Lasagna Florentine With Sun Dried Tomato Marinara Food

LASAGNA FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Combine the cooked noodles and spinach, set aside.
• In lg skillet, brown beef with onion and pepper; drain.
• Add tomato sauce and seasonings.
• Mix cottage cheese with parmesan.
• In 9x13 baking pan, layer noodles, cottage cheese and sauce.
• Repeat layers.
• Top with nozzarella.
• Bake at 375* for 35 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly.

LASAGNA FLORENTINE

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix together spinach, onion, bell pepper, seasonings, ricotta, eggs, carrots, zucchini, and 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
• In a greased 2 inch hotel pan spread a small amount of Alfredo sauce on the bottom, layer with pasta sheets and mixture, repeat two more times.
• Cover with cheese and sprinkle with dried herbs.
• Bake at 350°F for about 45 minutes or until golden brown.

LASAGNA FLORENTINE WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATO MARINARA

Steps:

• For the marinara sauce, heat the olive in oil in a large sauce pan; saute the onion, celery, carrot and garlic in hot oil for 15 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the dried tomatoes, canned tomatoes, wine, fennel seeds and dried basil; reduce heat to simmer and cook uncovered until slightly reduced; approximately 20 to 30 minutes.
• Process in batches in blender until mixture is chopped but not smooth, keep warm while assembling the other ingredients.
• For the lasagna, place the cottage cheese, egg, nutmeg, parsley flakes and salt/pepper to taste in small mixer bowl, mix until curds begin to break down and mixture is combined well; stir in 1/4 cup of the grated Asiago cheese.
• To assemble the lasagna, spray a 13x9 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray, place 1/2 cup sauce in bottom of pan, top with 3 cooked and lightly towel dried lasagna noodles, top with 1/2 of the cottage cheese mixture, 1/3 of the sauce, half the mozzarella cheese, half of the spinach and sprinkle generously with a third portion of the grated Asiago cheese, repeat layer 1 time.
• End with a layer of noodles topped off with remaining sauce and grated cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake in a preheated oven at 375°F for 30 to 45 minutes; let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• This can be assembled ahead and refrigerated until ready to cook; if refrigerated please allow an additional 15 to 20 minutes for the lasagna to cook through.

LASAGNA FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook noodles according to package directions.
• In a large skillet, cook the turkey and garlic over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain off any grease, return to heat. Add Italian seasoning, spaghetti sauce, and diced tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• In a medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese, 1c of mozzarella cheese, egg, spinach, pepper flakes, and nutmeg; mix well.
• Spread about 3/4c sauce over the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish. Layer 1/3 of the noodles over the sauce, top with 1 1/2c of the sauce, and 1/2 of the cheese mixture. Repeat the layers, ending with noodles and sauce.
• Cover with foil and bake for 50 minutes or until bubbly. Remove foil, and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Return to oven and bake additional 5-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and golden.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

LIGHT LASAGNA FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cook ground turkey, onion, garlic, basil, and oregano in nonstick skillet until browned. Drain. Add spaghetti sauce and simmer 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• In a large bowl combine ricotta, 4oz mozzarella, spinach, egg white, parsley, and black pepper.
• In a 9x13 baking pan, spread 3/4 cup meat sauce. Layer 3 noodles over sauce, top with half of the ricotta mixture, then one cup sauce. Repeat with remaining noodles, ricotta, and sauce.
• Cover with foil and bake 50 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Remove foil, add reserved 4oz mozzarella and return to oven until cheese is melted (5 to 10 minutes).
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

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.