Olive Garden Lasagna Primavera Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Fill a large pot of water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook the pasta noodles until they are pliable, and mostly cooked. Remove and place in a bowl of cold water.
• While the water is coming to a boil, slice the squash on a mandolin or thinly with a sharp knife. Set aside.
• Place 1/2 cup of pasta sauce into the bottom of a 13x9 pan and spread around. Lay one noodle out on a cutting board or clean flat surface. Top in the middle third with 6 slices of squash. Fold the ends over the top and place folded ends down on the sauce. (This is a squash bundle) Continue with the remaining noodles, placing them next to each other in the sauce. You should have 2 rows of 6 bundles each.
• Top with the remaining sauce and mozzarella. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes, until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Roast garlic. (Just cut the top off so all the cloves are showing, drizzle with olive oil, wrap in aluminum foil and pop in the oven for 30 minutes at 350°F).
• Cook pasta according to package directions, just under fully cooked or nearly to the al dente point (until flexible enough to roll them up without breaking); drain very well.
• Combine the rest of the lasagna roll ingredients until combined in a large bowl.
• Lay out a noodle on a clean, dry surface.
• Place a layer of cheese mixture down the noodle, making sure not to over stuff.
• Roll up and place in a 9x13 baking dish lightly sprayed with cooking spray (Pam), seam down; repeat with the remaining noodles.
• Set to the side.
• Sauce: In a saute pan, heat olive oil over medium low heat.
• Squeeze out roasted garlic paste and let it cook for about 1 minute.
• Add butter.
• Once melted, mix in flour, making a roux, cooking for about 1 minute.
• Whisk in white wine, cooking for about 1-2 minutes, letting the alcohol cook out.
• Add in heavy cream, letting it absorb the flavors for about a minute.
• Then add the cheese, stirring until melted.
• Add spinach, stirring until incorporated in sauce, and lastly the tomatoes.
• Season with salt and pepper and add parsley.
• Let simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Pour over lasagna rolls, cover and bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until pasta is fully cooked and heated throughout and sauce is bubbling.
• Serve and enjoy!

Steps:

• Melt butter with medium heat in heavy 1 quart saucepan.
• Add flour and stir until well blended; cook until frothy.
• Add milk, stirring constantly with wire whisk as mixture comes to a simmer.
• Cook and stir until thickened (3-4 minutes).
• Chill while mixing other ingredients.
• Drain and mince tomatoes and garlic.
• Place other cheese filling ingredients in 3-quart mixing bowl with tomatoes and garlic.
• Add 1-1/2 cups of cooled cream sauce and mix until well blended.
• Refrigerate, reserving 1/2-cup for later use.
• Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions.
• Cool under cold water and drain.
• Place 3 lasagna noodles in a 9x13x2 lightly oiled baking dish, overlapping slightly.
• Spread 1-1/2 cups cheese filling over noodles; sprinkle with one cup mozzarella and 1/4-cup fontina cheese.
• Repeat pasta and cheese layering; top with remaining three lasagna noodles.
• Spread 1/2-cup of reserved cream sauce over top and cover lightly with foil.
• Preheat oven to 350 and bake for 1 hour.

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook sausage, beef and onion over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, breaking up meat into crumbles. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Drain., Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, water, sugar, 3 tablespoons parsley, basil, fennel, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally., In a small bowl, mix egg, ricotta cheese and remaining parsley and salt., Preheat oven to 375°. Spread 2 cups meat sauce into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with 3 noodles and a third of the ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining meat sauce and cheeses (dish will be full)., Bake, covered, 25 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot on high heat. Add the beef and coat it with pepper. Cook through, about 5 to 6 minutes. Remove the beef from the pot and add in the onions, peppers, 1/2 of the garlic, and herbs. Turn the heat to medium and cook the vegetables until soft. Add in the tomato sauce and paste. Season with salt and pepper and let simmer for 1 hour.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Add the dry lasagna to the boiling water and cook until al dente. Remove and place on baking sheet coated with olive oil. Toss the pasta to coat it completely.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a bowl, mix the ricotta and Parmesan well. In a 9 by 12-inch baking dish, begin laying down the pasta. Smooth on a layer of the cheese mixture and spoon on meat sauce. Add another layer of pasta and repeat this process until you reach the top of the dish. The final layer should be cheese mixture and fresh mozzarella.
• Cover with foil and place in the oven. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove the foil and let brown for 15 more minutes.
• To serve, spoon on meat sauce on a warm plate. Place a large square of lasagna on the pool of sauce. Top with Parmesan and a basil leaf.