Scacchi Passover Lasagna Recipes

SCACCHI (MEDITERRANEAN PASSOVER "LASAGNA")

Steps:

• Prepare the meat filling. In a medium pan, cook the meat with the onions and a little olive oil until browned, drain off fat. Add the raisins, parsley, allspice and cinnamon, cook for another couple of minutes. Set the meat mixture aside.
• Now for the vegetable filling! In a little olive oil, cook the onions until translucent, then add the pine nuts and sliced mushrooms, cook for a couple minutes longer. Stir in the spinach (with a bit of water if the spinach isn't frozen) and nutmeg. Cook until the spinach is wilted, set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and soak the matzah in the warm broth until slightly softened and flexible.
• Grease a 9x13" glass pan, and place two soaked matzo in the bottom of the dish, with the edges overlapping slightly.
• Spread a layer of the meat mixture atop the matzo, followed by more matzo. Add a layer of the vegetables. Continue until the filling runs out, then top the pan with a final soaked matzo layer.
• Drizzle the beaten egg/chicken broth along the top of the dish.
• Bake until golden brown on top, about 30-45 minutes. If the top layer of matzo curls up or gets too crispy, you may want to pour a little additional broth over it.

PESACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine cottage cheese, eggs, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl; beat until blended.
• Wet matzo crackers so they are moist but not soggy.
• Place a little tomato sauce in the bottom of an 8-inch square pan. Top with 1 sheet of matzo, 1/3 of the cottage cheese mixture, 1/3 of the tomato sauce, and a 1/3 of the Muenster cheese. Repeat layers twice more, ending with Muenster cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and golden, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove lasagna from oven and let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.

EASY PASSOVER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat ricotta cheese and eggs together in a bowl.
• Briefly pass each matzah sheet under warm running water; layer moistened sheets on a plate.
• Spread a thin layer of marinara sauce in the bottom of a deep 11x15-inch baking dish; top with a layer of moistened matzah sheets, breaking pieces as needed to completely cover marinara. Spread a layer of ricotta mixture over matzah mixture. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over ricotta mixture layer. Repeat layering with remaining ingredients, ending with a layer of matzah, marinara, and mozzarella cheese, respectively.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and browned, about 45 minutes.