What is a good recepie for lasagna with meat.?

Question

I am actually a great cook but I have never made Lasagna before. My boyfriend loves it so I thought I would make it homemade. I want recepies that you have actually tried and really liked. No links to websites please unless you used that particular site for the kind you have made before. Thank You

Answer 1

My family loves my lasagna. the key is the cheese filling.

Boil the lasagna noodles in water with salt and olive oil.

Make a large recipe of your favorive spagetti sauce. Add crumbled hamburger meat that you have browned with chopped onion, bell peppers and garlic.

For the cheese layer, I use a 1 lb. container of small curd cottage cheese, 4-5 eggs ( when stirred, it should be a light lemon yellow), a handful of parsley, and a handful of parmesan cheese. Stir really well.

grease a 13 x 9 pan. layer noodles, meat sauce, cheese mixture, and mozerella cheese. Make sure you end up with meat sauce on the top.

Bake at 350 for about an hour, or until a knife comes out clean. Take it out of the oven, add a layer of mozerella and let set for about 30 minutes before cutting.

Serve with a good crusty garlic bread.

Your boyfriend will be amazed!

Answer 2

lasagna is one of the dishes that can be personalized so many ways..... So, here are some tips...

*Use no boil noodles(Barilla are good) they will cook nice/tender in the oven just increase the water content of your sauce by 1/2-1cup

*Use you favorite large jar pasta sauce and add (italian sausage precooked, gr.peppers, onions, garlic, mushrooms, zuccinni, etc...) Canned diced/seasoned tomatoes

Use low-fat ricotta cheese/ and shredded mozzarella just add 2 eggs as a binder I like to add dried italian seasoning to the mixture. 1-2 tablespoons and minced garlic I also like to add either fresh leaf spinach or frozen spinach... Just squeeze excess water from frozen variety...

So, the noodles don't stick ladle 1/3 c. of sauce onto the bottom of the 9x13 baking pan and go from there.... (noodles-ricotta mix-mozz cheese, noodles/sauce/mozz cheese...and so on) Hold off on the cheese on the very top- it will burn if put on too early!!!
Preheat oven to 375 degrees- and bake 1 hour...
tightly wrap the dish when layered with heavy duty foil and unwrap last 15 min of cooking time-add mozz. topping during this time so it doesn't burn.... cook time about 1 hour you can also freeze one that's not cooked... So, make an extra...

I hope this helps...and good luck

Answer 3

Ingredients:
2lbs Ground Beef
Italian sausage (optional)
1 large White Onion
Garlic
1 tsp Olive Oil
1 Package of Lasagna Noodles
1 Jar of Spaghetti Sauce – I use whole canned tomatoes then I blend them, and then simmer them with seasonings
1 1/2 Cups of Parmesan Cheese
3 Cups of Mozzarella Cheese
1 Small Container of Ricotta Cheese

Pre heat oven to 425˚

1st, Brown Ground Beef, drain, then season meat to taste....I use 1 tsp of garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, 1 tsp Cilantro, and 1 tbsp of fresh garlic.

If you are using Italian sausage, this is a good time to brown the sausage and add to the ground beef.

2nd, boil noodles for about 3 minutes. They should not be fully cooked. Drain out half of the water. This way the noodles won’t dry out while waiting for the rest to be ready.

3rd, finely shred parmesan cheese, and then mix with fork into ricotta cheese. Shred mozzarella separately.

4th, in a large skillet, with olive 1 tsp olive oil put in 1 tbsp of fresh garlic and 1 white onion. Sauté until onions are tender, either add in the spaghetti sauce or blend the canned tomatoes and then heat. Then add 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, 1 tsp Cilantro.

Now you will start layering....in a 9x12 pan, Use your hands it’s easier....1st lay noodles, then spread the ricotta cheese and parmesan mixture, then meat, then sauce, then mozzarella. Repeat. This until the pan is very full. The last layer should be mozzarella cheese, other wise it will burn on top. Then place in pre heated oven and cook for 15 – 20 minutes. Or until cheese is bubbling.


Add some garlic bread or a Caesar salad and enjoy!!

Answer 4

LASAGNA & MEAT SAUCE

2 tbsp. olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb. ground beef
1 pkg. onion soup mix
1 can tomato sauce
1 can tomato paste
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. oregano
1/2 lb. ricotta or cottage cheese
1 1/2 c. water
3/4 lb. Mozzarella cheese
2 tsp. Parmesan cheese

In hot oil brown garlic and meat in skillet, stir in onion soup, water, tomato paste, sauce, salt, pepper, sugar and oregano. Cover; simmer 30 minutes. Cook lasagna as directed on package. Drain and place in cold water. Remove from water as needed. Place 2 teaspoons of meat sauce in 12"x8"x2" pan. Arrange layer of lasagna placed lengthwise, layer of Mozzarella cheese, layer of ricotta, meat sauce and Parmesan cheese. Repeat ending with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Answer 5

LASAGNA
1 box lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
16 oz. cottage cheese
2 lbs. lean hamburger meat, cooked and drained
2 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese
Lasagna sauce, recipe follows

SAUCE:

1 lg. onion, minced so kids can't see!
3 tbsp. olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 (8 oz.) cans tomatoes with juice, mashed
2 cans tomato paste
1 c. wine
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 tbsp. sugar

To make sauce, mix all ingredients in 2 quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stir frequently. Cook 30 to 60 minutes. Remove from heat and cool. To make lasagna, oil deep baking dish. Beginning with noodles, layer noodles, cottage cheese, meat, sauce and Mozzarella until all used to with sauce, cheese and Parmesan. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 to 20 minutes until done.

Answer 6

Creamy Chicken Lasagna:

1 hour 20 min prep
8 servings

3/4 lb lasagna noodles
1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 onion, chopped
2 1/2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 teaspoons dried tarragon
1 teaspoon dried basil
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 cup chicken stock
1 1/2 cups milk or heavy cream
3 carrots, sliced
1 cup celery, diced
2 tablespoons parsley
salt
fresh ground black pepper
3/4 lb mozzarella cheese, grated

1. Cook chicken breasts and cut into small cubes (less than 1/2 inch).
2. Cook noodles in boiling water until almost done.
3. Drain and rinse in cold water.
4. Lay flat on baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap while you make sauce.
5. Drain tomatoes.
6. Squeeze out excess juice and cut into bite-sized cubes.
7. Cook onion and celery in butter in large pan for about 2 minutes or until softened.
8. Add flour and stir over low heat for another minute.
9. Stir in dried herbs and chicken.
10. Slowly add stock and milk or cream.
11. Boil for about 1 minute.
12. Add carrots and cook for 5 minutes.
13. Stir in tomatoes.
14. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
15. Spoon enough sauce to cover the bottom of a 10x12-inch baking pan.
16. Use 1/3 of noodles per layer and 1/2 of chicken mixture and 1/3 of mozzarella cheese per layer.
17. From bottom, layer noodles, chicken mixture, mozzarella.
18. Repeat with noodles, chicken and mozzarella.
19. Top with final noodle layer.
20. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
21. Cover with foil and bake at 375° until bubbling (about 40 minutes).
22. Uncover and brown under broiler for about 5 minutes to brown top slightly.
23. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

Answer 7

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