped
* 2 medium garlic cloves, thinly sliced
* Kosher salt to taste
* Ground black pepper to taste
* ? pound chicken sausage, finely chopped
* ? pound mince chicken
* ? cup dry white wine
* 1 can crushed tomatoes
* ? teaspoon dried basil
* ? teaspoon dried oregano
* 1 dried bay leaf

Ingredients For The Lasagna:

* ? box no-boil lasagna noodles
* 12 ounces ricotta cheese
* ? pound mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
* 1 cup finely grated Parmesan

Directions For The Lasagna Sauce:

1. To make the best lasagna sauce, everything has to be just right. Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy pot over a medium-high flame.

2. When it's just heated, add in the onion and garlic, season it well with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Cook the mixture until it's just soft.

3. Add in the sausages and chicken mince and keep stirring frequently to avoid the lasagna sauce getting burnt.

4. Keep cooking in the same way until meat starts to brown, around 10 minutes.

5. Pour in the wine and cook again, scraping bottom of pan to incorporate browned bits of the lasagna sauce, until the alcohol smell is cooked off.

6. Stir in the tomatoes, ? tablespoon salt, basil, oregano, bay leaf, and season well with freshly ground black pepper for lasagna sauce that has flavour.

7. Keep stirring until well mixed and the tomatoes start to simmer.

8. Reduce the flame to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavours of the lasagna sauce combine, around 30-40 minutes.

9. Your lasagna sauce is ready!

Directions For The Lasagna:

1. Preheat the oven to 180? C.

2. Spread some of the lasagna sauce in a thin, even layer over the bottom of a lasagna baking dish.

3. Layer 2 lasagna noodles over sauce, and add some more sauce on top, spreading it evenly over the lasagna noodles. Evenly put ? of the ricotta across the sauce, top with ? of the mozzarella and sprinkle ? Parmigiano-Reggiano. Repeat the procedure with remaining ingredients.

4. Cover the lasagna dish with a foil and bake well until the lasagna sauce is bubbling and noodles are beginning to soften, around 40 minutes.

5. Remove foil from the lasagna dish and bake again until the cheese is bubbly and top is golden, around 15-20 minutes. The lasagna noodles should be completely tender.

6. Allow the lasagna to rest 20 minutes before cutting.

7. Your lasagna is ready to serve!

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Lasagna With Chicken And Homemade Seasoning (rajiv tiwari)

Ingredients:

* Lasagna sauce
* 1 cup canned, diced tomatoes
* 1 cup tomato sauce
* ? cup water
* ? cup onions, diced
* ? cup green bell peppers, diced
* 1 cloves garlic, diced
* 1/8 cup chopped, fresh parsley leaves
* ? teaspoons Italian Seasoning
* ? teaspoons homemade seasoning, recipe follows
* ? teaspoons salt
* ? teaspoons sugar
* 1 bay leaf
* ? pounds chicken mince
* 6 lasagna noodles
* 6 ounces cottage cheese, mixed with ? beaten egg and ? cup Parmesan
* ? cup Gruyere cheese, grated
* ? cup Swiss cheese, grated
* 1 cups cheddar, grated
* 4 ounces cream cheese
* ? cup mozzarella, grated

Directions:

1. Start off your lasagna by preheating the oven to 180? C.

2. To make the lasagna sauce mix the tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, onions, peppers, garlic, parsley, seasoning mixtures, sugar and bay leaf in a large, heavy pot. Bring it to a boil over a high flame and then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for around an hour.

3. Put the chicken mince in a large for the lasagna. Cook until all the chicken is nicely brown and well cooked.

4. Add the chicken mince to the pot with the lasagna sauce and simmer for another 20 minutes.

5. While the sauce is cooking, boil the lasagna in salted boiling water till al dente.

6. If you find the lasagna sauce is too thin, you can thicken it up by mixing ? tablespoon of corn starch and a little cold water. Bring the lasagna sauce back to a boil. Stir constantly and then remove the bay leaf.

7. To put the lasagna together, place a thin layer of sauce in the bottom of a lasagna dish. Layer 1/3 of each, lasagna noodles, cottage cheese mixture, Gruyere, Swiss and cheddar cheeses.

8. Add another layer of sauce. Repeat layering till the last layer is lasagna sauce. Bake for around 20 minutes.

9. Remove from the oven and top again with mozzarella and continue to bake for another 10 to 15 minutes till the cheese is nice and bubbly.

10. Let it cool for around 10 minutes before serving.

11. Your lasagna recipe is ready to be enjoyed by one and all! Taste the yumminess for yourself.

Homemade Seasoning For The Lasagna Recipe:

Ingredients:

* ? cup salt
* 1/8 cup black pepper
* 1/8 cup garlic powder

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

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The Tastiest Chicken Lasagna Recipe You'll Find (rajiv tiwari)

Ingredients:

* 1 pound chicken mince
* 2 ? cups basic red sauce, recipe follows
* 7 ? ounce ricotta
* 1 large egg
* ? cup grated Parmesan
* ? pound grated Mozzarella
* ? teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
* ? teaspoon dried basil
* Ground black pepper to taste
* 6 lasagna noodles

Directions:

1. Start your lasagna recipe by preheating the oven to 175? C.

2. Put the chicken mince in a large pan and cook till nicely brown.

3. Add the salt and pepper. Stir in the tomato sauce and put on a simmer for 10 minutes.

4. In a separate bowl whisk in the ricotta, eggs, ? cup grated Parmesan, ? cup grated mozzarella, salt, parsley, basil and black pepper for the lasagna layers.

5. Spread some of the tomato sauce in the bottom of a lasagna baking dish.

6. Lay 2 lasagna noodles down the dish and make sure noodles should aren't touching one another. Spoon some of the cheese mixture over the lasagna noodles and spread evenly. Sprinkle some of the mozzarella evenly over the ricotta.

7. Repeat the procedure with the remaining ingredients. Make sure the last top layers are tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese in that order for your lasagna recipe to be ultimate!

8. Cover the lasagna dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake for an hour.

9. Remove the lasagna dish from the oven and remove the aluminum foil. Bake again for for around 10 minutes, till the cheese is nicely bubbling.

10. Remove from the oven and allow it to cool for around 5-10 minutes before serving.

Basic Red Sauce Recipe For Lasagna:

* 1 can whole peeled tomatoes
* 1 tablespoons olive oil
* ? cups chopped yellow onions
* ? teaspoon minced garlic
* ? teaspoon salt
* ? teaspoon dried basil
* ? teaspoon dried oregano
* Ground black pepper
* 1 can tomato sauce
* 1 ? tablespoons tomato paste
* 1 cups water
* ? teaspoon sugar

Directions:

1. Put the tomatoes in a bowl and squeeze well to break. Keep it aside.

2. In a large pot heat the olive oil over a medium flame. Add in the onions, garlic, salt, basil, oregano and black pepper and cook, constantly stirring, until soft.

3. Add in the tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, sugar and reserved crushed tomatoes, stir well, bringing the lasagna sauce to a simmer.

4. Lower the flame slightly and simmer uncovered for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. Remove from the heat and use when needed.

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Two Healthy And Low Fat Lasagna Recipes (rajiv tiwari)

Low Fat Lasagna With Aubergine

Ingredients:

* ? tablespoon olive oil
* ? finely chopped clove of garlic
* 1 cubed aubergine
* 14 ounce packet of defrosted spinach, chopped
* 40 ounce of tomato sauce jar
* ? pound lasagna

Directions:

1. To start making the lasagna recipe, preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

2. Put the oil in a frying pan and heat over a medium flame. Saut? the garlic for two minutes, add the aubergine and stir well.

3. Cover the pan and fry until the aubergine is just tender, for around 4-5 minutes.

4. Put a little less than 2 cups of tomato sauce in a lasagna baking dish and cover the bottom. Then put around 4 of the lasagna noodles on top and add another thin layer of sauce. Add the cooked aubergine and a thin layer of sauce. Put another layer of noodles followed by a little more sauce and then the spinach. Add the remaining lasagna noodles and sauce.

5. Cover the dish well with foil and bake for around 45 minutes.

6. Your lasagna is ready to serve!

Low Fat Lasagna With Minced Chicken

Ingredients:

* ? jar of low-fat spaghetti sauce
* ? can fat-free chicken stock (16-ounce)
* 1 egg
* 1 crushed garlic clove
* 4 ounces grated part-skim mozzarella cheese
* 1 cup low-fat ricotta cheese

* ? pound lean minced chicken
* ? package defrosted chopped spinach
* ? finely chopped onion
* ? pound sliced mushrooms
* ? teaspoon soy sauce
* ? teaspoon balsamic vinegar
* 4 ounces lasagna noodles
* Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. To start making your lasagna preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Brush oil at the bottom of a lasagna baking.

3. Mix ? cup of the chicken stock with the spaghetti sauce and keep aside. Whisk the egg, stir in ricotta cheese and one cup of the mozzarella. Put garlic, salt and pepper and set aside.

4. Brown the minced chicken and add salt and pepper. Cook the spinach until it is half done.

5. Fry the onion in ? cup chicken stock till it is translucent. Cook the mushrooms in the remaining ? cup of stock and add soy sauce and vinegar. Simmer until all liquid is absorbed. Mix together chicken, spinach, onions and mushrooms.

6. Put a layer of sauce in the bottom of the dish. Add one layer of the lasagna noodles followed by more sauce, 1/3 of the cheese mixture and 1/3 of the spinach/chicken mixture. Repeat until the spinach mixture and sauce are over.

7. Bake for 45 minutes, until liquid around the edges has been absorbed in the lasagna. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella on top and bake for 15 minutes more.

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How To Make Vegetarian Lasagna For Everyone (rajiv tiwari)

Lasagna With Tofu

Ingredients:
* ? pound lasagna
* 2 10-ounce packages defrosted chopped spinach,
* 1 pound soft tofu
* 1 pound firm tofu
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* ? cup soymilk
* ? teaspoon garlic powder
* 2 tablespoons lemon juice
* 3 tablespoons minced basil
* Salt to taste
* 32-ounce jar tomato sauce

Directions:

1. Cook lasagna noodles al dente, drain and set aside.

2. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

3. Dry the spinach as much as possible and set aside. Place the tofu, sugar, soymilk, garlic powder, lemon juice, basil and salt in a blender and mix till smooth.

4. Cover the bottom of a lasagna baking dish with a thin layer of sauce, followed by a layer of lasagna noodles. Add a layer of half the tofu and half the spinach. Continue the same way, using half the tomato sauce and noodles and the rest of the tofu mixture and spinach. The last layer should be the remaining noodles covered by the remaining tomato sauce.

5. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes till the tomato sauce bubbles.

Lasagna With Pumpking And Three Cheese

Ingredients:

* 1/2 pound sliced mushrooms
* 1 chopped onion
* Salt to taste

* 2 teaspoons olive oil
* 1 can of pumpkin
* ? cup of cream
* 1 teaspoon dried sage leaves
* Pepper to taste
* 9 no-cook lasagna noodles
* 1 cup ricotta cheese
* 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
* ? cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions:
1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Slightly oil a lasagna baking dish.

3. Saut? the mushrooms, onion and salt in olive oil until soft and set aside.

4. In a dish, mix the pumpkin, cream, sage, pepper and salt.

5. Spread ? cup of pumpkin sauce in the lasagna baking dish. Add three noodles and place another layer of the pumpkin sauce on top. Now add half of the mushroom and onion mixture, half of the ricotta cheese, half of the mozzarella cheese and about a third of the Parmesan cheese. Repeat the layers once more. Top off the lasagna with remaining noodles and sauce. You should have a third of the Parmesan cheese remaining.

6. Cover the lasagna with foil and bake for 45 minutes.

7. Uncover and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese.

8. Bake again, uncovered, for another 10 minutes.

9. Let your lasagna cool for 10 minutes before serving!

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Making Delicious Non-Vegetarian Lasagna Couldn't Have Been Easier (rajiv tiwari)

Yummy Turkey Lasagna

Ingredients:
* ? pound Minced turkey
* 12 ounce can of spaghetti sauce
* 15 ounces ricotta cheese
* 8 ounces shredded Mozzarella
* 1 ounce Parmesan
* 6 uncooked lasagna noodles
* ? cup of water
* Grated Parmesan garnish

Directions:

1. Cook the turkey thoroughly till all the pinkness goes away in a skilled over a medium flame. Take all the fat off.

2. Carefully add in spaghetti sauce, stirring continuously. Make sure it's heated through.

3. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, mix the ricotta, Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese thoroughly till it's all combined.

4. In a lasagna baking dish, spread around 1 ? cups of sauce you've made with turkey and tomato sauce. Add 3 lasagna noodles on top and top it with ? the cheese mixture. Repeat layers one more time. Put all the remaining turkey sauce on top.

5. Slowly pour water around edges of lasagna baking dish from the inside. Cover very well using foil.

6. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 minutes more.

7. Let the lasagna cool for 10 minutes before serving and garnish with grated parmesan.

8. Your lasagna is ready to be devoured!

Easy To Make Chicken Lasagna

Ingredients:
* 2 ? cups of diced and cooked chicken
* 1 cup chicken broth
* ? cup milk
* 28 ounce can plum tomatoes
* 2 minced cloves of garlic

* 1 bay leaf
* Pinch ground thyme
* Dash of cayenne pepper
* 3 tablespoons olive oil
* ? teaspoon sugar
* Salt
* 8 ounces lasagna noodles
* 3 tablespoons flour
* Pepper
* ? cup chopped parsley
* 8 ounces shredded mozzarella
* ? cup grated Parmesan

Directions:

1. Mix the tomatoes, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, cayenne pepper, olive oil, sugar, and salt in a pan. Boil and reduce heat, letting it simmer covered for 20 minutes.

2. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling salted water till al dente. Drain, cool by running cold water and then pat dry.

3. In a separate bowl, mix a little cold water into the flour. Combine into a smooth paste.

4. Heat the chicken broth and milk in a pan. Add flour paste to the liquid; seasoning with salt and pepper. Slowly add in parsley. Keep stirring and cooking till the mixture thickens and boils.

5. Pour a thin layer of tomato mixture into a lasagna baking dish. Top with a layer of lasagna noodles and add a layer of chicken; sprinkling some mozzarella on top. Add a layer of chicken broth white sauce, topping with another layer of lasagna, more tomato sauce, another layer of chicken, mozzarella cheese, and white sauce. Repeat till the last layer is remaining lasagna noodles.

6. Garnish lasagna with the grated Parmesan. Bake chicken lasagna at 375? for around 30 minutes till brown.

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How To Make Lasagna That's A Little Different (rajiv tiwari)

Lasagna can be made in a lot of ways. There are several weird lasagna recipes that people create all over the world. From deep-fried lasagna to lasagna cupcakes, there are a lot of things you can do with lasagna. Try out this recipe and see the wonders of authentic Italian cooking mix with your own variations unfold in your kitchen.

Ingredients:

* 1 ? can of tomato sauce
* 4 dashes of seasoning like oregano, basil, garlic, salt, pepper, etc.
* 1 pound of turkey mince
* 1 bag of frozen soup vegetables
* 8 lasagna noodles
* ? bag Mexican cheese

Directions

1. Add the sauce and seasonings of your choice in a pot and let it simmer.

2. Meanwhile fry ground turkey in a pan till its cooked thoroughly.

3. Boil lasagna noodles in a pot of salted water till al dente and make sure you keep stirring.

4. Put vegetables in a microwave proof bowl and microwave it on high for around 2 minutes.

5. Put a little sauce in a pan and put down 2 lasagna noodles. Spread a little bit of the turkey meat on this, add some of the veggies.

6. Spread some of the sauce you have as a layer and then sprinkle adequate amounts of cheese over sauce.

7. Repeat these steps you've used all the noodles that you have.

8. The last layer should be of sauce and cheese in that order.

9. Cover the dish with a foil and bake it in the oven for around half an hour.

10. Your lasagna recipe is ready to be eaten!

Lasagna is one of the most versatile dishes one can make. The best part is that you can even make the noodles from scratch in your own home. If you're health conscious you can even go ahead and make a lasagna dish using whole wheat noodles. Go ahead an experiment with all the pasta you can make. Several even deep fry the lasagna to get a unique taste and use sauces that detour from the original Italian kinds.

Enjoy making this weird lasagna recipe and know that you can't go wrong. Go ahead and experiment with the ingredients, adding whatever vegetables or seasoning you want to try. Cooking is all about experimenting and knowing that you can't go wrong. Enjoy you unique Italian dish now!

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Authentic Italian Lasagna Recipe That'll Always Leave You Craving For More (rajiv tiwari)

Cooking authentic Italian Lasagna recipes has become quite rare. Lasagna, being quite a versatile dish, translates into everybody experimenting with the Italian cuisine. While lasagna experimentation usually works out well, it's a good idea to know how to make traditional Italian lasagna as well.

Ingredients:

* ? pound sweet Italian sausage
* ? pound lean ground chicken
* ? cup minced onion
* 1 crushed clove of garlic
* 1 can of tomato paste
* 1 can of tomato sauce
* ? cup water
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* ? teaspoon dry basil
* ? teaspoon fennel seeds
* ? teaspoon Italian seasoning
* ? tablespoon salt
* Pinch of ground black pepper
* 2 tablespoon chopped parsley
* 6 lasagna noodles
* 8 ounces ricotta cheese
* ? egg
* ? teaspoon salt
* ? pound sliced mozzarella cheese
* ? cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook the sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until it's completely browned.

2. Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce and water.

3. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Stir well until it's mixed thoroughly. Now simmer the mixture after covering for an hour. Stir occasionally.

4. Cook the lasagna in boiling water till al dente. Drain the cooked lasagna and rinse with cold water.

5. Mix the ricotta cheese with an egg, remaining parsley, and salt in a separate bowl.

6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

7. In a baking dish spread some of the meat sauce at the bottom of a baking dish. Arrange 3 lasagna noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread a half of the ricotta cheese mixture on top of the lasagna noodles and a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon some more meat sauce over the mozzarella layer and put some of the Parmesan cheese on top.

8. Repeat the layering and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.

9. Cover it with foil, but make sure the foil and cheese aren't touching.

10. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for 25 more minutes.

11. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

Your authentic lasagna recipe is ready to be served! No matter what the occasion, pasta can always be the best solution.

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Interesting Facts About Lasagna (rajiv tiwari)

Lasagna is a pasta that uses flat noodles to create layers of vegetable, meat, cheese and sauce to create a yummy dish. There are several facts about lasagna that people are completely unaware of, these facts actually make cooking lasagne a lot more interesting than it already is. Every time you try out a new lasagne recipe, remember these facts and enjoy even more!

- The plural of lasagna is lasagne. In Italy, they always only use lasagne when they refer to lasagna.

- The word lasagna authentically meant the pot in which the dish was cooked rather than the noodles itself. It is actually believed to be derived from the Greek word meaning 'chamber pot' - lasanon.

- Lasagna is only made with either flat noodles or rippled noodles.

- Lasagna was called "losyns" in Middle English.

- Lasagna is the favourite of cartoon character cat called Garfield.

- The original Lasagna recipe didn't have tomatoes since it was discovered in the thirteenth century. At that time, tomatoes weren't known in Europe.

- You can even make lasagna in the Dishwasher! Yes, believe it or not, a process actually allows you to cook the recipe without using your oven in a dishwasher.

- Some lasagna recipes can be carried out without the noodles being precooked. Layering the lasagne allows it to cook in the dish itself!

- Lasagna was responsible for a diplomatic dispute between England and Italy.

- In 2003, researchers studying the The Forme of Cury, a medieval cookery book, in the British Museum found a recipe for a type of lasagna dish prepared by chefs for the King in 1390.

- The most important 'Lasagna' to have ever lived is the late Dr Lou Lasagna, considered to be one of the most important scientists of the 20th century.

- Lasagna supposedly cost the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club a lot of money. They said the lasagna dish was responsible for costing them ?14 million after several players who ate it pie fell ill before an important match against West Ham. The players were later found to have contracted norovirus before even arriving at the hotel that served the lasagna.

- Another illness known as the lasagna syndrome, which is a computer enthusiast's term for an excess of overlapping browser windows.

- An artist known as Weird Al Yankovic did a parody of the song La Bamba and called it Lasagna.

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Learn How To Master Lasagna (rajiv tiwari)

One of the oldest forms of pasta, lasagna is a flat noodle that you layer with meat and the traditional tomato sauce. However, lasagna has been made long before its association with tomato sauce had even been made.

Making the perfect lasagna is a lot like making any food, you have to experiment, create and let the flavours speak for themselves. Overdoing any ingredient can completely ruin a lasagna dish, no matter how well prepared. Any kind of lasagne has to have the perfect balance between everything you add!

Ingredients (Ragu):
* 50g onions
* 50g carrots
* 50g celery
* 2 cloves of garlic
* 3kg minced chicken
* 300g tomato sauce
* 300g red wine
* 1 ? litres vegetable stock
* Salt

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a pan and add the vegetables, cooking over a low heat. Add salt and pepper.

2. In another pan, caramelise the meat and add the vegetables to it.

3. Add the wine and cook over a medium flame till the wine evaporates.

4. Add the tomato sauce.

5. Add the vegetable stock, just submerging the meat and cook for an hour.

Ingredients (B?chamel Sauce):
* ? litre milk

* 25g butter
* 30g plain flour
* ? bay leaf
* 2 cloves
* Few black peppercorns
* Pinch of nutmeg
* Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Boil the milk, adding all the spices.

2. Heat the butter in a pan and keep adding the flour slowly, whisking throughout. Mix till the butter coats all the flour and gets a sandy consistency. Remove from the flame and add the milk, straining the cloves and peppercorns out.

3. Continue whisking and put it back on a low flame, cooking for 30 minutes.

Finishing Up

1. Cook the lasagna in boiling salted water until al dente.

2. Put it back in a bowl of cold water and dry on a kitchen towel and start layering the lasagna.

3. Spread a thin layer of b?chamel sauce in the base of a deep baking dish. Add a layer of lasagna, covering the sauce.

4. Add another third of the b?chamel sauce and the half of the meat. Sprinkle a little Parmesan.

5. Repeat the process one more time.

6. Cover with the last layer of lasagna sheets and spread the remaining sauce on top. Add the remaining Parmesan.

7. Bake until deep golden brown on top.

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Cooking Lasagna The Mexican Way (rajiv tiwari)

Lasagna is authentically an Italian dish, however with this recipe you can add a Mexican twist. Using tortillas as lasagne noodles, this blend creates a completely different experience. Lasagna allows you enough freedom to create completely new things using your imagination, this recipe is an excellent example. Cook it and see for yourself.

Ingredients:
* 1 pound of chicken mince
* ? grated yellow onion
* 2 teaspoons of smoked paprika
* 1 teaspoon of cumin
* 1 tablespoon of chilli powder
* 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
* ? teaspoon of black pepper
* 1 can of diced tomatoes
* 1 can of rinsed black beans
* 1 ? cup of frozen sweet corn
* 1 can of diced and roasted green chillies
* 1 can of enchilada sauce
* 12 large flour tortillas
* 12 ounces of Mexican cheese blend
* 6 ounce can of sliced olives
* 2 chopped scallions
* 2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425?F.

2. Drizzle the olive in a large pan over a medium flame. Add the chicken mince, onion, paprika, cumin, chilli powder, salt and pepper (to taste) to the pan. Cook the chicken for about 7 minutes.

3. Add and mix the tomatoes, beans and corn, stirring well. Allow it to cook while you set the baking dish.

4. Smooth a third of the enchilada sauce over the baking dish and put the lasagna substitute - tortillas on the bottom of the pan. The tortillas layer should be around 4 layers.

5. Add half of the chicken mix over top of the tortillas and spread it evenly.

6. Layer more of the lasagna - tortillas on top of the chicken mix. Put yet another third of the sauce over tortillas.

7. Sprinkle half of the cheese on top and add green chillies over the cheese. Add all the chicken mix again and spread properly.

8. Add more lasagna - tortillas over the chicken and sprinkle all the remaining cheese on top. Garnish with the olives and scallions.

9. Bake for around fifteen minutes till the lasagna - tortillas is hot throughout.

10. Remove from the oven and add the cilantro on top.

11. Serve the lasagna hot and enjoy!

One of the simplest ways to cook, this lasagna recipe will leave wanting more every time. Enjoy the unique blend of two different flavours with a dish that never gets boring.

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Lasagna Recipe With Herbs And Mushrooms (rajiv tiwari)

Lasagna is pasta that's considered to be one of the tastiest of its kind. Authentically made by layering meat, cheese, sauce and noodles, lasagna is an explosion of flavour. Give your taste buds a treat and try out this recipe - Lasagna With Herbs and Mushrooms can never fail!

Ingredients:
* Olive oil
* Salt to taste
* ? pound lasagna noodles
* Extra-virgin olive oil
* 4 ounces chopped fresh mushrooms
* ? large chopped yellow onion
* 3 chopped garlic cloves
* Pepper
* 1 ? cans of diced tomatoes
* ? pound fresh ricotta cheese
* ? cups grated Parmesan cheese
* Whole milk
* Chopped fresh basil
* ? tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
* ? tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leavesy
* 3 ounces sliced fresh mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 375?F and slightly grease the pan with olive oil.

2. Add the lasagna to large pot of salted boiling water and cook until al dente. Drain and set aside.

3. Meanwhile, put a little oil in a large saucepan over a medium flame. When it's hot, add mushrooms, onion, garlic, salt and pepper (to taste). Keep stirring. Cook till the onions have softened and all the mushroom liquid has evaporated. Add the tomatoes and adjust the flame so the mixture simmers steadily and keep stirring occasionally till the mixture is thick and saucy.

4. Mix the ricotta, parmesan, milk, basil, thyme and rosemary in a bowl. Add the salt and pepper to taste. Spread about half the tomato sauce in the greased pan. Arrange about ? of the lasagna over the tomato sauce, then cover the lasagna with about ? of the remaining tomato sauce, followed by about ? of the cheese mixture. Repeat again. Add a final layer of lasagna and cover it with the remaining tomato sauce. Arrange the mozzarella in a single layer on top.

5. Bake the lasagna till it's bubbly and heated through.

6. Serve your lasagna recipe hot, hot, hot!

7. You can store the leftover lasagna in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a few days.

Try out the easy lasagna recipe as soon as you can. It's so easy to try that you'll never regret it. Lasagna is a dish that can be served on any occasion and to anyone. Cooking authentic pasta from your own home has never been easier!

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How To Cook Lasagna With A Little Twist (rajiv tiwari)

Lasagna can be made in a large number of ways. Unlike the usual recipes, this one adds an element of surprise to your dish. Lasagna is a largely flexible noodle that you can experiment with to create your very own recipe. Butternut Squash Lasagna is one of those unusual dishes that will leave you surprised with its yummy taste. Try playing with some of the ingredients and see if you can come up with a lasagne recipe of your own.

Butternut Squash Lasagna

Ingredients:
* ? butternut squash chopped into cubes
* Extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling
* Salt and pepper to taste
* ? pound ruffle-edge lasagna noodles, broken
* 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
* ? medium head endive , chopped
* About ? cup chicken stock
* ? cups fresh ricotta cheese
* A small handful of thinly sliced sage leaves
* ? cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
* 1 tablespoons butter
* 1 tablespoons flour
* 1 cup whole milk
* Freshly grated nutmeg to taste
* ? pound Italian Fontina cheese

Directions:

1. Heat the oven to around 400?F.

2. Put the squash on a baking sheet and lightly add a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Cook till the squash is golden at edges and tender.

3. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the lasagna a little lesser than al dente.

4. While the water is cooking the lasagna, heat a tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil over medium flame in the pan. Add garlic and stir, then add endive and wilt. Add a little salt and pepper to taste, add stock and simmer gently until ready to use.

5. In a bowl mix the together ricotta, sage, salt, pepper and cheese.

6. In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour, cook and then add the milk. Raise the flame and add salt, pepper and nutmeg to the sauce. Let sauce thicken and taste to check seasoning.

7. Drain the lasagna noodles and add to the pot. Stir in ricotta cheese mixture, mix thoroughly and then add the roasted squash and endive.

8. Transfer to a casserole and pour the milk sauce. Cover with small layer of Fontina cheese and place in the oven to bake till it's bubbly and brown.

9. Serve your lasagna hot!

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