POLENTA LASAGNA WITH SPINACH AND HERBY RICOTTA
With a dense, creamy texture and sweet corn flavor, this hearty and unexpected variation on the usual lasagna uses layers of Parmesan-topped baked polenta in place of pasta. This meatless recipe is speckled green with baby spinach and lots of parsley and basil. Be sure to get a good brand of marinara sauce, preferably a chunky one with bits of tomato, for the richest flavor and texture. Or even better, if you have homemade marinara sauce tucked away in the freezer, use it here instead.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dinner, casseroles, main course
Time 2h30m
Yield 8 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 425 degrees and butter an 13-by-18-inch rimmed baking sheet pan. Grease a rubber spatula with butter.
- Prepare the polenta: In a large pot, bring 6 cups water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, then slowly pour in polenta, whisking constantly. Cook, whisking often, until polenta thickens, 8 to 12 minutes. Whisk in 4 tablespoons butter until melted. Whisk in spinach until wilted, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and mix in 1 cup grated Parmesan.
- Scrape polenta onto the prepared baking sheet. Using the greased rubber spatula, spread the mixture into a thin, even layer to cover the entire pan, all the way to corners. Sprinkle 1/2 cup grated Parmesan on top. Bake until polenta is firm and cheese has melted, 12 to 18 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack until completely cooled, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or place in refrigerator until cool to touch, about 40 to 50 minutes. (Polenta can be baked the day before and refrigerated until needed.)
- When ready to bake the lasagna, heat oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
- Prepare the ricotta filling: In a small bowl, mix ricotta, parsley, basil, egg, black pepper, nutmeg and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix until well combined and set aside.
- Taste the marinara sauce. If it needs some zip, stir in any or all of the optional ingredients.
- Assemble the lasagna: Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut cooled polenta in half widthwise, creating 2 pieces roughly 9 by 13 inches each. Using a large spatula, gently place one half in prepared baking dish. (It is important for polenta to be completely cooled and firm; otherwise, the pieces may break when transferring to baking dish. If anything breaks, just reassemble it in the pan. It won't make much of a difference once it's covered in sauce and baked.)
- Spread about half the ricotta mixture in an even layer on top of polenta. Pour about half of marinara sauce on top of ricotta, sprinkle with about half of the shredded mozzarella. Repeat with remaining polenta, ricotta, marinara and mozzarella. Once assembled, sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan on top.
- Place baking dish on top of a rimmed sheet pan in case the lasagna bubbles over. Bake until cheese melts, about 30 minutes. If you like, you can broil lasagna for 2 minutes after baking until cheese starts to bubble and develop brown spots.
- Remove from oven and let lasagna stand for about 15 minutes to firm up before serving. Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 3 months.
POLENTA LASAGNA
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 8h15m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with butter. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Put 4 cups of water into a pot and set over medium-high heat. Slowly whisk in the polenta so no lumps form. Add a big pinch of salt. Cook, stirring often, until the mixture comes to a boil. Lower the heat and cook according to the package directions. When it is finished, stir in the butter and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan.
- Spread a cup of the Slow-Cooker Bolognese in the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Add half the polenta and spread it evenly over the sauce. Add a layer of 6 slices provolone and 3/4 cup mozzarella, then top with 2 cups of the sauce. Make another layer with the remaining polenta. Top with the remaining provolone, 3/4 cup mozzarella and remaining sauce. Sprinkle over the rest of the mozzarella and Parmesan.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until the cheese is browned and bubbling, about 15 minutes more. Let rest for 20 minutes before serving.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the celery, carrots and onions, season with salt and pepper and cook until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the tomato paste and cook for a minute. Pour in the red wine and cook until it is mostly evaporated, about 3 minutes. Pour this mixture into a slow cooker.
- Pour the remaining 2 tablespoons oil into the skillet, add the beef and season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up any lumps, until it is nicely browned, about 15 minutes. Drain off any excess fat. Stir in the milk and cook until it is mostly absorbed by the meat, about 5 minutes. Add this to the slow cooker along with the tomatoes, oregano, basil, thyme, red pepper flakes, nutmeg and Parmesan rind if using. Add some salt. Give it a good stir, cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
- Skim off any fat on top and check the consistency. If it is too thick, add a bit of water. If it is too thin, cook for another 30 minutes with the cover off.
POLENTA LASAGNA
Using polenta instead of pasta gives you an amazing twist on lasagna. We love the easy assembly. -Yevgeniya Farrer, Fremont, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a small bowl, mix marinara sauce, garlic powder and herbes de Provence. Arrange half of the polenta slices in a greased 8-in. skillet. Top with half of the sauce; sprinkle with 3/4 cup cheese. Repeat layers., Cook, uncovered, over medium heat 12-14 minutes or until bubbly. Cover; cook 2-3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 280 calories, Fat 10g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 25mg cholesterol, Sodium 1120mg sodium, Carbohydrate 32g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 14g protein.
SPINACH AND SAUSAGE LASAGNA
Dig into rich layers of home-style lasagna featuring plenty of Italian sausage and gooey cheeses. No-cook noodles, frozen spinach and jarred spaghetti sauce simplify the prep. But it tastes far from ordinary! -Kathy Morrow, Hubbard, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 3h25m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, water, Italian seasoning and salt. Combine ricotta, spinach and 1 cup mozzarella cheese in a small bowl., Spread 1 cup sauce mixture in a greased oval 5-qt. slow cooker. Layer with three noodles (breaking noodles if necessary to fit), 1-1/4 cups sauce mixture and half of the cheese mixture. Repeat layers. Layer with remaining noodles and sauce mixture; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese., Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or until noodles are tender. Sprinkle servings with Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 456 calories, Fat 26g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 70mg cholesterol, Sodium 1101mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 24g protein.
POLENTA LASAGNA
Make and share this Polenta Lasagna recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Manami
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h25m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Spoon 1/2 cup marinara sauce into an 8" square baking dish to cover bottom, and set aside.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onion and bell pepper; sauté 4 minutes or until tender.
- Stir in sausage; cook 2 minutes.
- Add mushrooms, zucchini, garlic and Italian seasononing; saute 2 minutes or until mushrooms are tender, stirring frequently.
- Add marinara sauce; reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
- Arrange 9 polenta slices over marinara in baking dish, and top evenly with half of vegetable mixture.
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup of cheese over vegetable mixture; arrange remaining polenta over cheese.
- Top the polenta with remaining vegetable mixture, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
- Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
- Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until bubbly.
- Let stand 5 minutes.
- Serve with a nice Chianti or other robust red wine.
POLENTA LASAGNA WITH SAUSAGE & SPINACH
Try our Polenta Lasagna with Sausage & Spinach tonight. Layer ingredients to make this cheesy Polenta Lasagna with Sausage & Spinach.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375ºF.
- Crumble sausage into large skillet sprayed with cooking spray; cook on medium-high heat until evenly browned, stirring occasionally. Add spinach; cook 2 to 3 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
- Spread 1 cup pasta sauce onto bottom of 9-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with layers of half each of the polenta, sausage mixture and cheese. Repeat layers; cover.
- Bake 30 min. or until heated through. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 360, Fat 23 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 55 mg, Sodium 970 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 17 g
POLENTA LASAGNE
Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h35m
Yield 16 to 20 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Ricotta mixture
- For the spinach/sausage slices:
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the garlic and saute until lightly browned. Add half the spinach into the skillet. As soon as it wilts, add the remaining spinach. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat. Add the sausage slices to marry the flavors together. Remove from heat.;
- In a small bowl combine the ricotta, egg yolks, and nutmeg. Set aside.;
- In a large saucepan, bring the water and salt to a boil. Gradually whisk in the polenta and cook over low heat for about 20 to 30 minutes, stirring often, until the grains are soft. Stir in the Parmesan and olive oil.;
- Set aside 4 tablespoons of the marinara sauce for the top of the lasagna. In large casserole dish, layer: 6 cups of polenta, 1/2 the spinach / sausage slices, 1/2 the peppers, 1/2 the marinara sauce, 1/2 the Parmesan, and 1/2 the mozzarella slices.
- Repeat. Top with the remaining polenta (it may not cover the top completely). Distribute the ricotta mixture over the top in small dollops. Drizzle the reserved marinara sauce on top. At this point the finished lasagna can be wrapped and refrigerated for up to a day.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Place the pan on a cookie sheet (in case it bubbles over). Bake about 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until it is bubbling and hot throughout. Remove from the oven and allow it to rest for several minutes before serving.
SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOM POLENTA LASAGNA
Make and share this Sausage and Mushroom Polenta Lasagna recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h3m
Yield 4-5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Preheat a large skillet over med-high heat with 2 tablespoons olive oil and butter.
- When the butter has melted, add the sausage, breaking it up with a wooden spoon.
- While the sausage is starting to brown, cut the portobello mushroom in half and then thinly slice and add to the sausage.
- Chop and add to the pan as you go-the onion, garlic, and rosemary.
- Season with red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
- Once everything is in the pan, the sausage is browned, and the mushrooms and onions have wilted, add in the chicken stock and lemon juice.
- Continue to cook over high heat until the liquids have evaporated-2 to 3 minutes.
- While the sausage and mushrooms are cooking down in the liquid-combine the ricotta cheese, egg, lemon zest, Parmigiano, and bread crumbs in a bowl.
- Brush an 8-inch springform pan or an 8x8 inch baking dish with a little olive oil; place 7 disks of the polenta on the bottom of the dish.
- If they overlap a little, that is fine (it will vary depending on what kind of dish you are using).
- Divide the sausage and mushroom mixture into 3 even portions; do the same with the ricotta mixture.
- Using the back of a spoon, spread 1/3 of the ricotta mixture on top of the polenta (don't make yourself crazy doing this; just mush it out over the polenta).
- Top the ricotta with 1/3 of the sausage mixture.
- Repeat layers 2 more times, starting with polenta and finishing with sausage mixture.
- Sprinkle the top with mozzarella.
- Cover the baking dish with foil; place in oven; bake for 15-18 minutes.
- To make sure it is cooked through, insert a knife into the center of the dish, wait a few seconds, then remove it.
- Touch the knife to your fingertips and if it is hot, the lasagna is done.
- Remove from the springform and serve.
- *Sweet and Savory Polenta "Lasagna"-add ½ cup golden raisins and ½ cup pine nuts at the same time you add the chicken broth and lemon juice to the sausage.
- *Sausage, Mushroom, and Olive Polenta-add 4 rounded tablespoons black olive or green olive tapenade to the ricotta cheese along with the egg, lemon zest, parmigiano, and bread crumbs.
- *Sausage, Mushroom, and Pesto Polenta-add 4 tablespoons quality pesto to the ricotta along with the egg, lemon zest, parmigiano, and bread crumbs.
- *Super Mushroom Polenta-omit sweet Italian sausage, swap dry white wine for the chicken broth, add 2 additional portobello mushrooms and 1 jarred roasted red pepper, drained and chopped; add the 2 extra mushrooms along with the original mushroom quantity; add the roasted red pepper to the ricotta mixture.
POLENTA LASAGNA LOAF
Twice-cooked polenta stands in for noodles in this lasagna loaf that can be served straight from the pan or inverted onto a platter for a nicer presentation. With four layers of polenta adding a light, fluffy, almost soufflé-like texture and multiple layers of cheesy filling and meat sauce, this is definitely the best polenta recipe I've ever had. Serve it alongside bitter greens if desired.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Lasagna
Time 3h25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Prepare polenta: Bring water and salt to a boil over high heat. Whisk polenta into the boiling water and continue whisking until it starts to thicken, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring often, until polenta is soft and has lost its grainy texture, 25 to 40 minutes.
- Remove polenta from the stove and quickly whisk in butter and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
- Transfer polenta to a silicone baking liner (or oiled foil or parchment paper). Spread it out evenly almost to the edges into an 8x13-inch rectangle. Cover with plastic wrap and smooth out the top with your hands. Place a baking sheet on top and press slightly to further flatten.
- Slide the silicone liner and polenta onto the baking sheet and place in the refrigerator until firm, about 1 hour.
- Remove polenta from the refrigerator and cut, from one long edge to the other, into 8-inch long strips.
- Prepare filling: Stir ricotta, Parmigiano-Reggiano, mozzarella, salt, pepper, cayenne, egg, and parsley in a bowl until well combined.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with 1 tablespoon oil.
- Place one strip of polenta into the bottom of the prepared loaf pan. Spread 1/3 of the filling on top as evenly as you can. Top with about 1 cup hot meat sauce. Repeat polenta-filling-sauce layers twice more. Place the last piece of polenta on top, then gently shake and tap the pan to settle the contents. Place the loaf pan on top of a sheet pan to catch any spills while baking. Loosely wrap the top of the loaf pan with foil, making sure it's not touching the polenta.
- Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 1 hour.
- Remove from the oven, discard foil, and let rest for at least 15 minutes.
- Divide onto 6 plates. Garnish with parsley and serve with additional sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 447.9 calories, Carbohydrate 34.5 g, Cholesterol 89.3 mg, Fat 23.1 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 25.5 g, SaturatedFat 10.8 g, Sodium 1992.9 mg
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