Best Wisconsin Cheese Garden Lasagna Recipes

WORLD'S BEST LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

BAREFOOT CONTESSA'S LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil in a large (10 to 12-inch) skillet. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes over medium-low heat, until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the sausage and cook over medium-low heat, breaking it up with a fork, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until no longer pink. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, 2 tablespoons of the parsley, the basil, 1½ teaspoons of the salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper. Simmer, uncovered, over medium-low heat, for 25-30 minutes, until thickened and tomatoes have reached desired taste.
• Meanwhile, fill a large bowl with the hottest tap water. Add the noodles and allow them to sit in the water for 20 minutes. Drain.
• In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, goat cheese, 1 cup of Parmesan, the egg, the remaining 2 tablespoons of parsley, remaining ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Set aside.
• Ladle 1/3 of the sauce into a 9 by 12 by 2-inch rectangular baking dish, spreading the sauce over the bottom of the dish. Then add the layers as follows: half the pasta, half the mozzarella, half the ricotta, and one 1/3 of the sauce. Add the rest of the pasta, mozzarella, ricotta, and finally, sauce. Sprinkle with ¼ cup of Parmesan.
• Bake for 30 minutes, until the sauce is bubbling.

WISCONSIN LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. In a large saucepan, brown hamburger with onion and salt & pepper. Drain grease. Add tomato sauce and oregano; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3. In a 9"x13" baking dish, layer ingredients in this order: meat sauce, shredded colby cheese, and 3 cooked noodles. Continue layering, ending with a layer of meat sauce. Sprinkle liberally with parmesan cheese.
• 4. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to sit for 10 minutes before cutting.

WISCONSIN CHEESE GARDEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Butter bottom of 9x13 pan.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and saute, 1 - 2 minutes.
• Add rest of vegetables; saute stirring fequently 4 - 5 mintues.
• Stir in herbs and vinegar; set aside.
• In a bowl, stir together Ricotta, 1/2 cup parmesan, egg, salt and pepper; set aside.
• Place a layer of noodles (4 pcs) on the bottom of prepared pan.
• Spread 1/2 of Ricotta mixture over noodles, top with 1/3 of vegetable mixture, 3/4 cup Mozzerella and 1/2 cup Provolone. Repeat.
• Last layers of noodles, remaining vegetable mixture, Mozzerella and Parmesan.
• Bake for 35 - 45 minutes. Let stand 5 - 10 minutes before serving.