Kale And Oven Dried Tomato Lasagna Recipes

HEALTHIFIED KALE AND PORTOBELLO LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Puree the peppers, oregano, tomatoes, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and the sugar in a food processor or blender until smooth and set aside. Mix 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese with the egg whites and ricotta cheese in a medium bowl.
• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook, stirring, until they have released their liquid and are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the kale, in batches, and as it wilts add the pepper flakes, garlic and 1/4 teaspoon salt and continue to cook until the kale is wilted and bright green, an additional 5 minutes.
• Mist a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Spread 3/4 cup of the sauce in the bottom of the dish. Top with 3 noodles, 1/2 of the ricotta mixture and 1/2 of the mushroom mixture. Repeat layers with sauce, noodles and remaining ricotta and mushrooms. Top with remaining noodles and sauce. Cover with aluminum foil and bake until the noodles are tender and the sauce is bubbling around the edges of the pan, about 50 minutes.
• Uncover, sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup grated mozzarella and continue to bake until melted, about 5 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes, sprinkle with parsley and serve.

BRAISED KALE AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Once hot, stir in the onions and saute until softened, about 4 minutes. Toss in the red pepper, garlic, kale and some salt and pepper and continue to cook for 2 more minutes. Pour in the tomatoes and stir to combine, then add the chicken stock. Turn the heat to medium, cover with a lid and cook until the kale is silky and tender, about 15 minutes.

KALE AND OVEN-DRIED-TOMATO LASAGNA

Steps:

• To make the tomatoes, preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Using a pastry brush, brush the skin side of the tomatoes with the olive oil. Place skin side down on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper to taste. Bake until they shrink to about a quarter of their original size, about 4 to 6 hours; they should remain soft and juicy. Let the tomatoes cool on the baking sheet. Quarter the tomatoes and set aside.
• To make the lasagna, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the potato slices and blanch for 7 minutes. Drain and set aside. Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and rosemary and cook for 30 seconds. Add the kale to the pot, stir once and cover with a lid. Cook for 12 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt and the pepper flakes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together the ricotta, egg, remaining salt and pepper to taste. Spray an 11-by-7-inch baking dish with the olive oil. Line the bottom of the dish with 3 of the noodles, trimming them to fit if necessary. Spread the noodles with half of the ricotta mixture. Spread 3 cups of the kale mixture over the ricotta. Layer half of the potatoes over the kale and scatter with 3/4 cup of the tomato pieces. Repeat the layers, ending with remaining noodles.
• Spread the remaining kale mixture over the noodles. Sprinkle with the ricotta salata and the remaining tomato pieces. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 30 minutes. Cut into 6 pieces, place on a plate and serve.

CLASSICO CHICKEN SAUSAGE AND KALE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix eggs, cottage cheese, kale, mozzarella and 2 Tbsp. Parmesan until blended.
• Remove and discard casings from sausage if necessary; crumble sausage into large skillet. Cook on medium heat 8 to 10 min. or until done, stirring occasionally; drain.
• Spread 1 cup sweet basil pasta sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with layers of 4 noodles, half the cottage cheese mixture, 1 cup of the remaining sweet basil pasta sauce and half the sausage. Repeat layers. Cover with remaining noodles.
• Spread Alfredo pasta sauce evenly over lasagna; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan. Cover.
• Bake 55 min. to 1 hour or until heated through, uncovering for last 15 min. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.