Best Lasagna Bowl Recipes

LASAGNA BOWL

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, just until al dente; drain well and set aside.
• Meanwhile, while pasta is cooking, melt butter in large skillet over medium heat, add oil, then saute onion, stirring often, until onion is soft.
• Increase heat to high and add ground beef.
• Brown the beef, stirring frequently (this will take about 5 minutes).
• Stir in sauce and cook until sauce is heated through; remove from heat.
• In a large glass mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese, parmesan, minced garlic, basil and pepper to taste.
• Microwave this mixture on High for 2 minutes or until it's very hot; let stand for 2 minutes.
• Place cooked pasta in a prewarmed shallow serving bowl; top with meat sauce, but leave a border of pasta visible around the edges.
• Top the meat sauce with the cheese mixture, again leaving a border of sauce visible.

LASAGNA IN A BOWL

Steps:

• Blanch spinach for 1 minute in salted boiling water.
• Lift out the spinach leaves and get as much of the moisture out as possible.
• Set it in a strainer over a saucepan of hot water to keep warm.
• Warm the sauce in a saucepan.
• Cook the pasta until al dente and drain.
• While the noodles are cooking, heat the ricotta in a saucepan.
• Stir constantly over a low heat until warm.
• Don't overheat.
• Remove from heat.
• Sprinkle generously with pepper and nutmeg.
• Line up 4 wide rimmed soup bowls.
• Work quickly.
• Assemble the lasagna as follows: Using half of the sauce, spoon a pool of hot sauce in the bottom of each bowl.
• Top with 2 lasagna noodles set side by side.
• Arrange a single layer of spinach over the noodles.
• Top with cheese, dividing it evenly amon the plates.
• Top with a second layer of lasagna noodles.
• Top with the remaining sauce, dividing it evenly.
• Sprinkle lightly with grated cheese and serve at once.