I want to make a nice lasagna dinner on Monday or Tuesday for the wifey. She always cooks and I want to surprise her. I know there are some good cooks on here and figured I could get a good recipe. Post 'em up. Thanks in advance...

 

Okay... being an Italian, I will take this task in pride and seek out the best and EASIEST recipe

 

do you want sweet sauce or "tomato-y" sauce?

 

More of a tomato flavor, I think.

 

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Worlds-...na/Detail.aspx

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XIRD...eature=related

 

Mmmmmmmmmm......lasagna.

 

Dude, here is a classic lasagna recipe that I use. If I vary anything, it's how detailed I make the meat/tomato sauce. Many times I use fresh herbs....basil, oregano, tyme, a hint of sage and some bay leaves. Alway use fresh parseley in the cheese layer mixture. The sauce makes it, so take your time. Make sure it's failry thick/cooked downwhen youfinish it up. If it's too thin or watery, it makes it hard to get the lasagna to keep it's shapeThe recipe below is a combination of a couple of recipes, but is written to make it the quickest...ie: using a ragu sauce for the base sauce. It's still pretty friggin awesome. Another slight change that I might make is using all ricotta cheese instead of mixing ricotta and cottage cheese. It's personal preference as both are very good. Keep in mind many people ruin lasagna by either not cooking it long enough in the oven, making it soupy and watery or cooking it too long and having it come out dry. It's just something you have to master. Keep an eye out while it's in the final part of the oven. Once you get a good bubbleing around the edges it should be ready. Have fun....hope it helps.

Here it goes...


1 & 1/2 pounds ground round
1 jar, large, spaghetti sauce with mushrooms (Ragu Super Chunky Mushroom is great)
1 small, mild onion
1/2 container, fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 clove garlic or equivalent from jar
1 15-ounce container ricotta cheese
1 16-ounce container cottage cheese
1/2-1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded or in combination with parmesan cheese
Salt
Pepper
[size=3][font="times new roman"]1-2 tablespoons parsley, chopped&

 

Post script to the recipe above....

Another good thing to do to make things different with the sauce is to add sausage (smoked or Italian), or maybe spinach. Hell, get creative and go for it.

 

Ill be coming over for dinner voodoo so it better be good. I looooove lasagna!