Popeyes Special Lasagna Recipes

POPEYE'S LASAGNA

Steps:

• Saute the onion, garlic, and mushrooms (if using) in olive oil in a large skillet until tender. Add the tomatoes and next 4 ingredients; stir well. Bring to a boil; reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaf. Set the sauce aside.
• Meanwhile, cook the lasagna noodles according to the package directions. Drain well, and set aside.
• Combine the ricotta cheese, spinach, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, egg, salt, and pepper; stir well and set aside.
• Grease a 13x9x2 inch baking dish. spread 1 1/3 cups of the tomato sauce into the dish. Layer one third of the lasagna noodles, 1/2 of the spinach mixture, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese in the order listed. Top with 1 1/3 cups of tomato mixture, one third of the lasagna noodles, and the remaining half of the spinach mixture. top with the remaining one third lasagna noodles, 1 1/3 cups tomato mixture, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, and 1 cup mozzarella.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Let it stand for 10 minutes before serving.

A VERY SPECIAL LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook lasagne noodles in boiling salted water until"al dente", still firm to the bite.
• Drain and keep them in cold water until ready to use.
• Saute ground beef, onion, and garlic in olive oil until meat is no longer pink.
• Add remaining ingredients and cook at a fast simmer until sauce is quite thick (about 30 to 40 minutes).
• Preheat oven to 400*F.
• For Bechamel, melt butter, add flour and cook, stirring with a whisk, for one minute.
• Slowly add milk and chicken broth and bring to a boil, still using the whisk.
• Taste and add chicken bouillon cube if needed.
• Add salt.
• For Ricotta filling, beat egg in a bowl and add remaining ingredients, stirring well with a fork.
• IN the following order, layer in a lightly greased 13 X 9 inch baking dish; a little meat sauce, half of the noodles, half of the remaining met sauce, 1/2 cup BEchamel, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, half of the mozzarella, teleme, and ricotta filling; the remaining noodles and meat sauce, 1/2 cup Bechamel, 1/2 cup Parmesan, the remaining Mozzarella, teleme, Ricotta filling, the last of the Bechamel and Parmesan cheeses.
• Dot with butter.
• At this point the dish may be covered and refrigerated.
• Bring to room temperature.
• Bake at 400*F, uncovered, for 30 minutes, until bubbly.
• The dish freezes well.