Tomato French Bread Lasagna Food

ITALIAN STYLE TOMATO BREAD

Steps:

• Heat about 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the chile and garlic and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and cool a couple of minutes.
• Halve the bread across horizontally and toast or char.
• Halve the tomato across horizontally and rub the flesh vigorously into the toasted surface of the bread and season with salt, to taste. If you are garnishing with anchovies skip the salt. Dress the tomato bread with chile oil and garnish with capers, olives and anchovies, if using. Cut into serving portions and serve.

TOMATO-FRENCH BREAD LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook beef, onion, celery and garlic over medium heat until beef is no longer pink; drain and set aside. Toast bread; line the bottom of an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish with 10 slices. Top with half of the meat mixture and half of the tomatoes. , Combine seasonings; sprinkle half over tomatoes. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil. Crumble remaining bread over top. Repeat layers of meat, tomatoes, seasonings and oil. , In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in Parmesan. Pour over casserole. Top with mozzarella. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is golden brown.

TOMATO FRENCH BREAD LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown lightly salted and peppered ground beef, onion and garlic; drain and set aside.
• Toast bread and line the bottom of an ungreased 13 x 9 baking dish with 10 slices.
• Top with half of the meat mixture and half of the tomatoes.
• Combine seasonings and sprinkle half over tomatoes.
• Drizzle with 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil.
• Crumble remaining bread over top.
• Repeat layers of meat, tomatoes, seasonings and oil.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
• Stir in flour.
• Gradually stir in milk and bring to a boil.
• Cook and stir until thick and bubbly, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in Parmesan.
• Pour over casserole.
• Top with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is golden brown.

TOMATO-FRENCH BREAD LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. In a skillet, brown beef, onion, celery and garlic; drain and set aside.
• 2. Toast bread; line the bottom of an ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking dish with 10 slices.
• 3. Top with half of the meat mixture and half of the tomatoes.
• 4. Combine seasonings; sprinkle half over tomatoes.
• 5. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil.
• 6. Crumble remaining bread over top.
• 7. Repeat layers of meat, tomatoes and seasonings and oil.
• 8. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter; stir in flour until smooth.
• 9. Gradually stir in milk; bring to boil.
• 10. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes.
• 11. Remove from heat; stir in parmesan.
• 12. Pour over casserole.
• 13. Top with mozzarella.
• 14. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is golden brown.