Sausage Mushroom And Olive Polenta Lasagna Recipes

SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOM POLENTA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Preheat a large skillet over med-high heat with 2 tablespoons olive oil and butter.
• When the butter has melted, add the sausage, breaking it up with a wooden spoon.
• While the sausage is starting to brown, cut the portobello mushroom in half and then thinly slice and add to the sausage.
• Chop and add to the pan as you go-the onion, garlic, and rosemary.
• Season with red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
• Once everything is in the pan, the sausage is browned, and the mushrooms and onions have wilted, add in the chicken stock and lemon juice.
• Continue to cook over high heat until the liquids have evaporated-2 to 3 minutes.
• While the sausage and mushrooms are cooking down in the liquid-combine the ricotta cheese, egg, lemon zest, Parmigiano, and bread crumbs in a bowl.
• Brush an 8-inch springform pan or an 8x8 inch baking dish with a little olive oil; place 7 disks of the polenta on the bottom of the dish.
• If they overlap a little, that is fine (it will vary depending on what kind of dish you are using).
• Divide the sausage and mushroom mixture into 3 even portions; do the same with the ricotta mixture.
• Using the back of a spoon, spread 1/3 of the ricotta mixture on top of the polenta (don't make yourself crazy doing this; just mush it out over the polenta).
• Top the ricotta with 1/3 of the sausage mixture.
• Repeat layers 2 more times, starting with polenta and finishing with sausage mixture.
• Sprinkle the top with mozzarella.
• Cover the baking dish with foil; place in oven; bake for 15-18 minutes.
• To make sure it is cooked through, insert a knife into the center of the dish, wait a few seconds, then remove it.
• Touch the knife to your fingertips and if it is hot, the lasagna is done.
• Remove from the springform and serve.
• *Sweet and Savory Polenta "Lasagna"-add ½ cup golden raisins and ½ cup pine nuts at the same time you add the chicken broth and lemon juice to the sausage.
• *Sausage, Mushroom, and Olive Polenta-add 4 rounded tablespoons black olive or green olive tapenade to the ricotta cheese along with the egg, lemon zest, parmigiano, and bread crumbs.
• *Sausage, Mushroom, and Pesto Polenta-add 4 tablespoons quality pesto to the ricotta along with the egg, lemon zest, parmigiano, and bread crumbs.
• *Super Mushroom Polenta-omit sweet Italian sausage, swap dry white wine for the chicken broth, add 2 additional portobello mushrooms and 1 jarred roasted red pepper, drained and chopped; add the 2 extra mushrooms along with the original mushroom quantity; add the roasted red pepper to the ricotta mixture.

POLENTA LASAGNE

Steps:

• Ricotta mixture
• For the spinach/sausage slices:
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the garlic and saute until lightly browned. Add half the spinach into the skillet. As soon as it wilts, add the remaining spinach. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat. Add the sausage slices to marry the flavors together. Remove from heat.;
• In a small bowl combine the ricotta, egg yolks, and nutmeg. Set aside.;
• In a large saucepan, bring the water and salt to a boil. Gradually whisk in the polenta and cook over low heat for about 20 to 30 minutes, stirring often, until the grains are soft. Stir in the Parmesan and olive oil.;
• Set aside 4 tablespoons of the marinara sauce for the top of the lasagna. In large casserole dish, layer: 6 cups of polenta, 1/2 the spinach / sausage slices, 1/2 the peppers, 1/2 the marinara sauce, 1/2 the Parmesan, and 1/2 the mozzarella slices.
• Repeat. Top with the remaining polenta (it may not cover the top completely). Distribute the ricotta mixture over the top in small dollops. Drizzle the reserved marinara sauce on top. At this point the finished lasagna can be wrapped and refrigerated for up to a day.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the pan on a cookie sheet (in case it bubbles over). Bake about 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until it is bubbling and hot throughout. Remove from the oven and allow it to rest for several minutes before serving.

SAUSAGE, MUSHROOM, AND PESTO POLENTA "LASAGNA"

Steps:

• Prepare just as for the master recipe, #343, adding the pesto to the ricotta cheese along with the egg, lemon zest, Parmigiano, and bread crumbs.

SAUSAGE, MUSHROOM, AND OLIVE POLENTA "LASAGNA"

Steps:

• Prepare just as for the master recipe, #343, adding the tapenade to the ricotta cheese along with the egg, lemon zest, Parmigiano, and bread crumbs.

SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOM LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat oil in large pot. Add mushrooms, onion, and seasoning blend; saute until vegetables begin to soften, about 6 minutes.
• Add sausage and saute until brown and cook through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 5 minutes.
• Add garlic and stir for 1 minute.
• Add wine; cook until almost all liquid evaporates, scraping up brown bits, about 2 minutes. Set aside.
• Spread 2/3 cup marinara over bottom of a 13x9x2 baking dish. Spread a layer of noodles over sauce. Spread 1 cup of sauce over noodles.
• Top with 1/3 cup ricotta, then 1 cup grated Italian cheese.
• Spoon 1/3 of sausage mixture over cheese layer.
• Repeat two more times. Sauce, noodles, ricotta, cheese, sausage.
• Cover loosely with foil and bake for 45 minutes; remove foil and bake until top browns (broiler works well too). Let stand for 15 minutes.Freezes well.