Roasted Red Pepper Lasagna Food

ROASTED RED PEPPER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cut each pepper into quarters; remove seeds. Place peppers, cut side down, on a foil-lined baking sheet. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 20-25 minutes or until skin is blistered and blackened. Immediately place peppers in a bowl; cover and let stand for 15-20 minutes. Peel off and discard skin. Cut peppers into 1/4-in. strips., Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain. In a saucepan, cook red peppers and garlic in oil for 1 minute; add the tomatoes, parsley, sugar, basil and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, salt and nutmeg until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Spread 1 cup pepper sauce in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with three noodles, 1-1/2 cups pepper sauce, 1 cup white sauce and 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining noodles, white sauce and pepper sauce. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.

ROASTED RED PEPPER LASAGNA

Steps:

• To make Tomato Sauce: In medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat.
• Cook onion and garlic for about 3 minutes.
• Add next 7 ingredients (up to, but not including, tomatoes) and cook for about 8 minutes or until liquid has evaporated.
• Stir in tomatoes, peppers, paste and vinegar.
• Heat to boiling, reduce temperature and, stirring often, simmer for about 1 hour or until thick enough to mound on a wooden spoon.
• In large pot of boiling water, cook lasagna noodles for about 8 minutes or until tender.
• Drain (reserving hot water) and rinse under cold water.
• Set aside.
• Stir spinach into hot water and cook for 1 minute.
• Drain and squeeze out liquid.
• Chop coarsely.
• To make White Sauce: Melt butter in medium saucepan, gradually whisk in flour and over medium heat cook, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat and whisk in milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened (10-15 minutes).
• Whisk in 1/2 cup Asiago and 1/3 cup Parmesan cheeses until melted.
• To Assemble: Spread 1/4 of the tomato sauce in a 9 by 11 inch baking dish.
• Top with single layer of noodles, trimming to fit dish.
• Repeat layering (tomato sauce/noodles).
• Spread with 1/3 white sauce, and a single layer of noodles.
• Top with all of the spinach and the remaining Asiago cheese.
• Top with single layer of noodles, 1/4 tomato sauce, noodles and 1/3 white sauce.
• Repeat layering (noodles/tomato sauce/noodles/white sauce).
• Cover with aluminum foil.
• Lasagna can be refrigerated at this point and cooked the next day (add 10 minutes to first baking time).
• Place dish on baking sheet and cook in a 375F (190C) degree oven for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Return to oven and bake, uncovered, for another 30 minutes or until cheese is golden.
• Let stand for 20 minutes before serving.

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND PORTABELLA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Saute garlic, carrots, celery, onion, basil, oregano and hot pepper flakes for about 8 minutes or until very soft.
• Add tomatoes and tomato paste and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer stirring often for about 30 minutes.
• Cool and puree in blender or food processor til smooth.
• Cool completely.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Slice mushroom caps to 1/2" thickness and toss with oil and vinegar.
• Roast in a single layer about 10 minutes and let cool.
• Pat roasted red peppers with paper towel and set aside.
• For the cheese filling, whisk eggs, add the ricotta, basil, salt and pepper and blend.
• Grease a 9"x13" baking dish.
• Spread 1 cup sauce in bottom of pan.
• Put layer of noodles on sauce.
• Add another layer of sauce.
• Add a layer of half the mushrooms and half the red peppers.
• Sprinkle about 1/3 of the cheese on next.
• Add another layer of noodles and spread ricotta chees mixture on top.
• Add another layer of noodles and spread sauce over.
• Put the rest of the mushrooms and red peppers for next layer.
• Top with remaining noodles and top with remaining shredded cheese.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
• To bake, cover dish with greased foil and bake at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes.
• Uncover and bake for about 15 minutes longer.
• Let stand for about 10 minutes before cutting.

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Roast red peppers (see Recipe #18589 for instructions).
• Boil lasagna noodles according to package directions.
• Steam chicken, cut into thin pieces.
• Cook olive oil and garlic in a large skillet at medium heat for about 1 minute.
• Add half the chicken chicken and 1/2 cup cheese and toss well.
• Add milk, stir and raise to medium high heat for about 2 minutes.
• To prevent curdling, mix yogurt with the rest of the chicken pieces in a separate bowl.
• Turn off heat, return mixture to skillet and mix well.
• In lasagna pan, layer chicken and sauce, roasted red peppers, and noodles.
• Top with remaining 1/2 cup of cheese.
• Bake at 350 just until hot.

EASY ROASTED RED PEPPER AND MUSHROOM LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine ricotta, spinach, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, and egg in a large mixing bowl.
• Spread 1 cup of sauce on bottom of baking pan.
• Layer 4 uncooked lasagna noodles, 1/3 of ricotta mixture, 1/2 of sliced mushrooms, 1/2 of roasted red peppers, and 1 cup of sauce.
• Layer 4 uncooked noodles, 1/3 of ricotta mixture, and 1-1/2 cup sauce.
• Layer 4 uncooked noodles, the rest of the ricotta mixture, remaining mushrooms and roasted red peppers, and 1 cup of sauce.
• Layer 4 uncooked noodles, remaining sauce, and parmesan and remaining mozzarella.
• Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 50-60 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Allow to stand for 15 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN AND ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Process all ingredients in a food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stir together the chicken, cream cheese, spinach, garlic salt, and pepper.
• Layer a lightly greased 11x7 inch baking pan with one-third of the Red Bell Pepper sauce, 3 noodles, one-third chicken mixture, and one-third cheese. Repeat layers twice. Place baking dish on a baking sheet.
• Bake, covered, for 50 to 55 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer.

ROASTED RED PEPPER LASAGNA ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Boil 8 lasagna noodles in salt water.
• In a blender or food processor puree walnuts, basil, pepper, cottage cheese, bleu cheese and garlic.
• Mix with the shredded cheese.
• Fill a mixing bowl with cold water and add each noodle to cool enough to handle.
• Smear each noodle with 1/8 of the filling and roll up.
• Repeat until all the noodles are done.
• In a small sauce pan melt butter, add flour and cook for 1 minute until bubbly, stirring continually.
• Add cream and milk, mixture will boil and thicken, remove from heat and add pepper, stir in gouda.
• Pour over roll-ups.
• Cover in foil and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Until warmed through.