Individual Lasagnas Recipes

Steps:

• Combine dried mushrooms, garlic, thyme, and cream in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; remove from heat, and let steep to allow flavors to meld for at least 30 minutes (or up to 2 hours). Pour through a sieve into a bowl; reserve mushrooms, and discard the garlic and thyme. Stir stock into cream mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pulse bread in a food processor until coarse crumbs form (you should have about 2 cups). Transfer to a bowl. Stir in 2 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and a pinch of pepper. Spread onto a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, stirring once or twice, until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Let cool. (Raise oven temperature to 375 degrees.)
• Melt butter with remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add leeks, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add fresh mushrooms, and raise heat to medium-high; season with 3/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often, until softened, about 7 minutes. Stir in reserved mushrooms. Remove from heat.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add 2 tablespoons salt. Working in batches, cook pasta squares, stirring occasionally to separate, until al dente, about 2 minutes. Using tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer to a colander to drain. Drizzle with oil, and toss gently to coat.
• Spoon about 1 tablespoon cream mixture into each of 6 ovenproof dishes (about 6 inches in diameter, 1 1/2 inches deep). Place 1 pasta square in each dish, and sprinkle with about 2 teaspoons Parmigiano-Reggiano. Top each with about 1 1/2 tablespoons mushroom mixture, about 1 tablespoon cream mixture, and a pasta square. Repeat, layering two more times. Sprinkle top with about 1 tablespoon Parmigiano-Reggiano and about 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon breadcrumbs, and drizzle with oil. Bake until cream mixture is bubbling and top is golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a bowl, mix egg, ricotta cheese and 1-1/4 cups Italian cheese blend., Generously grease 12 muffin cups with oil; line each with a wonton wrapper. Fill each with 1 tablespoon ricotta mixture and 1-1/2 tablespoons pasta sauce. Top each with a second wrapper, rotating corners and pressing down centers. Repeat ricotta and sauce layers. Sprinkle with remaining cheese blend., Bake until cheese is melted, 20-25 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spray 2 (5-inch square baking dishes or 2 individual serving dishes) with Pam.
• On a microwave dish or bowl mix vegetables (zucchini - mushrooms) together -- cover and microwave on high for 3-5 minutes or until veggies are crisp-tender, stirring once after about 2 minutes or so. Drain veggies and stir in 1/8 tsp salt.
• In each baking dish layer in this order: 2 TB sauce, 1 half noodle, halt of the veggies, 1 half noodle, half of the ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup sauce and 1/2 TB Parmesan.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 10-15 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook and crumble beef and sausage until no longer pink; drain. Add next 7 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper, if desired., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, lightly beat eggs. Add parsley; stir in cottage cheese, ricotta and Parmesan cheese. , Preheat oven to 375°. Spread 1 cup meat sauce in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with 3 noodles, provolone cheese, 2 cups cottage cheese mixture, 1 cup mozzarella, 3 noodles, 2 cups meat sauce, remaining cottage cheese mixture and 1 cup mozzarella. Top with remaining noodles, meat sauce and mozzarella (dish will be full)., Cover; bake 50 minutes. Uncover; bake until heated through, about 20 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Heat onion in a pan over medium heat with a little olive oil.
• Sprinkle with thyme and salt to season and help sweat.
• After a couple of minutes, stir in garlic, peppers, mushrooms, zucchini.
• and season with a little salt, pepper, and fresh oregano.
• Cook until veggies are softened and onions are translucent.
• Remove from pan and set aside.
• Adding more oil if necessary, cook meat over medium heat.
• Season with salt (1/2 tsp), pepper (1/8 tsp), and basil (1/2 tsp).
• Cook until no longer pink and remove from heat.
• In a small bowl, stir together ricotta, parsley, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp pepper,
• egg, and about 1/4 cup mozzarella (the remaining 1/2 cup is for the topping).
• Set aside.
• Lightly grease four ramekins with olive oil and spread a little sauce on the bottom of each (to keep the noodles soft during baking).
• Using two (pre-boiled) lasagna noodles, make an X in each ramekin.
• Put a spoonful of sauce in each X (about 1 tbsp).
• Put a spoonful of meat on top of sauce.
• Cover meat with one flap of the noodle X.
• Top with a spoonful of the veggie mixture.
• Fold over another side of the X.
• Top with a spoonful of the ricotta mixture.
• Fold over the third flap and top with about 1/2 of the remaining mozzarella cheese (about 1/4 cup).
• Fold over the last flap so it sits just over the cheese.
• Top with sauce, making sure to spread it evenly around the sides and top (without it dripping over the sides, but instead dripping down the insides of the ramekins).
• Top with remaining cheese.
• (I added a little more at the end of baking, too).
• Bake at 375 degrees in a baking dish for about 40 minutes.
• Using a spoon, gently remove each mini lasagna from the ramekins.
• (they should come out easily).
• Serve with garlic bread and enjoy!