Classico Chicken Sausage And Kale Lasagna Recipes

CLASSICO CHICKEN PARMESAN

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, beat egg in pie plate until blended. Combine cheese and bread crumbs in separate pie plate. Dip chicken, 1 tender at a time, into egg, then cheese mixture, turning to evenly coat both sides of each tender with each ingredient.
• Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook 3 to 4 min. on each side or until done. Meanwhile, cook pasta sauce in saucepan on medium-low heat until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Drain pasta; place on platter. Top with pasta sauce and chicken.

KALE LASAGNA WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cook and stir Italian sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic together in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until meats are browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, vegetable broth, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat and let simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
• Combine ricotta cheese, kale, and egg in a bowl.
• Layer lasagna in a 9x13-inch pan starting with a small amount of meat sauce and noodles, followed by 1/2 of the ricotta mixture, more noodles, and most of remaining meat sauce. Continue with Parmesan cheese, noodles, 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese, noodles, remaining ricotta mixture, remaining noodles, and remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until bubbly and browned, 30 to 45 minutes. Let cool and set up for 10 minutes before cutting.

LASAGNA WITH SAUSAGE AND KALE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a 5-quart pot, cook sausage over medium heat, stirring often, until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in onions; cover, and cook until softened, 5 minutes. Uncover; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Add kale and 1/2 cup water to pot; season with salt and pepper. Cover; cook over medium-low heat, tossing occasionally, until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain; coarsely chop. Transfer to bowl with onions.
• Meanwhile, cook noodles 2 minutes less than package instructions. Drain; rinse under cold water.
• Add noodles, tomatoes, and ricotta to the bowl; season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Toss well. Pour into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish; smooth top with a spatula. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.

CREAMY KALE AND CHICKEN SAUSAGE PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook radiatori in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 to 12 minutes. Strain pasta from water (do NOT drain water). Place kale in the boiling water. Blanch for about 1 minute. Drain off water.
• Immediately drop kale in a bowl with ice water to stop the cooking. Drain off water, squeeze out excess liquid, and roughly chop. Set aside.
• Cut sausage into thin discs and sear in a pan over medium-high heat. Remove sausage discs and set aside.
• Pour olive oil into the same pan and add mushrooms, diced onion, minced garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook over medium heat until mushrooms have softened and onions are slightly browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Add chopped kale, sausage, marinara sauce, and chicken broth to the pan. Mix in heavy cream and Parmesan cheese and stir to combine. Simmer sauce down to your desired thickness if you like.
• Divide radiatori amongst serving bowls, and top with tomato sauce.

CLASSICO CHICKEN SAUSAGE AND KALE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix eggs, cottage cheese, kale, mozzarella and 2 Tbsp. Parmesan until blended.
• Remove and discard casings from sausage if necessary; crumble sausage into large skillet. Cook on medium heat 8 to 10 min. or until done, stirring occasionally; drain.
• Spread 1 cup sweet basil pasta sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with layers of 4 noodles, half the cottage cheese mixture, 1 cup of the remaining sweet basil pasta sauce and half the sausage. Repeat layers. Cover with remaining noodles.
• Spread Alfredo pasta sauce evenly over lasagna; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan. Cover.
• Bake 55 min. to 1 hour or until heated through, uncovering for last 15 min. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.