Bettys Spanish Lasagna Recipes

WORLD'S BEST LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

LASAGNA BETTY CROCKER

Steps:

• Cook and stir ground beef, pork, onion and garlic in large saucepan or Dutch oven until meat is brown and onoin is tender.
• Drain off all fat.
• Add tomatoes and break up with a fork.
• Stir in tomato sauce, 2 T. parsley flakes, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the basil.
• Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 1 hour or until mixture is the consistency of Spaghetti sauce.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix cottage cheese, 1/2 C Parmesan cheese, 1 T. parsley flakes, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the oregano.
• Reserve 1/2 C meat sauce for the thin top layer.
• In ungreased baking pan, 13x9x2" , layer 1/4 each of the noodles, remaining meat sauce, the Mozerella cheese and cottage cheese mixture;.
• Repeat 3 times.
• Spread reserved meat sauce over top; Sprinkle with 1/2 C parmesan cheese.
• If desired, Lasagna can be covered and refrigerated several hours at this point.
• Bake uncovered 45 minute Allow an additional 10-15 minute if it was refrigerated.
• For easier cutting, let stand 15 minute after removing from oven.

BETTY'S SPANISH LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a sauce pan add ground beef (break up to loosen it) then add green pepper, onion (diced small or grated) garlic, oregano, cumin, sason, adobo (adobo has salt-if more salt needed add a little more adobo, if less salt use less adobo).
• Mix ingredients with meat, cover and cook low to medium heat. Mix occasionally and continue to break up any chunks of meat.
• In between cooking process drain oil from meat. After meat is cooked add tomato sauce. Mix well and continue cooking over low heat for 2-3 minutes.
• While meat is cooking in a large frying pan pour in oil. Preheat oven to 350. Peel and slice through from top to bottom sweet plantains. Fry until brown on both sides. Remove pieces browned already and continue browning others.
• In a large baking pan line up cooked plantains (remove from frying pan and put directly on oven pan (do not remove the oil from plantains or from plantains on plate). Line up like making a lasagna.
• After that layer is spread, cover with a layer of ground beef, then string beans (drain water) and repeat steps starting with plantains. When "Spanish Lasagna" dish is arranged put in preheated oven for 20-30 minutes. ENJOY THIS DELICIOUS MEAL.

BETTY'S LAZY DAY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook noodles in boiling salted water following package directions. Drain.
• Add oregano to spaghetti sauce.
• In greased 10x6x1 1/2 inch baking dish, make layers in order, half each noodles, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese slices and spaghetti sauce. Repeat.
• Bake in moderate oven 375 degrees about 30 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.