Lasagna for two

[Aust1227]

Came home from work on Friday. Wifey had cooked lasagna.. No idea why it was this big (just two of us in the house).. We have been eating it all weekend.

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[Blake]

Every lasagna recipe I have makes a full size one like that. Any time I've tried to size it down it just doesn't turn out right. So I find it best to just make the whole thing and then eat on it for a few days or freeze the leftovers in single serving sizes. :D.

[Aust1227]

Every lasagna recipe I have makes a full size one like that. Any time I've tried to size it down it just doesn't turn out right. So I find it best to just make the whole thing and then eat on it for a few days or freeze the leftovers in single serving sizes. :D.

We ate it Friday night, Saturday for lunch, snacked on it yesterday after church.. And still had five or six LARGE servings to put up in the freezer..

Go hang a salami, Im a lasagna hog!

[bigslickwood]

Lasagna is one of those rare dishes that actually tastes better when it's reheated anyway...

[sunsetpizza]

I always make 2 pans and put one 1/2 baked in the freezer. It's great a month or 2 down the road to have dinner and leftovers ready for heating. It's so time consuming to make one, but making 2 is only a few extra minutes.

[Haps]

I always make 2 pans and put one 1/2 baked in the freezer. It's great a month or 2 down the road to have dinner and leftovers ready for heating. It's so time consuming to make one, but making 2 is only a few extra minutes.

I'm working on a recipe for a lasagna casserole for the same great taste but less prep time. Basically same as lasagna but use large bow tie pasta and layer in a casserole dish. The pain is getting the ricotta distributed.

Been meaning to try using ricotta stuffed ravioli and layer it in a casserole dish the same way.

Lasagna recipe:

1 lb. lasagna noodles
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. ground Sausage ( I prefer Chorizo but italian will do)
1 onion, minced
parsley (sorry, no measurement here - I'd guess a tbsp of dried?)
1 lb. mozzarella
1 1/4 cup ricotta (although cottage cheese can be a decent subsitution. I'm begining to prefer one layer ricotta and one layer cottage cheese)
1 clove garlic
2 small cans of tomato paste (The garlic variety if you can find it)
2 cups water
grated parmesan

Brown beef and sausage in olive oil and add onion, garlic, and parsley. Add tomato paste, water and salt & pepper. Simmer 1.5 hours

Cook lasagna noodles. Drain and assemble in layers (from the bottom of the baking dish going up):

noodles/ricotta/Sauce/mozzarella/parmesan - repeat

Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes until cheese is melted and slightly brown on top.

[dermaestro]

I love lasagna, but can't eat it. I have an allergic reaction to Ricotta cheese and lasagna just ain't the same without it.