Sunday, December 20, 2009

Lasagna recipes, please!!!?

I need a really good lasagna recipe. Does anyone have a truly fabulous one that you've actually made and love? Thanks!Lasagna recipes, please!!!?
this is my way, and everybody loves it, you will need two cans of hunts spagehetti sauce( any flavor) 1 jar of prego ( any flavor, about 2 pounds of ground chuck , 2 pounds of italian sausage in the link, a large onion, 6 eggs, one package of lasagna noodles, a large container( 32oz) of ricotta cheese, and whatever kinds of cheese you like such as provalone, mazzarella,parm, ( or a couple bags of italian four cheese blend works well too) first you put the cans of spagehetti sauce, the jar of sauce in a large cook pot, add the onion all diced up, the meat that you cook first, ( take the italian sausage out of the link first before you brown it) add some italian seasoning, cook this for about 2-3 hours on simmer. then in a large bowl mix the 6 eggs well, add the whole container of ricotta cheese, and mix well, you can add a little italian seasoning to this too, now spoon a layer of the ricotta cheese/egg mix into the bottim of a large deep lasagna pan, add a layer of uncooked lasagna noodles, then spoon a layer of meat, then a layer of cheese blend, another layer of ricotta, then more sauce, and then another layer of noodles, do this till all of the ingredients are used up, pour a little of the sauce on the top and then sprinkle some cheese on top last, cover with foil and bake at 325 for about 1 hour and 20 minutes, you can take the foil off for the last 20 minutes, wlh1us@yahoo.com, enjoyLasagna recipes, please!!!?
My family begs me to make this lasagna at least once a month. We made it an event, invite close friends over and have lasagna night.





Here's what I do....





For the sauce:


1lb of hamburger.... brown it along with diced green pepper, onion, mushrooms and fresh garlic. Drain meat. Add 1 jar of prego spaghetti sauce. Add sugar to take out the tangyness ( about 1/4 a cup. Add some oregano to taste ( 4 tbsp ?? ) Let cook for 20 minutes.





Then you layer...





Lasagna noodles.... sauce... mozzarella cheese.... lasagna noodles... sauce.... mozzarella cheese. TOP with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.





Serve with a salad and garlic bread... MMMM!





Enjoy and good luck. Feel free to e-mail with questions.
*BEST LASAGNA RECIPE EVER*





2 cups fresh ricotta


8 ounces grated Provolone


8 ounces grated Mozzarella


8 ounces grated Romano


1 egg


1/4 cup milk


1 tablespoon chiffonade of fresh basil


1 tablespoon chopped garlic


Salt


Freshly ground black pepper


1 recipe of Emeril's Meat Sauce, recipe follows


1/2 pound grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese


1 package of dried lasagna noodles





Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.


In a mixing bowl, combine the ricotta, Provolone, Mozzarella, Romano, egg, milk, basil and garlic. Mix well. Season with salt and pepper. To assemble, spread 2 1/2 cups of the meat sauce on the bottom of a deep dish lasagna pan. Sprinkle 1/4 of the grated cheese over the sauce. Cover the cheese with 1/4 of the dried noodles. Spread a 1/4 of the cheese filling evenly over the noodles. Repeat the above process with the remaining ingredients, toping the lasagna with the remaining sauce. Place in the oven and bake until bubbly and golden, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes before serving. Slice and serve.








*BEST MEAT SAUCE RECIPE EVER*


2 tablespoons olive oil


1/3 pound ground beef


1/3 pound ground veal


1/3 pound ground pork


Salt


Freshly ground black pepper


2 cups finely chopped onions


1/2 cup finely chopped celery


1/2 cup finely chopped carrot


2 tablespoons chopped garlic


2 (28-ounce) can of peeled, seeded and chopped tomatoes


1 small can tomato paste


4 cups beef stock or water


2 sprigs of fresh thyme


2 bay leaves


2 teaspoons dried oregano


2 teaspoons dried basil


Pinch of crushed red pepper


2 ounces Parmigiano-Reggiano





In a large nonreactive saucepan, over medium heat, add the oil.


In a mixing bowl, combine the meat.


Season with salt and pepper and mix well.


When the oil is hot, add the meat and brown for 4 to 6 minutesAdd the onions, celery, and carrots. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until the vegetables are soft. Add the garlic and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk the tomato paste with the stock and add to the tomatoes. Add the thyme, bay leaves, oregano, basil and red pepper. Mix well. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and simmer for about 2 hours. Stir occasionally and add more liquid if needed. During the last 30 minutes or cooking, reseason with salt and pepper and stir in the cheese. Remove from the heat and let sit for 15 minutes before serving.





Yield: 1 1/2 to 2 quarts





*I HAD THIS BEFORE I WENT VEGETARIAN AND IT WAS THE BEST I EVER HAD. ENJOY!
here it is........





Lasagna





9 pcs.lasagna noodles


1 tbsp.cooking oil


1/4 lb. ground beef


1/4 lb. ground pork


1/4 lb. smoked cooked ham,


coarsely chopped


1 small onion chopped


1 (14 oz.) can spaghetti sauce


1 (8oz) can tomato paste


1/4 cup heavy cream


1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese





Procedure:





1. Cook lasagna noodles according to package direction.


2. Meanwhile, saute onion in hot oil until transplant. Add meats, stir to break up any lumps, cook until brown.


3. Add spaghetti sauce and tomato paste and let simmer until lasagna noodles are ready.


4. preheat oven to 350 degree fahrinheat..


5. Stir in cream to simmer sauce, cook 2 minutes more. pour 1/2 cup of sauce in botton of baking dish about 11';x7';x2';, lay 3 noodles side by side, overlapping strips slightly, spread 1/3 of reamaining sauce. Repeat until all noddles and sauce are used up.


6. Springkle top with grated cheese, cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes





Preparation and cooking time:1 hour and 15 minutes


Serve 6.....
OK Mom right from southern Italy





Mom's LASAGNA





2 cups fresh ricotta add 2 eggs %26amp; 2T romano (locatelli if you can get it grated cheese or grate it) add some basil


put this to the side





1lb grated or sliced Provolone


1lb sliced thin Mozzarella





fresh basil to season 1/2 handful


2 cloves of chopped garlic


1small onion chopped well


SeaSalt


Freshly ground black pepper dash of oregano


1 lg can of tomatoes+1/2 can water


1sm can of tomatoe paste


simmer @ least 3hrs take about 1-2cups out then add


Italian sausage %26amp; hamburger thats been fried grease poured off simmer @ least 1more hr.





Cook noodles


assemble some sauce on bottom noodles meat mixture layer of mozzaella %26amp; provolone noodles layer of chz mixture layer of mozzarella %26amp; provolone continue till toplayer w/ mozarella %26amp; provolone if needed thru out add saucelikeon top of noodles between


bake @425 30- 45 min

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