Best Easy Roasted Red Pepper And Mushroom Lasagna Recipes

ROASTED RED PEPPER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cut each pepper into quarters; remove seeds. Place peppers, cut side down, on a foil-lined baking sheet. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 20-25 minutes or until skin is blistered and blackened. Immediately place peppers in a bowl; cover and let stand for 15-20 minutes. Peel off and discard skin. Cut peppers into 1/4-in. strips., Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain. In a saucepan, cook red peppers and garlic in oil for 1 minute; add the tomatoes, parsley, sugar, basil and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, salt and nutmeg until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Spread 1 cup pepper sauce in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with three noodles, 1-1/2 cups pepper sauce, 1 cup white sauce and 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining noodles, white sauce and pepper sauce. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.

RED PEPPER AND SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Place the peppers in a roasting tin and drizzle with the oil and balsamic vinegar. Roast for 20 minutes, add the garlic and roast for a further 10 minutes until the peppers are softened and charred.
• Meanwhile, wilt the spinach in a large pan with a splash of water for 2 minutes only. Season well and set aside.
• To make the sauce, heat the milk with the bay leaf to just below boiling point and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Melt the butter in a non-stick pan, add the flour and cook, stirring all the time, for 2 minutes. Gradually add the milk, whisking well, and bring to the boil until thickened. Stir in the mustard and half of the Parmesan.
• To layer up the lasagna, spoon a third of the sauce into the base of an ovenproof dish. Scatter over half of the peppers, half of the spinach and half of the mozzarella. Top with a layer of lasagna. Repeat this process, finishing with the final third of the sauce. Scatter over the remaining Parmesan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND PORTABELLA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Saute garlic, carrots, celery, onion, basil, oregano and hot pepper flakes for about 8 minutes or until very soft.
• Add tomatoes and tomato paste and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer stirring often for about 30 minutes.
• Cool and puree in blender or food processor til smooth.
• Cool completely.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Slice mushroom caps to 1/2" thickness and toss with oil and vinegar.
• Roast in a single layer about 10 minutes and let cool.
• Pat roasted red peppers with paper towel and set aside.
• For the cheese filling, whisk eggs, add the ricotta, basil, salt and pepper and blend.
• Grease a 9"x13" baking dish.
• Spread 1 cup sauce in bottom of pan.
• Put layer of noodles on sauce.
• Add another layer of sauce.
• Add a layer of half the mushrooms and half the red peppers.
• Sprinkle about 1/3 of the cheese on next.
• Add another layer of noodles and spread ricotta chees mixture on top.
• Add another layer of noodles and spread sauce over.
• Put the rest of the mushrooms and red peppers for next layer.
• Top with remaining noodles and top with remaining shredded cheese.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
• To bake, cover dish with greased foil and bake at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes.
• Uncover and bake for about 15 minutes longer.
• Let stand for about 10 minutes before cutting.

ROASTED RED PEPPER LASAGNA

Steps:

• To make Tomato Sauce: In medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat.
• Cook onion and garlic for about 3 minutes.
• Add next 7 ingredients (up to, but not including, tomatoes) and cook for about 8 minutes or until liquid has evaporated.
• Stir in tomatoes, peppers, paste and vinegar.
• Heat to boiling, reduce temperature and, stirring often, simmer for about 1 hour or until thick enough to mound on a wooden spoon.
• In large pot of boiling water, cook lasagna noodles for about 8 minutes or until tender.
• Drain (reserving hot water) and rinse under cold water.
• Set aside.
• Stir spinach into hot water and cook for 1 minute.
• Drain and squeeze out liquid.
• Chop coarsely.
• To make White Sauce: Melt butter in medium saucepan, gradually whisk in flour and over medium heat cook, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat and whisk in milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened (10-15 minutes).
• Whisk in 1/2 cup Asiago and 1/3 cup Parmesan cheeses until melted.
• To Assemble: Spread 1/4 of the tomato sauce in a 9 by 11 inch baking dish.
• Top with single layer of noodles, trimming to fit dish.
• Repeat layering (tomato sauce/noodles).
• Spread with 1/3 white sauce, and a single layer of noodles.
• Top with all of the spinach and the remaining Asiago cheese.
• Top with single layer of noodles, 1/4 tomato sauce, noodles and 1/3 white sauce.
• Repeat layering (noodles/tomato sauce/noodles/white sauce).
• Cover with aluminum foil.
• Lasagna can be refrigerated at this point and cooked the next day (add 10 minutes to first baking time).
• Place dish on baking sheet and cook in a 375F (190C) degree oven for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Return to oven and bake, uncovered, for another 30 minutes or until cheese is golden.
• Let stand for 20 minutes before serving.

MUSHROOM, SAUSAGE AND ROASTED RED PEPPER LASAGNA WITH YOUR SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a bowl, stir together the ricotta, Parmi, egg, salt and pepper.
• In a large saute pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil add the sausage and cook until lightly bowned, about 10 minutes.
• Set the sausage on a paper towl to drain on the side.
• Add the mushrooms to the hot pan and saute about 8 minutes, until golden brown.
• Transfer the mushrooms to a bowl and add the sausage and parsley and mix with the red peppers and the marinara sauce.
• Spread 1 cup of the Marinara sauce on the bottom of the lasagna pan.
• Place 1/4 of the noodles on top of the sauce in a single layer.
• Spread 1/3 of the ricotta mixture on top of the noodles.
• Spread 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese over the ricotta mixture.
• Repeat twice.
• Finish with mozzarella.
• You will have leftover Marinara sauce to serve at the table.
• Cover and bake for 45 minutes.
• Uncover and continue baking another 30 minutes, or until the lasagna is golden and bubbling.
• Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.
• Heat the remaining Marinara Sauce and serve as a topping.
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MUSHROOM AND SWEET PEPPER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Tomato Sauce:.
• In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat, cook onion and mushrooms for 5 minutes or until tender, stirring often. Add garlic, parsley, basil, oregano, hot pepper flakes, tomato paste and tomatoes; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Add sweet peppers; simmer for 10 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Filling: combine cottage cheese, half of the Parmesan and the oregano; mix well.
• Assembly: in 13x9 inch baking dish, spread 1 cup tomato sauce over bottom. Top with layer of noodles. Cover with half of the cottage cheese mixture, then one-third of the mozzarella cheese and one-third of the remaining sauce. Add another layer of noodles; spread with remaining cottage cheese mixture. Layer with half of the remaining mozzarella, then half of the sauce and final layer of noodles. Top with remaining sauce and mozzarella, then Parmesan. (Lasagna can be prepared to this point, covered and refrigerated for up to 1 day. Add 15 minutes to baking time).
• Bake, covered, in 350F oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Uncover and bake for 10-15 minutes longer or until hot and bubbly. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before serving.