Lasagna Style Pasta Dish Food

PASTA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 1/2 quart baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef until brown; drain. Stir in pasta sauce; remove from heat.
• In a bowl, combine ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, Parmesan and beaten egg. Stir until well combined.
• In the prepared dish layer half the pasta, half the sauce and half the cheese mixture. Repeat. Top with remaining mozzarella.
• Bake in preheated oven 34 to 40 minutes, until hot and bubbly.

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.

LASAGNA STYLE BOW-TIE PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Grease 8x8 square baking dish.
• In large pot boil 4 qts water and partially cook pasta for half of the directed time.
• In large skillet heat oil over medium heat.
• Add onion and saute 1 minute.
• Stir in beef or turkey and cook until lightly browned about 3 minutes.
• Add spaghetti sauce and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and partially cover the skillet.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• In small bowl mix ricotta or cottage cheese with egg and Parmesan.
• Drain the pasta throughly.
• Layer half the pasta in the pan.
• Spoon cheese mixture over the pasta.
• Spoon half the meat mixture over the cheese.
• Sprinkle with half the mozzarella.
• Make another layer with the remaining pasta, then the meat then the mozzarela.
• Cover pan with foil, spraying the inside facing the cheese with pam.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Uncover and bake for another 8-10 minutes or until heated through.

EASY PASTA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray 9x13 inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
• Cook rigatoni according to package directions, drain, and divide in half.
• In large bowl, beat eggs and stir in ricotta and parmesan cheese, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.
• In large bowl, mix the two jars of pasta sauce with the can of diced tomatoes including juice.
• Add 2 cups pasta sauce mix spreading to cover bottom of baking pan.
• Add half of cooked noodles over sauce, and top with half of ricotta mixture, dropped by spoonfuls.
• Add sour cream, dropped by spoonfuls.
• Add 1 cup mozzarella, 2 cups pasta sauce mix, remaining rigatoni and ricotta mixture, and top with 1 cup mozzarella.
• Add remaining pasta sauce mix and remaining mozzarella.
• Bake covered with foil until bubbly, about 60 minutes.
• Uncover and continue cooking about 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

LASAGNA STYLE PASTA DISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425*. Grease an 8x8 pan.
• Pour sauce and water into the pan. Stir noodles into the mixture. Cover, bake for 35-40 minutes.
• Check noodles to see if they're done. (If not, bake an additional 5-10 minutes.) Sprinkle cheese over the top and place back in the oven for 2-3 minutes until the cheese melts.
• -OR-
• To make it in a dutch oven, or large skillet, add an additional 1/4 cup of water. Bring pasta and sauce with noodles to a boil, and simmer covered 15 minutes or until pasta is done. Stir well, and sprinkle with cheese. Cover a few minutes to allow cheese to melt before serving.