Small Batch Lasagna Food

SMALLER LASAGNA FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cook noodles and drain.
• Saute onion and garlic in olive oil in a large skillet for a few minutes then add ground beef, oregano, basil salt and pepper and cook until beef is browned, breaking up any clumped meat. Stir in marinara sauce and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, making sure sauce doesn't get too thick.
• In a small bowl, whisk together a lightly beaten egg with ricotta and parmesan.
• In the bottom of a loaf pan, place about 1 cup meat sauce across the bottom. Top with two noodles, then top with half of the remaining meat sauce mixture. Top with another two noodles and the ricotta mixture. Top with the last two noodles and the remaining sauce. Layer mozzarella slices across the top.
• Loosely tent pan with foil and bake for 45 minutes, then remove foil and bake another ten minutes, allowing cheese to brown.
• Let sit for about 10-15 minutes before you cut into it.

SEAFOOD LASAGNA I

Steps:

• Cook lasagna noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain well.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium size saucepan over medium heat melt butter or margarine, stir in flour and let flour brown slightly. Stir in milk, stirring constantly until sauce thickens. Add the parmesan cheese to the sauce and stir well.
• In a 9x13 baking pan spread a thin layer of white sauce, followed by a layer of cooked lasagna noodles. Place 1/4 of the shrimp, 1/4 of the crabmeat and 1 cup mozzarella cheese on top of the lasagna noodles. Repeat three times, making four layers. Top the final layer with sauce and remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake for 45 minutes or until top is brown.

LOAF PAN LASAGNA FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon salt and saute until the onion is translucent and softened, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Add the ground beef and use a wooden spoon to break it into pieces. Cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the oregano and cook 1 minute. Stir in the marinara and let simmer while you make the ricotta mixture.
• Lightly beat the egg in a medium bowl. Stir in the ricotta, parsley, basil, 1/2 cup mozzarella and 1/2 cup Parmesan until combined.
• Begin to layer the lasagna, spread 2 tablespoons marinara sauce evenly over the bottom of an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pan. Cover with 1 lasagna noodle. Spread on 1/3 cup of the ricotta mixture followed by 1/2 cup marinara sauce. Top with another noodle. Repeat layering 4 more times, ending with the sauce. Top the final layer with the remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella and 2 tablespoons Parmesan. Bake until the noodles are tender and the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

SIMPLE LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and egg; set aside. Spread 1/3 cup sauce in an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Top with one noodle. Spread 1/3 cup sauce to edges of noodle. Top with a third of reserved cheese mixture and 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodle and sauce., Cover and bake at 400° for 25 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

SMALL BATCH LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. Over medium heat, brown the sausage. Remove from pan and drain on a paper towel and set aside. Wipe out the skillet.
• 2. Return the skillet to medium heat and add the onion, shallot, garlic and butter. Cook until the onions are softened, about 7-8 minutes.
• 3. Add the chopped tomatoes and tomato sauce. Rinse the tomato sauce can with about 1/2 cup of water and add it to the skillet. Add the garlic powder and 1 teaspoon of the Pasta Sprinkle (or Italian seasoning).
• 4. Cook until the tomatoes are broken down and the mixture is thickened. Add back the sausage, stir and remove from heat.
• 5. In a large bowl, add the ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese and 1 teaspoon of Pasta Sprinkle. Mix well.
• 6. Spray a 6 1/2 x 9 inch pan with Pam. Spoon half of the tomato mixture into the pan.
• 7. Layer 2 lasagna noodles over the tomato mixture.
• 8. Spoon half of the cheese mixture over the noodles.
• 9. Layer with 2 lasagna noodles.
• 10. Repeat with the rest of the tomato mixture, 2 lasagna noodles and the rest of the cheese mixture. Sprinkle on the parmesan cheese. Use the last teaspoon of Pasta Sprinkle over the top.
• 11. Place lasagna on a baking sheet and bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes. Let rest 5-ish minutes before cutting.

EASY LASAGNA RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• In a large pot of generously salted water, cook lasagna noodles according to package instructions until just al dente. Drain and set aside.
• While your noodles cook, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned. If your meat released a lot of fat while it cooked, drain or spoon off the fat.
• Add pasta sauce and simmer until beef is cooked through. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together ricotta cheese, egg, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. Set aside.
• Use a ladle to spoon 1/4 of the sauce into your baking dish. Lay 3 noodles lengthwise and top with 1/4 of the sauce. Drop 1/2 of the ricotta mixture over the top in dollops and then gently spread it out into a smooth layer. Sprinkle with 1/3 of the mozzarella and parmesan.
• Lay another layer of noodles, this time using 4 and placing across the dish instead of lengthwise, trimming the edges as needed. Add the sauce, remaining ricotta, and cheese just as you did with the last layer.
• Add final layer of noodles, going horizontally this time and top with remaining sauce and cheese.
• Cover tightly with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake until cheese is melted and the lasagna is hot all the way through, about 15 minutes.
• Let the lasagna sit for at least 10 to 15 minutes before cutting and serving. Serve and enjoy!