Would you care to share your different "lasagna" recipes?

Question

I'm looking for something other than the traditional lasagna with meat sauce, ricotta cheeses, and noodles. Any kind of layered "lasagna" type dishes- dinner or dessert!

Answer 1

This will knock your socks off:

You need:

2lbs good quality ground beef
1 large onion chopped
2 envelopes Ortega Smokey Chipotle taco seasoning (use the regular if you want, the Chipotle is better)
12 oz water
3 lg jars hot (or medium) salsa
1 pkg burrito size flour tortillas
2 - 8 oz packs of shredded cheddar, or cheddar jack blend
2 cans refried beans
sour cream
1 disposable foil lasagna pan

Brown & drain the ground beef (drain for a good 15minutes) Wipe out the frying pan with a paper towel while you wait. When the meat is drained, add the water to the empty pan, and stir in the seasoning mix until well blended, then stir in the meat. Heat until thickened and bubbly, about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the refried beans, and enough salsa to make it stirable (you will have plenty left) stir and heat until mixture bubbles, turn off the heat. Pour a little salsa into the bottom of your foil pan, and spread it out (helps keep things from sticking) you need a thin, even layer. Cut all tortillas in half, layer 4 pieces into the bottom of the pan, cut side to the edge. Try to cover as much of the pan bottom as you can. Add in half of your meat mixture. Cover this layer with the chopped onion, then top that with a thin layer of salsa. Now add a nice, even layer of shredded cheese. Make a new tortilla layer, then add the rest of your meat mixture, and another layer of cheese. Make 1 more tortilla layer, and cover this with a layer of salsa,and then a thick layer of cheese. Bake this at 350 for 35 to 45 minutes. Your cheese should be melted browned and bubbly. Remove the pan from the oven, and place it on a trivet. Allow it to stand for about 10 minutes. Serve it as you would lasagna (cut into big squares) garnish with sour cream.

Answer 2

Try Egg plant lasagne
If you like lasagna, but miss it on a low-carb diet, you have to make this.


* 2 small eggplants
* 1 pound meat (Italian sausage or ground beef or anything really)
* at least 12 oz. of tomato sauce, can use up to 26 oz.; look for no sugar added varieties, such as Hunt's in a can
* 14 oz. ricotta cheese (cottage cheese can also be used)
* 1 cup mozzarella
* 1/2 cup Parmesan
* Italian seasoning
* garlic powder

Slice the eggplant. I slice it crosswise (into circles) to make it easy to serve, but lengthwise would probably be more like lasagna noodles.

Fry the ground beef or other meat you are using until cooked. Sprinkle it with Italian seasoning and garlic powder as it cooks. Set it aside.

Take an 8x12 cake pan. Spray with Pam. Pour half the tomato sauce in (enough to cover bottom, which is why a 26 oz. can might be better). Layer 1/2 the eggplant in. Then a layer of the mozzarella (use all of it), then a layer of meat (use all of it). Ricotta is next (use all of it), then the rest of the eggplant, the rest of the tomato sauce, and the Parmesan (use all of it). Cover and bake at 400 degrees for about an hour.

Answer 3

Heavenly Chicken Lasagna:

1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1/2 large onion
1 (10 1/2-ounce) can reduced-fat cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 (10-ounce) container refrigerated reduced-fat Alfredo sauce
1 (7-ounce) jar diced pimiento, undrained
1 (6-ounce) jar sliced mushrooms, drained
1/3 cup dry white wine
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 large egg, lightly beaten
9 lasagna noodles, cooked
2 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken
3 cups (12 ounces) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, divided

Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in soup and next 5 ingredients. Reserve 1 cup sauce.

Drain spinach well, pressing between layers of paper towels.

Stir together spinach, cottage cheese, and next 3 ingredients.

Place 3 lasagna noodles in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Layer with half each of sauce, spinach mixture, and chicken. Sprinkle with 1 cup Cheddar cheese. Repeat procedure. Top with remaining 3 noodles and reserved 1 cup sauce. Cover and chill up to 1 day ahead.

Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup Cheddar cheese, and bake 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings

Answer 4

I like to use something other than ricotta. Cream cheese works well. I mix it straight into the meat sauce. Then I layer meat, mozzerella cheese and the lasagna noodles.

Answer 5

One way I make it, other than traditional is I make meatballs and slice them thin and I use them as a layer instead of the chopmeat and for another layer, I use pepperoni. All other layers are the same with ricotta and mozzarella.

I also make a seafood lasagna using shrimp, lobster tail and bay scallops, but I don't use red sauce. I make a white bechamel sauce.

Answer 6

i dont know if this will interest you, but i do got something to share to you. I want to sahre my PASTA PANCAKES
Ingredients:
160 g del monte salad macaroni
2 pc large eggs, beaten
1/3 cup evaporated milk
2-1/2 tbsp. grated pamesan cheese
100 g chicken breast, cooked wih a dash of salt, then diced
1/2 cup frozen green peas
1 pouch (250g) DEL MONTE Italian Style spaghette sauce
1/3 cup coarsely grated quickmelt cheese

Procedure 1, 2 & 3 only:
1) beaten eggs, then add milk, flour, parmesan cheese, chaickena, peas aand DEL MONTE Macaroni. SEason with 3/4 tsp iodized fine salt.(or 3/4 tbsp iodized rock salt) and dash of pepper. mix well.

2)Heat 6" skillet or non-stick pan with 2 tbsp oil, then flatten 1 cup of macaroni mixture into ana even layer. Cook for 2 minutes. Flip to cook other side.

3)While still on the pan, top pancake with 1/4 cup DEL MONTE Spaghetti Sauce and cheese. Continue cooking auantil cheese melts. Do the same with remaining macaroni mixture.

This can make 5 servings.

Plus have health advantage: Excellent source of Vitamina B1 - prevents beriberi. Cooking time 1 hour and 12 minutes.

Hope you'll appreciate it and have a good day!

Answer 7

Mexican Lasagna

1 lb. ground beef
1pkg. flour tortillas
1 can refried black beans
1 lg. pkg. shredded cheese
1 can enhilada sauce
1 can chopped green chiles

Brown the ground beef, add grean chiles, enchilada sauce and beans.

Lightly spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Layer tortillas, beef mixture, cheese. Repeat until you run out of ingredients. Bake at 350 for approx. 25-30 minutes, or until brown and bubbly.


Enjoy, my family never leaves left overs!

Answer 8

Baked Ziti

3 cups ziti or other tube pasta, uncooked
1/2 pound Italian sausage, sliced
1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter or margarine
1 cup sliced mushrooms, about 4 ounces
1 green bell pepper, sliced
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 1/4 cups milk
2 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese, divided
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon pepper
PREPARATION:
Cook ziti according to directions; drain. In a saucepan, brown sausage. Remove to paper towels to drain.
Melt butter in skillet and sauté mushroom, green pepper and onion until just tender. Blend flour into the vegetable mixture, stirring until well blended and bubbly. Gradually add milk and cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to boil. Continue to cook and stir for 1 minute. Blend in 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese and pepper, stirring until cheeses are melted and mixture is smooth.

Stir hot, cooked ziti and sausage into vegetable cheese sauce. Pour into greased 2 or 3 quart casserole. Top with remaining 1/2 cup cheddar cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Answer 9

I make the traditional lasagna, except that I use different meats - sometimes ground turkey, ground sausage, pepperoni, etc.

Also you could try different spices - like cajun types: cumin, tumeric, which makes it taste different.

As to cheeses, you can try other types like gouda, american, cheddar or even swiss.

As to a dessert - you could do a take off of a fruit pizza. between the layers of crusty dough, you could use whipped cream, bananas, kiwi, strawberries, cherries, different types of nuts.

Have fun!

Answer 10

I use 2 bags of dry cottage cheese mixed with one egg, a cup of parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and parsley topped with mozzarella cheese for my cheese layer, it's a lot lighter than ricoatta or a bechamal sauce and very delicious!