Lasagne

[vavavroom]

I made a lasagne with ground pork and spinach, four kinds of cheese (Ricotta, Gruyere, Mozarella, and Parmigiano mixed with breadcrumbs for the crust). Also onions, garlic, cream, and eggs as a binder. Various spices and herbs plus powdered porcini for the mushroom flavor I like. Béchamel sauce, basically a light roux with milk and extra butter.

I used precooked lasagne sheets. Assembling the lasagne took 10 minutes. Baking took 45 minutes. Meanwhile, I made the sauce, which took 5 minutes and cooked it on low for 40 minutes with occasional stirring. Not as cheap as a frozen lasagne but much better with just a bit more effort.



I should have shot this from a lower angle to show the layers but then I would have gotten my shadow interfering.

 

[Lubener]

I am making arrangements for Doordash to pickup a tray.

 

[FT92]

my favorite for sure, I'll second the Doordash pickup

 

[MParr]

I make mine similar to yours.
I use sweet Italian sausage instead of ground pork. Ricotta, Mozzarella, Fontina, and Romano for the cheeses. No bread crumbs on top. I usually leave the spinach out of the Lasagna but, I use it in stuffed shells or manicotti.

 

[JeffKeryk]

OMG.

 

[vavavroom]

I make mine similar to yours.
I use sweet Italian sausage instead of ground pork. Ricotta, Mozzarella, Fontina, and Romano for the cheeses. No bread crumbs on top. I usually leave the spinach out of the Lasagna but, I use it in stuffed shells or manicotti.

The nice thing about lasagne is that it's so adjustable to one's taste. I'm not too fond of fennel and anise so no Italian sausage for me. Ground pork spiced with thyme, rosemary, paprika, cayenne, a little coriander. Mixing the Parmegiano with some breadcrumbs gives me an extra-crunchy crust. I also like zucchini and even beet greens in lasagne. I'm very picky when it comes to the tomatoes in my lasagne. Anyway, lasagne is not something I eat very often. Maybe once every six weeks?

 

[Shel_B]

I made a lasagne with ground pork and spinach, four kinds of cheese (Ricotta, Gruyere, Mozarella, and Parmigiano mixed with breadcrumbs for the crust). Also onions, garlic, cream, and eggs as a binder. Various spices and herbs plus powdered porcini for the mushroom flavor I like. Béchamel sauce, basically a light roux with milk and extra butter.

I used precooked lasagne sheets. Assembling the lasagne took 10 minutes. Baking took 45 minutes. Meanwhile, I made the sauce, which took 5 minutes and cooked it on low for 40 minutes with occasional stirring. Not as cheap as a frozen lasagne but much better with just a bit more effort.



I should have shot this from a lower angle to show the layers but then I would have gotten my shadow interfering.

Great looking lasagna ... love that topping. It looks nice and crunchy.

 

[2005jettatdi]

I make mine with no meat. The tomato sauce is Costco's spaghetti sauce in the # 10 can and then we add spices to it. The cheese sauce is a mixture of ricotta, cottage cheese, parmeson, parsley, a small amount of milk and three eggs. The "meat" is finely chopped broccoli and sliced olives. The noodles get layered in dry. Finished off with a top layer of Mexican cheese mix. Cooked at 350 for about 1 1/4 hour, with the final part covered with foil. It works best if allowed to sit for a few hours before eating. Amazingly good and like mustard greens and possum innards, they is just as good the next day.

 

[NYEngineer]

My wife makes killer traditional lasagna. On Christmas, I made a seafood lasagna. It had crab, scallops and shrimp in it. It was a creamy white lasagna, not red. I also added spinach. It was great.

 

[2005jettatdi]

My wife makes killer traditional lasagna. On Christmas, I made a seafood lasagna. It had crab, scallops and shrimp in it. It was a creamy white lasagna, not red. I also added spinach. It was great.

That sounds good, and my wife is interested in trying it out.

 

[UncleDave]

I made a lasagne with ground pork and spinach, four kinds of cheese (Ricotta, Gruyere, Mozarella, and Parmigiano mixed with breadcrumbs for the crust). Also onions, garlic, cream, and eggs as a binder. Various spices and herbs plus powdered porcini for the mushroom flavor I like. Béchamel sauce, basically a light roux with milk and extra butter.

I used precooked lasagne sheets. Assembling the lasagne took 10 minutes. Baking took 45 minutes. Meanwhile, I made the sauce, which took 5 minutes and cooked it on low for 40 minutes with occasional stirring. Not as cheap as a frozen lasagne but much better with just a bit more effort.



I should have shot this from a lower angle to show the layers but then I would have gotten my shadow interfering.

Looks great! mmmm.....

I recommend a dedicated lasagne tray.

We didi Christmas lasagne vs Roast Beast.

They also make a smaller version for brownies so every piece is a " corner" piece.

 

[NYEngineer]

That sounds good, and my wife is interested in trying it out.

I got the recipe off the internet. They're all pretty similar.

 

[97prizm]

Looks great. Try whole wheat lasagna noodles next time. It adds a great flavor and texture

 

[vavavroom]

Looks great. Try whole wheat lasagna noodles next time. It adds a great flavor and texture

What did I use?

 

[97prizm]

What did I use?

Regular semolina noodles. Not bad by any means, the whole wheat just hold their texture longer. It looks like great lasagna.

 

[GSCJR]

These are excellent: https://www.giovanniranausa.com/products/lasagne-sheets.html

They even know how to spell it!

 

[ArPix]

It has become a tradition in our house that I make lasagne for Christmas dinner. I use Rao’s marinara sauce, mozzarella and cottage cheese because our daughter does not like ricotta cheese. Ground beef and hot Italian sausage for the meat, and hand grated parmesano-reggiano cheese throughout and for the topping. I add baby bella mushrooms, garlic and onions to the sauce also.

 

[vavavroom]

These are excellent: https://www.giovanniranausa.com/products/lasagne-sheets.html

They even know how to spell it!

Yeah, lasagna is singular and refers to one pasta sheet, Lasagne is plural and refers to the layered dish. Whenever I see lasagna on the menu I ask them why they have a single-layer version.

 

[vavavroom]

Regular semolina noodles.

You'd bet your life on that?

 

[GSCJR]

We're on vacation so we're trying this for Sunday lunch, I hope I don't regret it. I'm happy with with just penne al pomodoro but we'll give the 40oz. a shot: https://www.giovanniranausa.com/products/meat-lasagna.html