Lasagne (Italian spelling) Lasagna (English spelling), no matter how you spell it, beautiful sheets of pasta, layered with rich tomato meat sauce, and a cheesalicious layer too. Lots to love about this meal! You knew it was coming, because I tipped you off. Sunday night we had calzones and the filing for those, made way too much. Perfect for another dish, like lasagna. I think I make lasagna different every time. It depends what I have on hand and what sparks my interest on that night. Tonight I crispy browned 2 pounds of burger (yes, 2 pounds, because I always make two 9 x 13 pans and freeze one), added 1 whole sweet white onion, 12 ounces fresh baby bella mushroooms, some Sicilian seasoning and some dried roasted garlic. I then added 1 quart homemade spaghetti sauce and a large can of whole tomatoes, simmered a bit to perfection. I layer this mixture (starting with this on the bottom) with the left over filling from the calzones and cottage cheese mixed with an egg, Sicilian seasoning and fresh cracked pepper. Between the layers I use lasagna noodles (and don't waste your money on "no boil" noodles), I have been using regular noodles for years and NEVER pre-boil them. Saves time and frustration-two areas I am big on. My final top layer consists of a combo of mozzarella and pizza cheese blend with a good shaking of parmesan cheese all topped off with a colorful sprinkle of fresh chopped Italian parsley. I bake at 350 degrees for at least an hour, covered with foil (uncovered for last 10 minutes or so) and serve with a crispy garden salad. Scrumdillelicious, in every essence of the word (even if it's a made up word.) And it's pretty cool that you have another meal in the freezer for that night that you just can't get it together. You can do so many things with this dish, use only red sauce, only white sauce, combo of both, beef or chicken, veggies or not-yowzer, so many choices! What you choose to do between your sheets, is your business. Whatever you do, enjoy it!
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