Lasagna Roses Recipes

WORLD'S BEST LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

BAKED PASTA ROSES

Steps:

• First make the bechamel.
• Melt the butter in a non-stick saucepan over a low heat
• add the flour and stir until you have a smooth paste
• Add the milk a little at a time and continue to stir until the sauce starts to thicken
• Add salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste
• When the bechamel has reached a good thickness add 50g of parmesan and continue to stir until the cheese has melted into the bechamel.
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool covered with cling film. If your bechamel seems lumpy whisk with a hand held food blender!
• Put a pasta sheet onto a floured board.
• Cover with slices of ham.
• Cover the ham with stracchino cheese
• Check the bechamel has cooled and cover one end of the pasta sheet with a spoonful of bechamel.
• Roll the sheet into a swiss roll shape.
• Repeat this process with all the pasta sheets and the rest of the ham and cheese.
• Coat the bottom of an oven dish with bechamel.
• Cut the pasta rolls into 3 pieces ( each about 4-5 cm wide) and place side by side in the oven dish.
• Pour the remaining bechamel over the pasta roses and sprinkle with the remaining parmesan.
• Cover with aluminium foil and cook at 180° in a preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.
• Remove the aluminium foil and cook for another 10 minutes until the top becomes golden and crispy.
• Serve with extra grated parmesan if desired
• Buon Appetito!

LASAGNA ROSES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions and garlic. Cook until softened.
• Add the ground beef, breaking it apart with a spoon, and stir until browned.
• Add the sausage, breaking it apart with a spoon, and stir until browned.
• Mix in 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan, salt, pepper, 3 tablespoons basil, and 2 tablespoons parsley, and stir to combine.
• Add 2 cups (520 g) of the tomato sauce and the tomato paste. Continue stirring until the meat sauce is bubbling. Reduce heat to low, and cover the pot, simmering for 45 minutes.
• Mix together the ricotta, 2 tablespoons parsley, and 2 tablespoons basil.
• Place one of the lasagna noodles on a cutting board and cut in half crosswise. Set one half of the noodle aside for later.
• Evenly spread about 2 tablespoons of the ricotta mixture over the noodle half. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon mozzarella over the noodle.
• Starting from the cut end of the noodle roll upward being careful not to squeeze the mixture out of the noodle. Repeat with the remaining noodles.
• Place the spiral lasagna noodle in a greased muffin tin.
• Sprinkle about 3 tablespoons mozzarella around the noodle spiral.
• Pour 3 tablespoons of the meat sauce over the mozzarella around the noodle spiral.
• Place the other half of the lasagna noodle on a cutting board, and cut it lengthwise.
• Starting from the end of the noodle spiral, tuck the noodle strip into the spiral so the end of noodle spiral is on the outside. Wrap the noodle strip around the spiral while pushing it into the meat sauce. Repeat with the other noodle strip.
• Pour about 2 tablespoons of the sauce in between the noodle "petals". Sprinkle with about 1 tablespoon of both mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, until the top of the noodles are golden and crispy.
• Let cool for about 5 minutes before removing from muffin tin.
• Serve over tomato sauce.
• Enjoy!

TRADITIONAL LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook and crumble beef and sausage until no longer pink; drain. Add next 7 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper, if desired., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, lightly beat eggs. Add parsley; stir in cottage cheese, ricotta and Parmesan cheese. , Preheat oven to 375°. Spread 1 cup meat sauce in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with 3 noodles, provolone cheese, 2 cups cottage cheese mixture, 1 cup mozzarella, 3 noodles, 2 cups meat sauce, remaining cottage cheese mixture and 1 cup mozzarella. Top with remaining noodles, meat sauce and mozzarella (dish will be full)., Cover; bake 50 minutes. Uncover; bake until heated through, about 20 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

LASAGNA ROSES

Steps:

• 1. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese, egg, spinach, salt, pepper, pepper flakes, romano & Parmesan cheese. Combine well, but do not over-mix.
• 2. Lay out al dente noodles [you'll need one and half noodles per ramekin], and evenly distribute 1/8 the filling. When complete, "roll up" noodles.
• 3. Place about 1/4 cup marinara sauce in the bottom of each ramekin. Place one lasagna roll, "ruffle" side up. Drizzle olive oil over each "ruffle".
• 4. Dollop a tablespoon or two of marinara over each "rose", followed by the grated mozzarella.
• 5. Place under broiler, on the lowest rack, until cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve hot with some Italian wine. Enjoy!