Lousagna

Name: Lousagna
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters baby spinach, chopped; 794 grams tomato sauce; 2 Tbsps chicken stock; 237 milliliters dry red wine; 1 egg plus 2 egg yolks, beaten; 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary; 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 454 grams ground lamb; 1 pinch Pinch ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoons herbs de Provence; 118 milliliters grated mozzarella; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 680 grams fresh lasagna pasta sheets; 118 milliliters grated pecorino cheese, plus more for topping lasagna; 1 red bell pepper, chopped; 473 milliliters ricotta; 10 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon tomato paste

Lousagna might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 27g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 586 calories. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. A mixture of herbs de provence, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 55 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Heat a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat and add the olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the lamb, onions and peppers, and cook until the lamb is browned and the vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, and then add the tomato sauce, wine, chicken stock, rosemary, thyme, herbs de Provence and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer while you prepare the cheese filling.

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Herbes De Provence

Salt And Pepper

Chicken Stock

Tomato Paste

Tomato Sauce

Vegetable

Rosemary

Peppers

Cheese

Nutmeg

Onion

Thyme

Lamb

Wine

For the cheese filling: In a large bowl, combine the ricotta with the mozzarella and pecorino.

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Mozzarella

Pecorino

Ricotta Cheese

Cheese

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Bowl

Add the egg and yolks and stir well to combine. Stir in the spinach and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Spinach

Egg Yolk

Egg

Remove the sauce from the heat and spread some on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.

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Sauce

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Baking Pan

Lay 2 pasta sheets over the sauce, top with some cheese filling and then some more sauce.

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Lasagne Noodles

Cheese

Sauce

Layer on 2 more pasta sheets and repeat until all of the cheese filling and sauce are used, finishing with the sauce. (You may or may not use all of the pasta sheets.)

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Lasagne Noodles

Cheese

Sauce

Sprinkle the top with some grated pecorino.

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Pecorino

Cover the lasagna with foil and bake in the oven for about 1 hour. Then uncover and bake until the pasta is cooked and the cheese on top is golden and bubbly, about 20 minutes more.

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Cheese

Pasta

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Aluminum Foil

Let sit a few minutes before slicing and serving.

This recipe was created by a contestant during a cooking competition. The Food Network Kitchens have not tested it for home use, therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.