What is lasagna?

Answer 1

Basically a slab of fat and carbs that can double as an anchor for your butt to the couch...hint...take an aspirin before eating to avoid internal blood clotting...otherwise it's delicious!!!

Answer 2

Lasagna, also lasagne, (pronounced /lə'zan.jə/), is both a form of pasta in sheets (often rippled in North America and other countries, though seldom so in Italy) and also a dish, sometimes named Lasagne al forno (meaning "Lasagne in the oven") made with alternate layers of pasta, cheese, and sometimes ragù (a meat sauce). While it is traditionally believed to have originated in Italy, evidence has come to light suggesting that a very similar meal known as "loseyns" (pronounced 'lasan') was eaten in the court of King Richard II of England in the 14th Century. The recipe was also featured in the first cookbook ever written in England. However, the claim is far from universally accepted (see the much earlier Roman use of "lasanum" below). The Italian Embassy in London particularly speaks out against such theories.[1] It has also been claimed that the Scandinavian "Langkake", popular from the Viking ages, is a relative of, or even precursor to lasagne but there is as of yet no evidence that the true lasagne developed from this multilayered dish consisting of flatbread, meat sauce and cheese.


The word "lasagna" is derived from the Greek word "lasanon" meaning chamber pot. The word was later borrowed by the Romans as "lasanum" to mean cooking pot. The Italians then used the word to refer to the dish in which what is now known as lasagna is made. The word lasagna or lasagne (plural) now simply applies to the food itself. The British (and Italians) generally use the plural "lasagne" to mean both the dish and the pasta while the Americans commonly use the singular "lasagna".

Many recipes call for several kinds of cheese, most often ricotta and mozzarella. The classic Lasagne alla Bolognese uses only Parmigiano Reggiano. Many recipes also add bechamel sauce (besciamelli)

Answer 3

The definition is:

Pasta in the form of wide strips
-A baked Italian dish consisting of this layered or cooked with vegetables, meat, cheese and tomatoe sauce.

It is, in my opinion one of the best italian foods around and it is so versatile ot your own tastes. The one considered traditional would be cooked lasagna noodles then:

take a 2x9x13 inch baking pan and place some tomatoe sauce (with or without meat cooked in it) to cover the bottom
add a layer of noodles slightly overlapping
spread on more sauce and then sprinkle with cheese or even add ricotta and some shredded like, mozzarella, provolone, cheddar
keep repeating the process until you have three or four layers and then finish it with top layer of noodles having sauce then cheese then sauce and more cheese. Bake it in a 350 F oven for 30 mins.

The fun thing is that you can use almost any type of sauce you would place on pasta. you can use any type of cheese or combination and you can make it with meat or without!

Try some! It is very good! I hope this is of some help!

Answer 4

You get a large baking pan and put meat sauce in the bottem. Over that you put a layer of lasagna noodles. You put ricotta cheese over that with some more of the meat sauce and then mozzarella cheese over that. Repeat this two more times and then put sauce on the top and sprinkle some parmesan cheese. Bake in oven on 325 degrees for an hour or more until it is hot and bubbly.

Answer 5

Layered pasta. Italian and here is a good recipe

Lasagna
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds lean ground beef
2 cans (12.5 ounces each) tomatoes
1 can (15 ounces)
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
16 ounces lasagna
2 cups ricotta cheese
16 ounces sliced mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Chop onions and garlic. Heat oil in skillet; add onions, garlic, and ground beef. Mix together, breaking up beef, and cook until beef is lightly browned. Pour off excess fat. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, oregano, salt, and pepper. Simmer for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until some of the liquid has evaporated and mixture is thickened to sauce consistency.
Meanwhile, cook lasagna in boiling salted water, following package directions. Cook until tender; drain thoroughly and rinse with cold water until cool enough to handle.

In a large baking pan (13x9x2-inch) spread 1/3 of the sauce in the bottom. Cover with a layer of lasagna, using about 1/2 of the noodles. Spread with half of the ricotta cheese, then top that with about 1/3 of the mozzarella slices; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Repeat with the next layer then top with remaining 1/3 of sauce.

Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Top with remaining cheese about halfway through baking. Cut in squares to serve.

Answer 6

It is a fabulous layered casserole.

Boil a package of lasagne noodles then drain and separate the noodles.

Mix a large jar of spaghetti sauce with 2 pounds ground beef.

Mix together 1 pound ricotta cheese, 1 pound large curd cottage cheese, 2t dried basil, 2 cups shredded mozzerella, and 1 cup grated parmesean cheese.

Put a light layer of sauce in the bottom of a 10x15 baking dish.
Make a layer of noodles, a layer of cheese, layer of meat sauce, then repeat: NOodles, cheese, sauce...noodles cheese sauce, then noodles and pour the rest of the sauce over the top. Sprinkle with parmesean cheese and bake at 350 for about 1 hour, until hot and bubbly all the way through.

This serves about 8-12 people, depending on their level of starvation.

Answer 7

Lasagna is an Italian casserole made with layers of pasta, cheese (usually ricotta) and tomato sauce. Then it is baked to met the cheese and give the flavors a chance to blend.

Need a recipe?
Try this one!

Three Meat Lasagna

sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large sweet onion, chopped
1 lb ground beef
1/2 lb bulk Italian sausages
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
6 ounces tomato paste
2 tablespoons brown sugar
filling
12 pieces uncooked lasagna noodles
2 (15 ounce) containers ricotta cheese
2 large eggs
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (for ricotta)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
16 ounces grated mozzarella cheese
8 ounces thinly sliced pepperoni
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (to garnish)



1. Cook onion in olive oil in a large skillet until tender, several minutes.
2. Add garlic, ground beef, italian sausage, basil, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper to pan and cook until meat is thoroughly browned and breaking up lumps as it cooks.
3. Drain fat.
4. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, and brown sugar to pan, mixing well.
5. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 25-30 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, cook lasagna noodles in plenty of boiling salted water for ten minutes, then drain.
7. In a mixing bowl, stir together ricotta cheese, eggs, parmesan, salt, pepper, and parsley until smooth.
8. Preheat oven to 375°F.
9. In a large lasagna baking pan, place 1/3-1/2 of meat sauce in bottom of pan (just enough to cover).
10. On top of the meat sauce in pan, layer the lasagna as follows: 4 noodles (to cover pan), 8 ounces shredded mozzarella, 4 ounces sliced pepperoni, 4 more noodles, ricotta cheese mixture, 4 more noodles, remaining meat sauce mixture, 8 ounces mozzarella, 4 ounces of pepperoni, and 1/4 cup parmesan.
11. If any corners of noodles try to stick up past the sauce in the pan, tuck them under the sauce.
12. Bake at 375F for 30-40 minutes or until heated through and cheese is golden and bubbly.
13. Allow to rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving.

Answer 8

an Italian pasta dish.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/American-Lasagna/Detail.aspx

hope it helps. :)

Answer 9

It's whats in Garfields food dish

Answer 10

Pasta, cheese, and tomato sauce.