Daves Lasagna Food

INDIVIDUAL LASAGNAS

Steps:

• Combine the sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl; stir well and let sit 30 minutes at room temperature.
• Mix the ricotta together with the salt and the pepper until evenly distributed.
• Preheat a grill pan over high heat. Whisk olive oil and salt together in a bowl. Rub the veggie pieces with the olive oil mixture all over and grill until soft and browned on both sides, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• To assemble the lasagnas:
• Line the bottom of a mini foil baking dish with a couple spoonfuls of sauce. Lay a single layer of raw lasagna noodles over that. Next scatter a mixture of the veggies over top, then an even layer of ricotta. Repeat once more and top it all of with plenty of mozzarella.
• Place lasagna on a baking sheet to catch any dripping cheese. Bake for about 30 minutes or until bubbly and well browned on top.

DAVE'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef. I put in a dutch oven, add a cup of water, cover and cook until meat is no longer pink, breaking up the meat into small pieces occasionally as it cooks. Drain ground beef when cooked.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato paste and stir thoroughly.
• Add remaining ingredients except for red wine, stir in thoroughly. Using cinnamon is optional, but if you do, put ingredients on your palm and lightly blow some into the sauce. Only a slight amount though!
• Simmer on MEDIUM-HIGH heat for 15-20 minutes, or until beginning to bubble. IMPORTANT: Stir thoroughly every few minutes using a spatula to capture sauce at bottom of pan. This will prevent any scorching.
• Lower burner heat to LOW and allow to simmer for 30 minutes, then add red wine and stir thoroughly.
• Simmer for an additional 30 minutes (or more) on low heat, stirring occasionally.

DAVES LASAGNA

Steps:

• Make sauce. Saute garlic and onion in olive oil. Then add green pepper (and mushrooms) and cook until just about done. If using meat brown prior to making sauce or while you are making the sauce. Add spices, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and (meat). After sauce has simmer for a while add spinach and cook until spinach is cooked down. Mix egg and parsley with ricotta. Butter/grease lasagna pan then put a tiny bit of sauce on bottom. Layer uncooked noodles, then 1/3 sauce, 1/2 of ricotta, 1/2 of mozzarella. Repeat then put another layer of noodles and top with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and add tomato juice/bloody mary mix, tomato sauce or water to ensure noodles have enough liquid. Cover with tin foil and cook for 1 hour in 350 oven. Let sit for 10 minutes and serve.