Lasagna Like No Other Food

LASAGNA-LIKE PASTA DISH

Steps:

• Boil water for pasta, be sure to add salt before adding the pasta.
• In a mixing bowl, mix the full jar of ricotta cheese and the parmesan cheese and add some salt and pepper.
• Once the noodles are cooked, reserve 1 cup of the starchy hot pasta water and then strain.
• Gradually add the pasta water to the cheese mixture, you may not use all of the water, just add enough to make the mixture nice and creamy and melted.
• Toss the noodles into the cheese mixture.
• Spread the noodles and cheese mixture into a baking dish.
• Evenly spread the tomato sauce and mushrooms over the top. Then add the parsley.
• Top with mozzarella cheese and bake at 350 degrees until cheese is melted and hot and bubbly.
• Then serve.

NOT-LIKE-THE-OTHERS SEAFOOD LASAGNA

Steps:

• For tomato sauce: combine undrained tomatoes, mushrooms, oregano, onion powder, salt & pepper in medium saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered about 20 mins or until thickened. Stirm in shrimp. Set aside.
• For cheese sauce: melt butter in medium saucepan. Stir in flour. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir over medium heat till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more. Stir in Swiss cheese until melted. Stir in imitation crab and wine.
• Layer half of the shrimp sauce, half of the noodles and half of the cheese sauce in 2-qt. rectangular baking dish. Repeat layers. Top with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake uncovered in 350* oven about 25 minutes or until heated through. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

EASY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the egg, parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, cottage cheese, and 1 cup mozzarella cheese; set aside.
• In a large skillet, brown the beef, onion, and garlic together until the beef is done; drain excess grease.
• Add water and all but 1 cup of spaghetti sauce to beef.
• Spread reserved spaghetti sauce into the bottom of a greased 13x9 inch pan.
• Layer 5 to 6 lasagna noodles over the sauce, overlapping or breaking to fit.
• Spread half the cheese mixture over the noodles.
• Spoon a third of the beef mixture over the cheese layer.
• Repeat layers once.
• Add one more layer of 5 to 6 noodles and spoon remaining third of beef mixture over the top.
• Cover and bake 50 minutes.
• Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over the top.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.