Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Pasta "Lasagne"

Pasta "Lasagne"

Another recipe in the "unphotogenic food files" is this Pasta "Lasagne." Instead of using regular flat lasagne noodles, you use penne!

250 grams (8 oz) penne pasta
250 grams (8 oz) ground beef
1 can (400 g/ 14 oz) tomatoes (stewed or diced work nicely)
1 onion, diced
250 (8 oz) grams ricotta cheese (cottage cheese will work too)
100 grams (4 oz) shredded mozzarella
1/4 parmesan cheese
1 egg, beaten
1-2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Prepare your pasta according to package directions minus a couple minutes so it's not -quite- cooked.

Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C). Lightly grease a baking dish and set aside.

In a skillet, brown the ground beef and drain off any excess fat. Add the onion and saute until tender. Pour in the can of tomatoes and add the Italian seasoning and garlic powder. Set aside.

In a bowl, combine the ricotta, parmesan, most of the mozzarella (leave a little handful to sprinkle on the top later), and the beaten egg. Mix until it's well combined.

Layer half the pasta, half the meat sauce, and half the cheese mixture in your pan. Repeat and then top with the remaining mozzarella.

Cover with foil and bake about 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake another 15 to get the cheese lightly browned and bubbly on top.

Makes 4 generous servings.

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12 comments:

Sonya said...

Yum-Oh! that looks really good:)

Unknown said...

I never thought of using penne,,, it looks delicious!!

Anonymous said...

I've made something similar to this before, but I added sausage, pepperoni, bell pepper and onions... mushrooms if I'm feeling ornery... I call it pizza pasta.

mub said...

Sonya & Jeannette- I think I might actually like it better than regular lasagne! It comes together a lot easier for me at least.

delinia- Show off ;)

Unknown said...

I'll give this a try my next lasagna-batch! Thanks for sharing & I'll let you know when I've given it a try ;-)

Linda said...

This sounds much easier than dealing with lasagna noodles (especially gluten-free ones). Thanks for the recipe!

Lynn said...

This looks good.

Lisa@BlessedwithGrace said...

This looks great. We love lasagna.

Live.Love.Eat said...

Looks so tasty and cheesey. Love it!!! Thanks for coming by!!!!

Anonymous said...

This looks so easy! My family LOVES lasagna, and I love easy dishes. Thanks SO much for sharing!

Anonymous said...

That looks really yummy! Of course, I have never even made ordinary lasagne! Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Memarie Lane said...

Sounds fantastic, I'm definitely trying this.

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