Happy New Year, Elegant People!!
I hope you are enjoying the holiday season. My hubby and I continue to celebrate the Christmas season with good deals, good movies and good eats. After all the traditional foods of Thanksgiving and Christmas, we wanted something different for New Year’s Eve. We enjoy a good homemade lasagna and Italian is one of our favorite cuisines, so we decided that we wanted to make one this year. But usually, a lasagna can take a while to make. But we were able to put this one together in only 30 minutes (plus baking time). It was the first time we used oven-ready noodles, which helped speed up the process. We also used a 3 quart Temp-tations dish instead of a glass dish, making the lasagna more compact and really packed in the ingredients for a more hearty taste.
It was as yummy as it looks. Here are the ingredients that you will need to make the lasagna for yourself.
Ingredients:
1 Box of Oven Ready Lasagna Noodles
2 Bottles of Pasta Sauce
1 Container of Ricotta Cheese
2 Italian Sausage Links, sliced
1 Package of Italian Vegetables
1 Cup of Baby Portabella Mushrooms
1 Cup of Fresh Spinach
1 Small Head of Fresh Broccoli
1 Medium Red Bell Pepper, sliced
1 Medium Green Bell Pepper, sliced
1 Cup of shredded Provel (Imo’s) Cheese
1 Cup of shredded Italian Blend Cheese
1 Cup of shredded Colby Jack Cheese
* any ingredient can be omitted, reduced, or increased, to your desired taste.
Directions:
1) In a large skillet, combine Italian Vegetable Package, mushrooms, and bell peppers. Add your favorite seasonings. Cook on medium heat.
2) After the bell peppers soften, add in broccoli and sausage and continue to cook for a couple of minutes.
3) In a 3 quart ceramic dish, add enough pasta sauce to cover the dish.
4) Add layer of noodles, followed by the ricotta cheese spread out over the noodles.
5) Add a layer of vegetables, and then spinach.
6) Add in the cheeses, followed by more pasta sauce to cover all ingredients.
7) Add additional layers in this order: noodles, ricotta cheese, veggies, cheeses, sauce, noodles, sauce and cheeses.
8) Top the dish with aluminum foil, bake for one hour at 350 degrees.
9) Remove foil and bake for additional 15 minutes.
Watch our YouTube video on putting together the lasagna.
This lasagna is great for any occasion: a family gathering, a holiday party or an evening dinner for you and your spouse. And if you have leftovers you can freeze them to enjoy at another time.
Have you made your own lasagna? How as it different than ours? What would you do different? Leave us a comment below and share with us your thoughts.
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