Debs Lasagna Recipes

DEB'S LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and sausage.
• Drain well.
• Return to skillet, add spaghetti sauce& wine and heat thoroughly.
• Remove from heat and add container of Ricotta cheese, mix well.
• Layer a 9X13 casserole dish with noodles, then meat mixture, then cheeses.
• Repeat layers.
• Bake in 350 oven until bubbly.

VEGETABLE LASAGNA DEB'S WAY

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees For the vegetable layer: Heat one tablespoon of oil in a frying pan. Add your carrots and onion and saute over medium low heat until caramelized. Take your time, as this is where so much flavor develops. You want the carrots limp and just browning around the edges. Cook them slow and long. (about 20 minutes or so) When they have caramelized, remove them and set aside. Dont rinse the pan, as you will be doing the mushrooms next.
• 2. For the mushrooms: While your pan is still hot from the carrot mixture, add an additional 3 tablespoons of oil. Add your fresh mushrooms (or even reconstituted morels work great) to the pan and fry them until limp. Add to the carrot and onion mixture.
• 3. For the cheese layer: Mix all cheese and eggs together until well blended. Set aside.
• 4. For the broccoli sauce: In a medium sized pan, mix all ingredients and if using frozen broccoli, heat until the broccoli is heated through. If your broccoli is thawed, or if using freshly cooked, just heat and blend until it is combined.
• 5. In a large pot of boiling water, cook your lasagna noodles according to the box directions for al dente.
• 6. Now to assemble the lasagna: Layer in this order: Broccoli sauce (half) noodles (half) cheese sauce (half) all of the carrot/mushroom/onion noodles (half) cheese sauce (half) broccoli sauce.
• 7. Bake @ 375 degrees for 45 minutes. Can then top with panko bread crumbs, regular bread crumbs or additional mozzarella cheese and bake an additional 10 minutes. I have used all of the optional toppings and each one is delicious. It is optional and according to what you have on hand and your taste. Let cool for 10-15 minutes before cutting into squares. (If you can wait that long) :)