Four Cheese Lasagna Recipes

PERFECT FOUR-CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook and crumble beef with onion and garlic over medium-high heat until browned, 5-7 minutes; drain. Stir in herbs and tomato sauce. In a bowl, mix eggs, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese., Spread 1 cup meat sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; layer with 4 noodles, cottage cheese mixture, an additional 4 noodles and half the remaining meat sauce. Repeat last 2 layers. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and remaining mozzarella cheese., Cover with greased foil; bake until cheese is melted, 50-55 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked lasagna. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake lasagna as directed until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°, increasing time to 1 to 1-1/2 hours.

FOUR-CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender; drain. In a blender, process the tomatoes until smooth. Stir into beef mixture along with mushrooms, tomato paste and seasonings; simmer 15 minutes. , In a bowl, combine cottage cheese, Parmesan, cheddar, 1/2 cup mozzarella and eggs. Spread 2 cups meat sauce in the bottom of an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Arrange half the noodles over sauce. Spread cheese mixture over noodles. Top with remaining noodles and sauce. , Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Return to the oven for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.

FOUR-CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Brown meat with onions in large skillet. Meanwhile, mix Neufchatel, cottage cheese, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella, 1/4 cup Parmesan and egg until blended.
• Drain meat; return to skillet. Stir in pasta sauce, tomatoes and oregano; simmer 5 min. Remove from heat. Spoon 1 cup meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish; top with layers of 3 lasagna noodles, 1 cup cheese mixture and 1 cup meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodles, meat sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan; cover.
• Bake 50 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 40 min. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.

CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and lay lasagna flat on foil to cool.
• In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, Parmesan, eggs, salt and pepper; mix well.
• In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat and saute garlic for 2 minutes; stir in spaghetti sauce and Italian seasoning. Heat sauce until warmed through, stirring occasionally, 2 to 5 minutes.
• Spread 1/2 cup of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Cover with a layer of noodles. Spread half the ricotta mixture over noodles; top with another noodle layer. Pour 1 1/2 cups of sauce over noodles, and spread the remaining ricotta over the sauce. Top with remaining noodles and sauce and sprinkle mozzarella over all. Cover with greased foil.
• Bake 45 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and top is golden.

4 CHEESE LASAGNA RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large skillet brown your ground beef. Once browned drain any fats.
• Add onions, garlic and mushrooms cook till onions are clear. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Add tomato sauce and herbs cook for 20 minutes on very low heat. I like to use the Classico Sweet Tomato and Basil sauce.
• Cook lasagna noodles according to box directions.
• Arrange 3 noodles on bottom of a 9x13-inch pan, place 1/3 of your meat sauce over noddles, next arrange 1/3 of each of the cheeses (I like to start with the Ricotta and then the Mozzarella, parmesan and Romano). Repeat this two more times.
• Bake at 375°F for 1 hours. Allow to rest for 30 - 45 minutes and then serve.

4-CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Shred provolone (can use salad shooter).
• Combine all the cheese mixture ingredients and mix well.
• Oil bottom of a 13" x 9" x 2" pan with a thin layer.
• Add 1/3 cup spaghetti sauce (ladle-full) to bottom of the pan.
• Place 3-4 noodles across bottom of the pan.
• Cover with cheese mixture (about 3 tablespoons per noodle) and spread.
• Add 1/3 cup of spaghetti sauce and repeat until top of pan is almost reached.
• Add noodles and then add spaghetti sauce on top.
• Cover with grated parmesan cheese.
• Cover pan with aluminum foil, shiny side down.
• Follow baking direction on back of no-cook lasagna box.

VEGETARIAN FOUR CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place pumpkin on a baking sheet and roast in oven until browned and tender, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grill eggplant on a charcoal grill or fry in a skillet, turning once, until charred and tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Halve tomatoes and place on baking sheet in oven for last 15 minutes of pumpkin time; cook until tender and wrinkly.
• In a medium bowl, stir together ricotta, feta, pesto, eggs, salt and pepper until well mixed. Fold roasted pumpkin into ricotta mixture.
• Spoon half of the tomato sauce into a 9x13 baking dish. Lay two pasta sheets over the sauce. Arrange a single layer of eggplant slices over pasta and top with half the ricotta mixture. Cover with two more pasta sheets. Arrange the roasted tomatoes evenly over the sheets and spoon the remaining half the ricotta mixture over the tomatoes. Sprinkle with half the mozzarella. Top with remaining two sheets of pasta. Pour remaining tomato sauce over all and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Bake in preheated oven 30 to 40 minutes, until golden and bubbly.

FOUR-CHEESE LASAGNA (ACTUALLY 5!)

Steps:

• Place Gruyère and 1/2 cup Parmesan in large heatproof bowl. Combine ricotta, egg, black pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley in medium bowl. Set both bowls aside.
• Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat until foaming; add shallot and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until thoroughly combined, about 1 1/2 minutes; mixture should not brown. Gradually whisk in milk and broth; increase heat to medium-high and bring to full boil, whisking frequently. Add salt, bay leaf and cayenne, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally with heatproof rubber spatula or wooden spoon and making sure to scrape bottom and corners of saucepan (you should have about 4 cups).
• Remove saucepan from heat and discard bay leaf. Gradually whisk 1/4 cup sauce into ricotta mixture. Pour remaining sauce over Gruyère mixture and stir until smooth; set aside while softening noodles.
• Adjust oven rack to upper middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Place noodles in 13 by 9-inch baking dish and cover with very hot tap water; soak 10 minutes, agitating noodles occasionally to prevent sticking. Remove noodles from water, place in single layer on kitchen towel, and pat dry. Wipe out baking dish and spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray.
• Distribute 1/2 cup sauce in bottom of baking dish. Place 3 noodles in single layer on top of sauce. Spread 1/2 cup ricotta mixture evenly over noodles and sprinkle evenly with 1/2 cup fontina. Drizzle 1/2 cup sauce evenly over cheese. Repeat layering of noodles, ricotta, fontina, Gorgonzola, and sauce 3 more times. Place final 3 noodles on top and cover completely with remaining sauce, spreading with rubber spatula and allowing to spill over noodles. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan.
• Spray large sheet foil with nonstick cooking spray and cover lasagna; bake until edges are just bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking time. Remove foil and turn oven to broil. Broil until surface is spotty brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Cool 15 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 2 teaspoons parsley; cut into pieces and serve.

FOUR-CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain.
• Set aside.
• In a large skillet cook beef, onion, celery, and garlic till meat is brown and vegetables are tender.
• Drain off fat.
• Stir in the basil, oregano, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
• Add the Cream cheese and light cream or milk.
• Cook and stir over low heat till cheese is melted.
• Stir in wine.
• Gradually add the gouda cheese.
• Cook and stir till cheese is nearly melted; remove from heat.
• In small bowl stir together the cottage cheese and egg.
• In a greased 10 x 6 x 2 inch baking dish layer half of the noodles, half of the meat sauce, half of the cottage cheese mixture, and half of the mozzarella cheese.
• Repeat layers.
• Bake, uncovered, in a 375o oven for 30 to 35 minutes or till heated through.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

FOUR CHEESE LASAGNA RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Add pasta and cook for 6-8 minutes (you want them to be slightly undercooked); drain.
• In a blender or with an electric mixer, blend tomato sauce and cottage cheese together until smooth.
• Spoon a little of the sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan or dish.
• Place a layer of cooked noodles over the sauce, and sprinkle a portion of the mozzarella, the cheddar and the Parmesan cheese over the noodles.
• Repeat layering of sauce, noodles and cheese; finish with a cheese layer.
• Top pan with foil and place in the freezer.
• When ready to eat, thaw in the fridge overnight.
• Remove from the fridge 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and golden.