Meat Lovers Cheating Lasagna Recipes

MEAT LOVERS CHEATING LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, cook the sausage and ground beef together with the chopped onions until no longer pink and drain all grease.
• Cook ravioli according to package directions (only for about 3 minutes or so I think) Drain and rinse in cold water.
• In a 13x9 baking dish, spread a small amount of sauce (just enough to cover bottom) and layer enough ravioli to cover.
• Stack the slices of pepperoni and cut them into narrow strips and spread half of it over the ravioli.
• Now spread all the meat over that and pour the remaining sauce on top of it.
• Sprinkle with 1-1/2 cups mozzerella cheese, then layer the remaining ravioli and cheese and sprinkle all of the garlic powder on it.
• Spread the remaining half of pepperoni strips on top of cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake at 375* for about 20-25 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake uncovered another 10 minutes or until cheese and pepperoni are golden.
• Serve with no yeast Beer Bread (recipe# 73440).

"MEAT" LOVER'S LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Cook and drain noodles as directed on package.
• Unwrap sausages; place on large microwavable plate. Microwave uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, turning sausages once, until slightly thawed. Cut sausages into 1/4-inch slices.
• In medium bowl, mix ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese and the egg. In another medium bowl, mix pasta sauce, Italian seasoning and water.
• In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, spread about 1/2 cup pasta sauce mixture. Top with 3 noodles, half of the ricotta mixture and half of the sausage pieces. Top with about 1 1/4 cups remaining pasta sauce mixture and half of the soy cheese. Repeat with remaining noodles, ricotta mixture, sausage, pasta sauce mixture and soy cheese. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Bake uncovered 35 to 45 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted. Cover loosely with foil; let stand 10 minutes before serving.

CARNIVORE'S LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a heavy pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, half of the ground meat, and the Italian sausage. Brown for 10 minutes.
• Drain the meat mixture, if needed. Add the tomato sauce, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon each of the fennel seed, basil, thyme, oregano, black pepper and salt. Gently stir, cover, and let simmer over low heat for 1 hour.
• While the sauce is cooking, prepare the meatballs, ricotta cheese mixture, and lasagna noodles. First, beat 1 egg in a large bowl. Add the oatmeal, 1/2 cup of Parmasan, and the rest of the ground meat, black pepper, fennel seed, basil, thyme, oregano, and salt. Combine well.
• Roll the meat into balls that are about 1 inch in diameter. Place them on a sprayed pan and bake for 20 minutes, turning the meatballs over halfway through the cooking time.
• Put the ricotta cheese in another bowl. Add the other egg, nutmeg, and rest of parsley. Combine well and set aside.
• Now just soak the lasagna noodles in a large pan filled with very hot water for at least 15 minutes.
• Once the sauce is cooked, construct the lasagna in a deep 9x3-inch pan. First, spread 2 cups of the sauce on the bottom of the pan. Lay 6 noodles down. Spread half of the ricotta over the noodles, then sprinkle that with 1/3 of the mozzeralla and parmasan. Top that with half of the pepperoni.
• Make another layer in the same way, starting with 2 cups of sauce. After that, lay down the rest of the lasagna noodles on top.
• Mix in the cooked meatballs with the rest of the sauce, and spread on top of the lasagna. Top with rest of cheese.
• Cover with foil, and bake at 350F for 25 minutes. Remove the foil, then bake for 25 minutes. Remove, then let cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.

PEPPERONI LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
• Add water, tomato sauce, tomato paste, bouillon and seasonings.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
• In a bowl, combine eggs, cottage cheese and sour cream.
• Spread 1/2 cup meat sauce into a greased 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Layer with four noodles, the cottage cheese mixture and pepperoni.
• Top with remaining noodles and meat sauce.
• Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
• Cover and bake at 350ºF.
• for 35 minutes.
• Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until heated through.
• Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.