Showing posts with label Italian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italian. Show all posts

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Ricotta Lasagna

This dish tried from kroger lasagne pack recipe. Luckily it turned out to be a major hit in 2 potlocks.

Ingredients:-

For lasagne:-

Lasagne sheets-10-12
Cream cheese-
Butter-1/4 cup
egg-1
Ricotta cheese- 1 cup
Mozarella cheese- 1/2 cup
salt- to taste
pepper- 1 tspn
Grated parmesan cheese- 1/4 cup

For sauce:-

Tomato paste- 2 cups
1/4 cup Water- 2cups
Salt- taste
Sugar- Little
Oregano powder- 1/2 tspn
Sweet basil- 1/2 tspn
Pepper- 1/2 tspn



Method:-

  • Bring around 7-8 cups of water to boil in a big pan. Add oil to water to prevent lasagna from sticking.
  • Add lasagna sheets one at a time. allowing each to soften.
  • Cook for atleast 15 mins.
  • Drain immediately and rinse in cold water.
  • Arrange lasagna pieces flat in a single layer on a dry towel or aluminum foil as shown in the picture above.

To prepare sauce:

Combine all sauce ingredients. stirring to blend well. Simmer for 15 mins.

While sauce is cooking prepare lasagne rolls filling.


  • Take a small vessel.cream together, cheese, egg,butter,salt ,pepper,ricota cheese. Blend together properly.
  • Take a Shallow baking dish. Grease it well. First place lasagne sheets on it. Apply the cream filling on that layer.like that do for several layers. approx- 5.




Finally on top of finaly layer add the sauce.
Top with mozarela and parmesan cheese.



Bake uncovered for about 350 oF for about 50- 60 mins. Make around 6-8 servings by cutting in to small pieces of lasagne.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Pasta

This simple pasta we make every sunday nights after heavy shopping or when we dont have any mood to cook. Both enjoy this food.
Time taken to make this dish is just 15 mins.

Ingredients:-
Pasta- 1 cup
Basil leaves
Oregano
Red chilli flakes
Prego pasta sauce.
Butter
Parmesan cheese

Just Boil pasta and keep aside for 15 mins. Take a pan.Add little butter. Add basil leaves and oregano. Dont fry too much. Just allow it to splutter. Add the above shown sauce. stir it by adding little water. Add red chilli flakes. Add this hot sauce on pasta and garnish with Parmesan cheese