Cousin Arlenes Spaghetti Lasagna Recipes

SPAGHETTI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Sauce: Sauté garlic in butter until golden brown. Gradually stir in flour, milk and water. Add 1/2 tsp iodized rock salt. Mix until smooth. Add Spaghetti Sauce. Cook for 5 minutes with continuous stirring. Set aside.
• Filling: Sauté onion and squid in oil. Cook for 10 minutes or until tender. Add carrots, green peas, 1 tsp iodized rock salt, 1/4 tsp pepper and bell peppers. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in green onions.
• Layer half of cooked Spaghetti in a square (8" x 8") baking pan. Spread half of filling, sauce and cheese. Repeat with remaining half. Bake in a preheated oven at 350ºF for 25 minutes.

CATELLI'S 10 LAYER LASAGNA WITH DOMENICA'S SAUCE

Steps:

• For Domenica's sauce: Lightly saute the garlic and chili flakes in the olive oil in a saucepan. Add the tomatoes and salt and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
• For the three-cheese filling: Mix together ricotta, goat cheese, Parmesan, basil, mint, nutmeg and some salt and pepper in a bowl.
• For the pasta: Place the yolks in the base of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and turn on low speed. Start slowly adding flour. As the dough starts to come together, scrape down the sides of the bowl. Remove the dough and knead until smooth and not sticky. Let rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Cut dough into four quarters. Roll the quarters through a pasta machine, starting with the widest opening, taking it through each opening once or twice and finishing with the smallest opening. (You should be able to see through the finished pasta sheets.)
• Cut sheets into pieces that will fit in a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
• Boil a pot of water and cook pasta sheets for about 1 minute, then remove them and put them in ice water to stop the cooking. Remove the sheets and lay out on clean kitchen towels or napkins.
• For the thyme bechamel: Heat the butter and flour in a saucepan over medium heat and stir together for a minute. Add the milk, thyme and some salt and pepper and cook until mixture starts to thicken. Turn off heat and set aside.
• To assemble: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Coat a large baking dish with olive oil. Lay a sheet of pasta in the bottom and spread with a thin layer of bechamel and cheese filling. Spread with a rubber spatula or large metal spoon. Add a layer of pasta, then spread a layer of tomato sauce on that.
• Repeat this assembly until the pasta is all layered. Finish the top layer with tomato sauce and bechamel and sprinkle with Parmesan and basil. Cover with foil and bake for 24 to 30 minutes. Remove foil and cook for an additional 10 minutes.

COUSIN ARLENE'S SPAGHETTI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook spaghetti in large saucepan of salted boiling water until almost tender. Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic, cook and stir 1 minute. Add ground beef and sugar, sean with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until beef is no longer pink, drain fat and discard. Add tomato sauce and tomato paste, simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Beat sour cream and cream cheese in medium bowl until smooth. Add green onions, mix well.
• Spread some meat sauce in a 2 quart casserole to prevent noodles from sticking. Layer half of spaghetti, half of sour cream mixture and half of meat ixture. Repeat layers. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over top. Bake 35 minutes or until heated through. Garnish as desired.

LEFT OVER SPAGHETTI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in spaghetti and return to a boil. Cook until pasta is tender but still slightly firm, about 10 minutes. Drain well.
• Transfer spaghetti to a large bowl and toss with spaghetti sauce until well combined.
• Mix cottage cheese and sour cream in a bowl.
• Spread half the spaghetti with sauce into the prepared baking dish.
• Spread the cottage cheese mixture evenly over the spaghetti.
• Place the remaining spaghetti and sauce in an even layer over the cottage cheese mixture; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and the cheese is browned, 30 to 40 minutes.

KAY'S SPAGHETTI AND LASAGNA SAUCE

Steps:

• Blend the stewed tomatoes and crushed tomatoes in a blender. In a stock pot or large kettle, brown the ground beef with the onions, peppers, garlic. Pour in tomatoes, and reduce heat. Add sugar, basil and oregano, and simmer about 40 minutes. Season with salt and pepper before serving.