Meat Lasagna No Noodles Recipe 45

MEAT LASAGNA (NO NOODLES) RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• 1 Preheat the oven to 350°F. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the celery and onion, and cook until slightly tender. 2 Add the ground beef and cook until browned. Drain off the excess fat with a spoon or turkey baster. 3 Add the tomato sauce, garlic, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, and simmer for 2 more minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. 4 Mix the ingredients for the cheese filling together in a bowl, using only half of the mozzarella. 5 Fill the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish with the meat filling and top with the cheese filling. 6 Cover the top with the remaining 8 ounces of mozzarella cheese. 7 Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until the top starts to become golden and bubbly. 8 Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing (the lasagna will hold together better). HELPFUL HINTS You can also make this with half ground beef and half crumbled Italian sausage for even more flavor. Calories: 350|Fat: 19g |Protein: 40g |Fiber: 1g |Net Carbs: 4g

EASY MEATLESS LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Mix ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, the parsley and oregano.
• Spread 2 cups of the pasta sauce in ungreased rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches; top with 4 uncooked noodles. Spread ricotta cheese mixture over noodles. Spread with 2 cups pasta sauce and top with 4 noodles; repeat with 2 cups pasta sauce and 4 noodles. Sprinkle with 2 cups mozzarella cheese. Spread with remaining pasta sauce. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake about 30 minutes longer or until hot and bubbly. Sprinkle with additional mozzarella cheese. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

CROWD-SOURCED MEAT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚ F. Rub the bottom and sides of a deep 9-by-13-inch baking dish (about 5 quarts) with olive oil. Set aside.
• Make the sauce: Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, 1 teaspoon oregano and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the beef and sausage and cook, breaking up the meat into crumbles with a spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and cook until everything is well coated and the tomato paste is a shade darker, about 2 minutes. Add the vermouth and cook, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot, until almost dry. Add the crushed tomatoes, 1 1/2 cups water, the remaining 1 teaspoon oregano, 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of pepper. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to low and simmer gently until the sauce reduces slightly, 20 to 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; add a pinch of sugar if the tomatoes taste sharp.
• Meanwhile, cook the noodles: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the noodles and cook, stirring, until just al dente and pliable, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a colander; run cool water over the noodles and separate them.
• Make the filling: Lightly beat the eggs in a medium bowl. Add the ricotta, 2/3 cup Parmesan, the parsley, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and stir until combined.
• Assemble the lasagna: Spread a thin layer of sauce (about 1 cup) in the bottom of the baking dish. Top with 3 noodles, laying them lengthwise. Top the noodles with one-quarter of the remaining sauce (about 2 cups). Dollop one-third of the ricotta mixture (about 1 1/2 cups) on top and spread in an even layer. Top with 3/4 cup mozzarella and 1 tablespoon Parmesan. Repeat these layers two more times (noodles, sauce, ricotta mixture, mozzarella and parmesan). For the last layer, add the remaining 3 noodles, sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Cover the baking dish with foil, sealing the edges (do not press the foil into the cheese). Bake until the lasagna is hot and bubbly, 35 to 40 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until golden brown, 20 to 30 more minutes. Let cool at least 20 minutes before slicing.

MOM'S LASAGNA (NO BOIL & NO RICOTTA)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Cook and drain beef. Add spaghetti sauce and, simmer about 10 minutes.
• Mix together cottage cheese, ½ of the mixed shredded cheese, eggs, salt and pepper.
• Pour about a cup of sauce of bottom of a 13x9 inch baking dish. Arrange 3 UNCOOKED lasagna noodles lengthwise over sauce and cover with another cup of sauce. Spread ½ cheese filling over sauce. Repeat with layer of lasagna, sauce and cheese mix. Top with layer of lasagna and remaining sauce, sprinkle with mixed cheese.
• Cover with foil. Bake 45 minutes. Remove foil; bake additional 10 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

TOFU LASAGNA -- NO NOODLES

Steps:

• Press tofu under heavy weight for approx.
• 1 hour to remove the liquid-- will make thinly slicing much easier.
• Reconstitute TVP w/ hot vege broth-- let stand for 3-5 minutes then saute in olive oil in sauce pan to lightly brown.
• Add jar sauce to TVP and add fennel (for a hint of sausage flavoring).
• In seperate pan, saute spinach& mushrooms in oil-- add garlic, parsley, Molly McButter& salt/pepper.
• In a food processor, puree cottage cheese w/ egg substitute.
• Add sauted vegetables& process just to combine.
• Slice tofu thinly for use as"lasagna noodles".
• Start w/ a layer of sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
• Layer tofu slices (season each layer of tofu w/ salt, pepper& chipotle), vegetable/cheese mixture, more sauce and then grated mozarella.
• You should get about three layers-- end w/ mozarella on top Bake, covered at 350 for 45 minutes.