RR'S RAVIOLI LASAGNA

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Categories     Pasta     Dinner

Yield 8 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

3 family size packages of frozen cheese ravioli
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 pounds meatloaf mix (equal parts beef, pork & veal)
1 medium onion chopped
1 carrot peeled chopped
2 tablespoons garlic paste
1 cup red wine
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup beef stuck
28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
15 oz can of tomato sauce
1/2 bunch of basil chopped
1/2 cup ricotta cheese - ROOM TEMPERATURE

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. PREP PASTA Bring a pot of water to boil and season heavily with salt. Cook ravioli for about 6 minutes, until almost cooked through. Drain and lay flat on a plate to avoid then from clumping together. Set aside until ready to assemble the lasagna MAKE SAUCE Using a cuisinart pulse garlic onions and carrots a few times to combine and breakdown into a sort of paste. In a large sauce pan heat the olive oil Begin browning the meat in small batches. Be sure to brown the meat to the point of it becoming a little on the crispy side. Move browned meat over to one side of the pan. Add the onion, garlic, carrot mixture to the pan and cook until hot. Stir meat and veggie mix together in the pan. Deglaze the pan with the wine and cook for about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add Worcestershire and beef stock and bring to a bubble. Add the crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce. Cook until the sauce becomes a bit thicker, about 10-20 minutes. In the last 10 minutes of cooking, add basil and the remove from heat. ASSEMBLE THE LASAGNA In a 9X13 baking dish, begin layering the lasagna. To the bottom f the dish evenly disperse 1 cup of the sauce. Take 1/3 of the ravioli and spread them out evenly in a layer over the sauce. Spread 1/4 cup of ricotta cheese over ravioli. Top with more sauce. Repeat this process 2 more times. Finish off with Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese on top. Bake lasagna for 10 minutes or until cheese is bubble. Remove from the oven and let sit for 15 minutes before serving.

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