Hearty Tortellini Lasagna Food

HEARTY MEAT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook and drain noodles as directed on package; rinse with hot water and drain.
• In a large skillet or Dutch oven, cook ground beef and Italian sausage until done; drain then add mushrooms, spaghetti sauce, and tomato sauce; simmer 10-15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, blend egg and ricotta.
• In the bottom of a 9x13" baking pan, spread layers of 1/3 of the sauce, then 1/3 of the lasagne noodles, then 1/3 of the ricotta mixture, and then 1/3 of the shredded cheese; repeat layers twice.
• Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake at 375° for 20 minutes; uncover and bake another 20 minutes; remove from oven and let stand 5-10 minutes before cutting.
• NOTE: You can get by using 9 lasagne noodles, but I use 12 because I like to overlap them a bit ~ You also may vary the meats and use 1 pound sausage with 3/4 pound beef or whatever combination your family likes.

HEARTY TORTELLINI "LASAGNA"

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef or turkey, grapeseed oil, 1 T fra diavolo blend and garlic to skillet.
• Brown approximately 5-7 minutes. Drain off any excess grease from the ground beef.
• Add the tomato sauce bag contents to the ground beef skillet. Stir. Simmer uncovered approx 7-8 minutes.
• In a 2 quart casserole pan, layer tomato meat sauce, frozen tortellini (yes, bake from frozen!), and mozzarella cheese, finishing with a layer of tomato sauce and then cheese. Bake COVERED at 400 for approx 30 minutes, or until center of lasagna is hot. Uncover and cook an additional 5-7 minutes to slightly brown the cheese on top.
• Serve with salad and garlic bread.

LAZY MARINARA LASAGNA

Steps:

• preheat oven to 375.
• brown ground beef with garlic and onion in large nonstick skillet. Drain off fat if necessary.
• Mix with prepared marinara and set aside.
• You can use a jar of storebought marinara or make your own with the ingredients listed above. The ingredients are flexible - I use whatever combination of canned tomatoes I happen to have at the time - crushed, diced, puree, with herbs or garlic already added - whatever. No need to cook before you add to the mix - it will bake along with everything else.
• Bring 4 qts water to a boil. Cook ravioli just till it floats, about 3-5 minutes. Drain.
• Place a bit of sauce/beef mixture in bottom of 9x13 pan. Add a layer of half the ravioli, topped by half the sauce, followed by half the shredded cheese.
• Repeat layers.
• Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes, till sauce is bubbly and cheese is browned.
• Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.

GROUND BEEF & TORTELLINI SKILLET LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown meat in large deep nonstick skillet; drain.
• Layer 1/3 of the pasta sauce in same skillet; cover with half each of the meat, tortellini and Parmesan. Repeat layers. Top with remaining pasta sauce. Pour 1 cup water around edge of skillet; cover.
• Cook on medium heat 20 min. or until tortellini are tender. Top with mozzarella cheese. Cover; cook until mozzarella is melted.