lasagna with zucchinis

2020-07-27

Three lasagna dishes with two sauces and some difficulties. This 'Great Value' lasagna was not good quality. It shredded during cooking, leaving me with only 7 complete strips out of 24. You can still lay out those strips, but it just isn't the same.

In my experience, two layers of pasta are enough for me, but I like a lot of sauce. If you like less sauce, more pasta, go for three.

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for 10+ servings:

4 lbs. tomatoes
OR 2 large cans crushed tomatoes
1 can Campbell's cream of mushroom soup
1 can tomato paste
S&P, spices
2-3 large zucchinis

optional:

3 lbs. 93% ground beef
2 medium onions, sliced in rings

Pic1: lasagna with zucchinis

Directions

2020-07-27 — browning the meat

Pic2-4:

Optional: Brown 1 cup chopped onions.
Stir-fry the ground meat until dry and dark brown.
Season to taste.

preparing tomato sauce

Pic5-7:

Slice tomatoes. (Pic5)
Boil tomatoes until soft. (45-60 minutes) (Pic6)
Pass tomatoes through a food mill to puree and remove the peels. (Pic7)

boiling pasta

Pic8: reduce tomatoes
Pic9+10: pasta

Add tomato paste.
Optional: Add the meat to the tomato sauce.
Simmer over low heat to reduce to 50 %.
Season to taste.
Optional spices: basil, oregano, ...
Meanwhile, cook the lasagna according to instructions on your package.

Pic11-13: layering

Layer the containers with sauce, meat, pasta, sauce, veggies, pasta, sauce.

Pic14-16: layering

Finish with some sauce on top to prevent pasta from burning.

Pic17-19: cook it

Add a generous layer of cheese.
You could also add cheese between the layers.
Bake for 3-45 minutes at 300 ºF.
Serve and enjoy.

Pic20-22: for the freezer

I finished the smaller trays (one white, one tomato sauce) with sauce and cheese.
Shrink-wrap and refrigerate. When cold freeze and vacuum-seal for longest shelf-life.
Bake without thawing, 45-60 minutes at 300 ºF.
Serve and enjoy.

2020-08-10

Pic23-25: the white sauce lasagna

Bake without thawing, 45-60 minutes at 300 ºF.
Serve and enjoy.

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more and avemariasongs.org

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more
and avemariasongs.org