Six Cheese Lasagna Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and lay lasagna flat on foil to cool.
• In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, Parmesan, eggs, salt and pepper; mix well.
• In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat and saute garlic for 2 minutes; stir in spaghetti sauce and Italian seasoning. Heat sauce until warmed through, stirring occasionally, 2 to 5 minutes.
• Spread 1/2 cup of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Cover with a layer of noodles. Spread half the ricotta mixture over noodles; top with another noodle layer. Pour 1 1/2 cups of sauce over noodles, and spread the remaining ricotta over the sauce. Top with remaining noodles and sauce and sprinkle mozzarella over all. Cover with greased foil.
• Bake 45 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and top is golden.

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:

• For the meat sauce: In a stockpot or Dutch oven, combine the beef (do not brown first), tomato sauce, tomato paste, chili powder, sugar, salt, pepper, garlic salt, bay leaves and onion. Add 2 cups water. Mix until combined. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Stir in the vinegar and simmer for another 30 minutes.
• For the lasagna: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and place the dish on a rimmed baking sheet.
• In a medium bowl combine the ricotta, basil, parsley, garlic salt, red pepper flakes, if using, and egg and stir until well blended.
• Spread 2 cups meat sauce across the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Place 4 noodles over the sauce-it is okay if they overlap slightly. Dollop 2/3 cup of the ricotta mixture on the noodles, then spread it in an even layer. Top the ricotta with 4 slices ham, then 4 slices provolone. Sprinkle 1 cup mozzarella over the provolone. Repeat the layering-sauce, noodles, ricotta, ham, provolone, mozzarella-twice more. Top with another layer of noodles, then the Parmesan and the remaining mozzarella.
• Cover the baking dish tightly with foil. Bake until the dish is bubbling and the noodles are cooked (you can test by poking with a sharp knife to make sure the noodles are soft), about 50 minutes. Remove the foil and return to the oven until the cheese is bubbling and golden brown, another 10 to 15 minutes. Let the lasagna rest for 10 minutes, then serve warm.

Steps:

• sauce:.
• in a medium saucepan combine whipping cream, butter or margarine, and grated parmesan cheese. cook over medium low heat until smooth. remove from heat. sauce will thicken upon standing.
• preheat your oven to 425°F.
• cook lasagna noodles as directed, run through cool water, set aside.
• in a large baking pan, spread a small amount of spaghetti sauce on the bottom and cover with the first layer of lasagna noodles.
• beat an egg into the ricotta cheese to make it easier to spread, and spread a thin layer over the noodles.
• sprinkle a 3rd of the feta cheese over the ricotta, slice the mozzarella and use half to cover, sprinkle with a 3rd of both fontina and asiago.
• add the next layer of noodles.
• pour half of the alfredo sauce on top of the noodles. it does not matter if the sauce hasn't thickened, it will be easier to spread and it will thicken in the oven.
• sprinkle a 3rd of feta cheese, a 3rd of fontina, and a 3rd of asiago over the alfredo sauce.
• add the next layer of noodles.
• pour the remaining alfredo sauce over the top layer, use about 1 cup of the spaghetti sauce or tomatoes as well to cover.
• add the remaining feta, fontinella, and asiago cheeses. slice the last half of the mozzarella and place on top to cover. sprinkle with remaining cheeses, basil and red pepper flakes.
• loosely cover with foil and bake for thirty minutes. remove foil and cook until cheese is slightly browned and bubbly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a blender or with an electric mixer, blend tomato sauce and cottage cheese together until smooth. Spoon a little of the sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Place a layer of cooked noodles over the sauce, and sprinkle a portion of the mozzarella, the cheddar and the parmesan over the noodles. Repeat layering of sauce, noodles and cheese; finish with a cheese layer.
• Bake in preheated oven 30 to 45 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and golden.

Steps:

• In lrg skillet, cook beef and sausage over med heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce. In lrg bowl, combine the eggs, ricotta, cottage, parmesan and romano cheeses. Spread 1 1/2 c sauce mixture in two greased 9x9" pans. Top with a couple noodles. Spread 1 1/2 c sauce to edges of noodles, in both containers. Sprinkle with 2 c mozzarella cheese, divided between the two. Top with ricotta mixture, provolone cheese and remaining noodles, sauce and mozzarella cheese. cover and bake for 50 mins. Uncover and backe 10 mins. Let stand for 15 mins before cutting. Cover and freeze the second unbaked casserole for up to 3 months. To use, thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from the fridge 30 mins before baking. Bake as directed