Tonys Pizza Lasagna My Version Recipes

TONY'S PIZZA LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. Gather ingredients
• 2. Slice up your pepperoni
• 3. Cook up your sausage and set aside
• 4. Layer pizza sauce on bottom of your cooking dish.
• 5. Begin layering:1 layer of rigatoni's 1 layer of sauce (spread it over noodles with back of spoon) 1 layer of pepperoni 1 layer of Sweeet Italian Sausage 1 layer of cheese REPEAT Once you layers fill your dish then cook in oven at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes till lightly brown on top and cheese is bubbling.
• 6. If preparing for Valentine's Day you can slice pepperoni's in heart shapes and decorate top with hearts and olives if using.

TONY'S PIZZA LASAGNA -- MY VERSION

Steps:

• 1. Slice your pepperoni with food processor or mandoline. (Cook up your noodles)
• 2. Cook up your sausage.
• 3. Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce in pan.
• 4. Sauce on bottom of dish 1 LAYER 1 layer of rigatoni's 1 layer of sauce 1 layer of pepperoni 1 layer of mushrooms 1 light layer of cheese 2nd LAYER 1 layer of noodles 1 layer of sauce 1 light layer of Sweet Italian Sausage 1 layer of mushrooms 1 heavy layer of sliced Roasted Red Peppers 1 light layer of cheese 3 LAYER 1 layer of rigatoni's 1 layer of sauce 1 light layer of pepperoni 1 small can of sliced black olives (in the spots where you see cheese) ---OK, so mine is one less layer than his! LOL
• 5. Right out of the oven, Pizza Lasagna
• 6. a slice of Pizza Lasagna for you! (This does not set up like regular Lasagna; however, if you prepare this the day before and let it sit overnight in the refrig. you will have more of a solid lasagna.)
• 7. Del Grosso New York Style Pizza Sauce
• 8. I entered Tony's Pizza Lasagna into a contest that our local TV station WKBN 27 is having and he got picked as one of the winners. Today, January 30th 2013 he went to have his segment taped and it will air on Monday Feb. 4th for the Early Morning Show. He also won a really nice gift package too. We both had alot of fun and since it was for Valentine's Day we topped it with pepperoni's cut into hearts.
• 9. This was after he was finished with videotaping his segment and they asked if I would be in the photo too. Here is Tony's link for his version: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/pasta/tonys-pizza-lasagna.html

TONY'S PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• In a small bowl, using a fork, stir the yeast into the lukewarm water; set aside until the yeast dissolves; about 5 minutes.
• In another small bowl, combine the cold water, sugar, salt, and olive oil; stir to dissolve the sugar and salt.
• To make the dough using a stand mixer: fit a heavy-duty stand mixer with the dough hook attachment.
• Place 5 ¼ cups flour in the mixer bowl.
• Add the yeast mixture along with the cold water mixture and mix on low speed until the flour is incorporated and the dough gathers together to form a coarse ball, about 4 minutes.
• Let rest 2 minutes, then mix on low speed until the dough is smooth and not sticky, about 6 minutes longer (if the dough begins to climb up the dough hook toward the motor drive, stop the mixer and push it down; if machine labors and the motor feels hot, stop and wait a few minutes for the motor to cool down).
• Turn the dough out on a well-floured work surface and knead for a minute or two until it forms a smooth ball, adding up to ¼ cup flour of additional flour, if necessary.
• Cut the dough in half to form even portions, each weighing 22 ounces.
• With floured hands, pick up one portion of dough and pull the opposite edges together, wrapping them underneath toward the center to form a tight smooth ball; pinch to seal.
• Repeat with the second portion; place each portion in a 1-gallon zip-lock plastic bag; squeeze out all the air and seal the bags, allowing enough room for the dough to double in size.
• Refrigerate for at least 10 hours or up to 2 days.
• Remove from refrigerator 1 hour before using to allow dough to come to room temperature; proceed with any California-style pizza.

EASY PEPPERONI PIZZA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix egg, ricotta and Parmesan in medium bowl until blended. Stir in 1 cup mozzarella.
• Reserve 9 pepperoni slices, and 2 Tbsp. each peppers and onions. Quarter remaining pepperoni slices; place in separate medium bowl. Add pasta sauce, water, remaining peppers and onions; mix well.
• Spread 1/2 cup sauce onto bottom of 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Top with layers of 2 lasagna noodles, broken to fit; 1/3 of the ricotta mixture; and 1/2 cup of the remaining sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodles, sauce, mozzarella, and reserved pepperoni, peppers and onions. Cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 45 min. or until heated through, uncovering for the last 10 min. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.

TONY'S PIZZA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a big bowl, using a wire whisk, combine the tomato paste, water, and olive oil.
• Add in the sugar, salt, oregano, dried basil, and garlic powder; whisk to combine.
• Stir in the fresh basil.
• Use immediately or store for up to 5 days in the refrigerator; may freeze for up to 2 months.
• Bring to room temperature before using.