Catholic Recipe: Festive Lasagna
- 1 pound lasagna noodles
- olive oil
- 3/4 pound ricotta or cottage cheese
- 1 pound mozzarella cheese
- wheat germ
Tomato Sauce: - 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, thinly sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- olive oil
- 12 ounces tomato puree
- 7 cups canned tomatoes, strained
- bay leaf
- 1/4 cup basil, minced
- 2 pinches oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
Details
- Serves: 6-8
- Prep Time: 3 hours
- Difficulty: • • • •
- Cost: $$$$
- For Ages: 15+
- Origin:
- None
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DIRECTIONS
1. To make sauce, lightly saute onion, carrot, and garlic in oil. Stir in tomato puree and strained whole tomatoes. Add bay leaf, basil, and oregano. Simmer about 2 hours, stirring to prevent burning, until sauce is of desired thickness. Add salt sparingly at the last minute. Add pepper if a spicier sauce is desired.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cook noodles according to package directions. Oil the bottom of a large baking dish and arrange the ingredients in liberal layers as follows: sauce, noodles, sauce, noodles, ricotta (cottage cheese), noodles, sauce. Top with sliced mozzarella cheese, sauce, and sprinkle surface with wheat germ. Bake for about 30 minutes.
Recipe Source: From a Monastery Kitchen: The Classic Natural Foods Cookbook by Brother Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette, Gramercy Books, 1997
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