Winners Circle Lasagna Recipes

UNCLE STEVE'S AMAZING, AWARD WINNING LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Simmer garlic and onion in olive oil in large frying pan until onion starts to clarify. Add the sausage and freshly ground pepper. Before the sausage is thoroughly cooked, add the fresh basil. Drain the fat from the pan when the sausage is done cooking. Add the remaining ingredients for the meat sauce, and bring the sauce to a slow simmering boil. Add dry Italian seasoning as necessary to taste. Simmer the sauce for about 20 minutes.
• 3. In a large mixing bowl, use your fingers to mix together the beaten egg, ricotta cheese and ½ of the grated cheddar.
• 4. Assemble the lasagna in a 9x13x2-inch glass pan: • Lay down 3 noodles • ½ meat sauce and more ground pepper • ½ ricotta mixture • ½ the mozzarella • ½ the Parmesan and ½ the remaining cheddar • Layer the artichoke hearts and drained spinach (should not be soggy) • 3 noodles • rest of the meat sauce and more ground pepper • rest of the ricotta mixture • rest of the mozzarella • rest of the Parmesan and the remaining cheddar
• 5. Bake, covered, in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes, or until heated through and bubbly. You will want to place the pan on a jelly roll pan in case it bubbles over! Take foil off the last 10 minutes to allow lasagna to brown. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

FRITTATA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat grapeseed oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. When the oil begins to shimmer, add the onion and garlic and saute until the onion turns translucent. Reduce heat to medium and add the zucchini, yellow squash, oregano, salt, and pepper, and stir to coat. Cover and gently cook for about 15 minutes, then add the corn, cover and cook for about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, make a slurry by adding the flour to a small bowl and gradually whisking in 3 tablespoons of the milk (reserving the rest of the milk for the eggs). Whisk tomato paste into the slurry until smooth. Gently stir the slurry into the squash mixture to thicken. Further cook uncovered until the squash is tender and the flour is "cooked out," about 5 more minutes. Remove pan from heat and let cool to room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Heat butter over medium heat in another large skillet (or the same one if you have removed the vegetables and washed it). In a small bowl whisk 2 eggs and 1 tablespoon milk together at a time (reserving the rest of the eggs and milk). Spread the melted butter over the bottom of the pan and pour in the eggs, swirling to coat the bottom. Cook as you would a crepe, loosening the edges and flipping to brown both sides. When just cooked, transfer to the bottom of a lasagne dish as the bottom layer and trim and rearrange the egg to fit. Spoon 1/4 of the squash mixture evenly over the eggs, followed by 1/4 of the sliced tomatoes and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese. Repeat by whisking 2 more eggs with 1 tablespoon of milk and cooking to make a sheet of egg for the next layer, followed by squash, tomato and cheese each time, until you have completed 4 layers.
• Heat in the oven for about 20 minutes until the cheese is melted. Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes before slicing into squares.
• Serve sprinkled with a dollop of sour cream and minced fresh parsley.

MIRACLE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Spray an 11 X 7X 1 1/2 inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine the ricotta cheese, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, egg and spinach in a bowl and mix well to combine all ingredients.
• Spread 1/3 of the sauce in bottom of pan. Top with 3 uncooked noodles, the ricotta cheese mixture, the grated parmesan cheese, and 1/3 of the sauce. Top with remaining uncooked noodles and remaining sauce.
• Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake at 375 for 1 hour.
• Remove cover and top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Return to oven for 5 minutes to let cheese melt.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.