Do you have a good recipe for lasagna?

Question

looking for new and interesting ideas. it is my favorite food.

Answer 1

Yes I do it is a family "secret recipe", only Duke knows and he isn't telling.

Answer 2

I like making Southwestern Lasagna:

Take your traditional lasagne recipe, but incorporate the following:

- Sage, roasted garlic and liquid smoke into the tomato sauce
- One layer of spinach mixed with corn, one layer of roasted red peppers (peeled and diced after roasting) and one layer of roasted zucchini
- Monteray jack and asiago cheese instead of mozzarella

Combine ricotta and egg in a bowl. Spread sauce on the bottom of the dish, and add a layer of noodles. Spread some more sauce on top, and then the spinach and corn. Cover with jack cheese/asiago blend and more sauce. Add another layer of noodles and cover with sauce. Put down the roasted red peppers, cover with the ricotta/egg mix, and top with more sauce. Put down a layer of noodles, cover with sauce, and lay down the roasted zucchini. Cover with jack/asiago blend and more sauce. Add a final layer of noodles, more sauce, and top with jack/asiago. Bake as per the instructions.

I'll link to a basic lasagna recipe that you can modify to fit these incorporations. It's also got a recipe for tomato sauce that you can adapt easily.

Answer 3

Fat-Free Lasagna

8-10 lasagna noodles, cooked
16 oz. fresh spinach, washed, stems removed;
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 c. sliced fresh mushrooms
1 c. grated carrot
1 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. pitted ripe olives, sliced*
2-3 T. chopped fresh parsley
few T. sauteing liquid
1 8-oz. can tomato sauce
1 6-oz. can tomato paste
14-16 oz. crushed tomatoes
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
8 oz. LF/FF cottage cheese, mixed with
8 oz. LF/FF ricotta cheese
1-2 tsp grated lemon peel, added to cottage/ricotta cheese (optional)
16 oz. grated LF/FF white cheese - monteray jack, mozzarella, or combo
Parmesan cheese (FF) to sprinkle on top

Preheat oven 375 deg. F. Cook spinach (if fresh) in small amt of liquid in large skillet until wilted; set aside. In skillet in sauteing liquid, cook garlic a few minutes, then add onions, carrots, mushrooms, basil, oregano and parsley; cook until tender. Add all tomato products and olives; cook over low heat till heated through (5-8 min.). Lightly oil 13x9x2 baking dish. Spread a tiny amt. of veggie sauce mixture on bottom, just to moisten noodles; then using half the ingredients, layer: noodles (edges slightly overlapping), cottage/ricotta cheese mixture, spinach (spread leaves out as much as possible), grated white cheese, and sauce. Repeat for second layer with other half of ingredients. Sprinkle top with grated parmesan. Bake for 30-35 minutes (may need to put foil under to catch drips), remove from oven and allow to set for about 10 min. before serving. Freezes well. ^_^

Answer 4

the Safeway brand premade frozen Lasagna is really good.

Answer 5

i know its cheating, but i always read the cookbooks at the grocery stores. take a pen and paper in your purse to jot notes if you need to lol