You might have noticed; all are past recipes have been Italian. So, you might think we are being partial. Do you want to know? Yes we are! We like cheesy recipes when winter is in its full swing. It is the best comfort food for these gloomy winter days. Working in the kitchen is much easier and you can stay in the cozy and aromatic environment for quite long. So, let us get on with another cheesy lasagna recipe.
Ingredients:
Lasagna
Sheets 1
pack
Ground
Beef/Chicken 500
grams
Butter 4-5
tablespoon
Oil
1
tablespoon
Nonstick
Cooking Spray if u
have
Onion 1
medium sized
Garlic 3
cloves
Crushed
Tomatoes 1
can
Tomato
Puree 1
can
Salt to
taste
Basil ½
teaspoon
Fennel
Seeds 2
pinch
Mixed
Italian Herbs 2
teaspoon
Black
Pepper 2
teaspoon
Crushed
Chili 1
tablespoon
Mozzarella
Cheese Slices depends
on layering
Parmesan
cheese as
needed
Cheddar
cheese as
needed
White
sauce see
alfredo pasta recipe
Jalapenos for
garnish
Olives for
garnish
Capsicum for
garnish
Recipe:
·
In a skillet, add butter and oil. Oil is added in the butter
so that the butter does not burn.
·
Now add 1 medium chopped onion and cook for about 5 mins and
garlic to it. Cook until the onions are soft and is just about to turn brown.
·
Add grounded beef to it. And stir it for a few minutes. Here,
I am using beef, but you can use ground chicken as well.
·
Now add salt, black pepper, fennel seeds, dried basil, mixed
herbs and crushed red chili.
·
Cook for a few minutes more and now add the canned tomato
puree and the crushed tomatoes. Stir well for a few minutes.
·
Now turn the heat slow and let it simmer for 3 hours. And
take it off.
·
Next when you want to bake it, prepare the white sauce as it
was prepared in ALFREDO Fettucine pasta.
·
Boil the lasagna sheets as per directions given on the box.
And the pasta sheet should be al-Dante. And after the pasta boils run it under
cold water so it does not stick.
·
Now its to finally assemble the lasagna.
·
Take a baling dish and spray it with the non-stick cooking
spray. Add a cup and half of the ground beef at the bottom layer, sprinkle some
parmesan cheese and place the lasagna sheets in an over-lapping manner.
·
Next spread white sauce pasta on the lasagna sheet then place
mozzarella cheese slices on the sauce and finally repeat starting from beef
sauce, parmesan cheese, pasta sheets, white sauce, and mozzarella slices.
·
In between these layers you can also add jalapenos and olives.
You can stack up to four layers or however deep is your baking dish.
·
Now on top add a generous amount of shredded mozzarella and
cheddar cheese on top and for garnish add black olives, jalapenos, capsicum and
onions.
·
Cover the dish with foil already sprayed with nonstick
cooking spray so that cheese do not stick to the foil and bake it at 260°C for
25 minutes then remove the foil and bake it for another 15-20 mins to give a
nice color to the top cheese layer. Your Lasagna is ready.
Note:
With
this amount of ingredients, you can also prepare another tray and then cover it
with foil and freeze it. Whenever you need a quick lasagna, just take it out of
the freezer defrost it at room temperature and bake it. You will not have to go
through the tedious task again. 😊
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