Friday, February 4, 2011

A Great, Easy, Simple Lasagna

I've decided to make this blog all inclusive for food. That means, reviews, critiques, ideas, grumbles, and recipes.

So this is a recipe my Ex who I'm still very amicable with made me for my birthday - feel free to follow her here! It was a great tasting simple lasagna and being Italian that means a lot. So enjoy! If you guys have any questions feel free to ask!

Remember you can substitue the meat with ground beef if you want and you can use lowfat/nofat ricotta and mozzarella. (be warned I can taste the difference with no-fat mozzarella and no-fat riccotta, skim is perfectly fine though)

Ingredients

  • 12 uncooked lasagna noodles
  • 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
  • 2/3 cup chopped onions
  • 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2/3 cup chopped fresh parsley, divided
  • 3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
  • 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
  • 1 pound part-skim ricotta cheese
  • 1 (10 ounce) package chopped spinach, thawed and squeeze dried
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons garlic salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  3. In skillet over medium heat, brown the sausage with the onions, garlic and 1/2 the parsley; drain. Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, Italian seasoning, oregano, and basil; mix well. Simmer, covered, for 5 minutes; stirring occasionally.
  4. In a bowl, combine remaining parsley and Ricotta, spinach, Parmesan, eggs, garlic salt, and pepper; mix well.
  5. In lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish, spread 2 cups sauce mix. Begin layering with 4 noodles, 1/2 cheese mix, 1/3 remaining sauce, and 1 cup mozzarella. Repeat this layer again and the last layer will be noodles, sauce and mozzarella cheese.
  6. Bake covered in a preheated oven at for 45 minutes. Bake uncovered an additional 10 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

5 comments:

  1. Whats the average time of preparation for this? I'd love to attempt it but I hate waiting a long time for food.

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  2. No more than an hour and a half from start to finish.

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  3. you are my bestest friend, ever XD

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  4. This is amazing, I believe I love you.

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  5. Sounds delicious.
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