Best Individual Lasagnas For 2 Or To Freeze Ww Recipes

LOAF PAN LASAGNA FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon salt and saute until the onion is translucent and softened, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Add the ground beef and use a wooden spoon to break it into pieces. Cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the oregano and cook 1 minute. Stir in the marinara and let simmer while you make the ricotta mixture.
• Lightly beat the egg in a medium bowl. Stir in the ricotta, parsley, basil, 1/2 cup mozzarella and 1/2 cup Parmesan until combined.
• Begin to layer the lasagna, spread 2 tablespoons marinara sauce evenly over the bottom of an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pan. Cover with 1 lasagna noodle. Spread on 1/3 cup of the ricotta mixture followed by 1/2 cup marinara sauce. Top with another noodle. Repeat layering 4 more times, ending with the sauce. Top the final layer with the remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella and 2 tablespoons Parmesan. Bake until the noodles are tender and the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

MAKE ONCE, EAT TWICE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, ricotta cheese, 4-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, parsley, salt and pepper., Drain noodles. Spread 1 cup meat sauce in each of 2 greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. Layer each with 3 noodles, 1 cup ricotta mixture and 1-1/2 cups meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with Parmesan cheese and remaining mozzarella cheese. , Cover and freeze 1 lasagna for up to 3 months. Cover and bake remaining lasagna at 375° for 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting., To use frozen lasagna: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 375° for 60-70 minutes or until heated through. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

INDIVIDUAL LASAGNAS FOR 2 (OR TO FREEZE) (WW)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spray 2 (5-inch square baking dishes or 2 individual serving dishes) with Pam.
• On a microwave dish or bowl mix vegetables (zucchini - mushrooms) together -- cover and microwave on high for 3-5 minutes or until veggies are crisp-tender, stirring once after about 2 minutes or so. Drain veggies and stir in 1/8 tsp salt.
• In each baking dish layer in this order: 2 TB sauce, 1 half noodle, halt of the veggies, 1 half noodle, half of the ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup sauce and 1/2 TB Parmesan.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 10-15 minutes.

INDIVIDUAL LASAGNAS

Steps:

• Combine the sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl; stir well and let sit 30 minutes at room temperature.
• Mix the ricotta together with the salt and the pepper until evenly distributed.
• Preheat a grill pan over high heat. Whisk olive oil and salt together in a bowl. Rub the veggie pieces with the olive oil mixture all over and grill until soft and browned on both sides, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• To assemble the lasagnas:
• Line the bottom of a mini foil baking dish with a couple spoonfuls of sauce. Lay a single layer of raw lasagna noodles over that. Next scatter a mixture of the veggies over top, then an even layer of ricotta. Repeat once more and top it all of with plenty of mozzarella.
• Place lasagna on a baking sheet to catch any dripping cheese. Bake for about 30 minutes or until bubbly and well browned on top.