Kale Lasagna Diavolo Food

KALE LASAGNA DIAVOLO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat 8-inch square baking dish with 1 tsp. oil. Boil kale until tender, about 2 minutes. Drain, spread out on clean kitchen towel to cool. Squeeze out all the liquid and chop, season to taste with salt and pepper. Mash ricotta and goat cheese together in a medium bowl, stir in kale and basil, bind with the beaten egg. Heat 1 tsp. olive oil in small saucepan over medium low, add garlic. When garlic is fragrant, stir in tomato puree and pepper flakes, simmer 5 minutes. Spread 1/2 cup sauce on bottom of baking dish, cover with two noodles. Spread half of the cheese mixture over these noodles and cover with 1 cup sauce. Top with two more noodles, remaining cheese/kale mixture and 1/2 cup sauce. Top with remaining noodles, remaining sauce and sprinkle with parmesan. Cover tightly, bake about 30 minutes until sauce is bubbling, remove cover and cook 10 more minutes, until cheese is melted and golden brown. Allow to stand for 15 minutes before serving 2 to 3 persons.

HEALTHIFIED KALE AND PORTOBELLO LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Puree the peppers, oregano, tomatoes, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and the sugar in a food processor or blender until smooth and set aside. Mix 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese with the egg whites and ricotta cheese in a medium bowl.
• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook, stirring, until they have released their liquid and are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the kale, in batches, and as it wilts add the pepper flakes, garlic and 1/4 teaspoon salt and continue to cook until the kale is wilted and bright green, an additional 5 minutes.
• Mist a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Spread 3/4 cup of the sauce in the bottom of the dish. Top with 3 noodles, 1/2 of the ricotta mixture and 1/2 of the mushroom mixture. Repeat layers with sauce, noodles and remaining ricotta and mushrooms. Top with remaining noodles and sauce. Cover with aluminum foil and bake until the noodles are tender and the sauce is bubbling around the edges of the pan, about 50 minutes.
• Uncover, sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup grated mozzarella and continue to bake until melted, about 5 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes, sprinkle with parsley and serve.

KALE LASAGNA DIAVOLO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat 8-inch square baking pan with oil.
• Cook kale in large pot of boiling salted water for 2 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water until cool enough to handle. Thoroughly wring out kale, then chop. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Set aside.
• Mash together ricotta and goat cheese in bowl and set aside.
• Heat 1 teaspoons oil in smail saucepan over medium-low heat. Add garlic and cook 15 seconds, or until fragrant. Add tomato puree and red pepper flakes; simmer 5 minutes, or until thickened.
• Spread 1/4 cup sauce in prepared baking pan. Place 2 lasagna noodles on top of sauce. Top with half cheese mixture, half of kale, and 1/3 cup sauce. Top with two more noodles, remaining cheese, and remaining kale. Top with remaining lasagna noodles and cover with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan and bake for 40 minutes (or until cheese has melted and lasagna is bubbly.

LASAGNA WITH SAUSAGE AND KALE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a 5-quart pot, cook sausage over medium heat, stirring often, until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in onions; cover, and cook until softened, 5 minutes. Uncover; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Add kale and 1/2 cup water to pot; season with salt and pepper. Cover; cook over medium-low heat, tossing occasionally, until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain; coarsely chop. Transfer to bowl with onions.
• Meanwhile, cook noodles 2 minutes less than package instructions. Drain; rinse under cold water.
• Add noodles, tomatoes, and ricotta to the bowl; season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Toss well. Pour into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish; smooth top with a spatula. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.

TUSCAN KALE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bring 2 large pots of water (one heavily salted, and one lightly salted) to a boil. Add lasagna noodles to the heavily salted water and parboil for 6 minutes. Remove noodles to an ice water bath to stop the cooking process; drain and set aside.
• Add kale to the lightly salted water and cook for 2 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Dry thoroughly and rip into large, bite-sized pieces; set aside.
• Mix ricotta cheese, goat cheese, and egg together in a bowl. Mix in 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, basil, salt, and pepper.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in mushrooms and season with salt. Saute until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until mushrooms are tender, 3 minutes more. Remove from the heat.
• Coat the bottom of a 9-inch square baking dish with 1/2 cup tomato sauce. Layer ingredients evenly as follows, pressing down firmly after adding each layer of noodles: 2 lasagna noodles, 1/2 the ricotta cheese mixture, all the kale, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, 1/8 cup Parmesan, 2 lasagna noodles placed in opposite direction as first layer, the remaining ricotta mixture, all the mushrooms, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, 1/8 cup Parmesan, the remaining lasagna noodles (alternating direction once more) and tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and remaining Parmesan. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and bake until cheese is golden brown and bubble, about 15 more minutes.

QUINOA & KALE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9 inch casserole dish with cooking spray or oil. Spread prepared quinoa evenly in the dish.
• Heat oil in a medium saucepan. Add onions and cook until transparent and starting to brown. Add the mushrooms; cook until they're softened and very little if any moisture remains in pan. Add the garlic and the tomato sauce. Stir until hot, then set aside.
• In med. bowl combine cottage cheese with the egg; mix well. Stir in parmesan, basil and oregano.
• Spread 1/3 of the tomato sauce over the quinoa. Then add layer of sliced zucchini, then all the cottage cheese mixture, then 1/3 of the tomato sauce, then all the kale or spinach, ending with the remaining tomato sauce. Spread mozzarella evenly on top.
• Bake for about 35 min, until hot and the cheese is melted, bubbling, and slightly brown at edges. Serve.