If you are looking for a great idea for one of your dinners this week, why not consider meat lasagna. This tasty Italian dish, when combined with hearty bread and a salad makes a great meal.
What's in one of these meat lasagnas? A wonderful combination of pasta, a sauce with Italian spices, ground beef, ricotta or cottage cheese and mozzarella cheese. All of the ingredients are layered in a pan and baked until the pasta is done and the cheese is melted.
Unlike other pasta dishes, lasagna can be made using uncooked pasta. The wide lasagna noodles can simply be layered in the pan with all the wet ingredients. Baking may take a little longer, but you will never know that they were not cooked beforehand.
Another great way to do lasagna, is with Alfredo sauce and chicken. A lovely addition to the chicken and Alfredo, is vegetables in the layers of the pan.
If you prefer the lasagna without meat choose red or white sauce and substitute vegetables such as zucchini, spinach or even carrots. The veggies give the lasagna a great taste and are much lower in fat than meats are.
If you are really in the mood for lasagna but are trying to behave your self by watching those carbohydrates, there is an alternative. Just try your family recipe using steamed cabbage leaves as a substitute for lasagna noodles. It's flavor is very similar to the traditional recipe and it could just trick those taste buds.
For baking that lasagna you chose, you are going to need a casserole dish that is about three inches deep. You should also use a square or rectangular pan, due to the shape of the noodles.
A great thing to do if you do not have a deep dish casserole dish, is to find a deep dish disposable aluminum pan. You can get them at most grocery stores and there great for if you want to freeze a few lasagnas for a few weeks in advance. Well, let's be honest it's also easier to clean up.
What's in one of these meat lasagnas? A wonderful combination of pasta, a sauce with Italian spices, ground beef, ricotta or cottage cheese and mozzarella cheese. All of the ingredients are layered in a pan and baked until the pasta is done and the cheese is melted.
Unlike other pasta dishes, lasagna can be made using uncooked pasta. The wide lasagna noodles can simply be layered in the pan with all the wet ingredients. Baking may take a little longer, but you will never know that they were not cooked beforehand.
Another great way to do lasagna, is with Alfredo sauce and chicken. A lovely addition to the chicken and Alfredo, is vegetables in the layers of the pan.
If you prefer the lasagna without meat choose red or white sauce and substitute vegetables such as zucchini, spinach or even carrots. The veggies give the lasagna a great taste and are much lower in fat than meats are.
If you are really in the mood for lasagna but are trying to behave your self by watching those carbohydrates, there is an alternative. Just try your family recipe using steamed cabbage leaves as a substitute for lasagna noodles. It's flavor is very similar to the traditional recipe and it could just trick those taste buds.
For baking that lasagna you chose, you are going to need a casserole dish that is about three inches deep. You should also use a square or rectangular pan, due to the shape of the noodles.
A great thing to do if you do not have a deep dish casserole dish, is to find a deep dish disposable aluminum pan. You can get them at most grocery stores and there great for if you want to freeze a few lasagnas for a few weeks in advance. Well, let's be honest it's also easier to clean up.
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If someone asks me What Can I Cook With The Ingredients I Have, I say Meat Lasagna! Fast and easy to make with items that I have in my pantry all the time!
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