Time
prep 2:00
total 1 day
Ingredients
| 1 pkg. | lasagne | | 1/2 lb. | pancetta | | 1 | onion, chopped | | 1 lb. | hot Italian sausage | | 2 cans (2-1/4 lb. each) | whole peeled Roma tomatoes with basil, chopped | | 1 can (6 oz.) | tomato paste | | 1/2 lb. | roasted red bell peppers, chopped | | 5 cloves | garlic, finely chopped | | 1 tsp. | salt | | 1/2 tsp. | oregano | | 1/2 tsp. | basil | | 1 dash | freshly crushed black pepper |
Cheese Filling
| 1-1/8 lb. | fresh ricotta cheese | | 6 oz. | romano cheese, freshly shredded | | 6 oz. | Parmesan cheese, freshly shredded | | 6 cloves | garlic, finely chopped | | 1 tsp. | basil | | 1/2 tsp. | oregano | | 1/2 tsp. | rosemary | | 2 | eggs |
Topping
| 1 lb. | fresh mozzerella cheese, sliced | | Freshly grated romano cheese, to taste | | Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, to taste |
1 Recipe Reviews
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This is some seriously fine lasagna. It is best served with lots of wine. But what isn't?
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Instructions
Mix all filling ingredients, except eggs, and put in refrigerator to chill overnight.
Chop pancetta and add to hot skillet with 1/2 onion. Cook until pancetta is lightly browned and onion is carmelized. Add to crock pot. Remove Italian sausage from its casing. Add to hot skillet and cook until browned. Add to crock pot.
Add roma tomatoes, tomato paste, roasted peppers, garlic, salt, basil, oregano and black pepper to crock pot. Set crock pot on low heat and let simmer for 6 to 8 hours.
When sauce has cooked for 6 to 8 hours, boil water on stove top; add lasagne and cook until noodles are ready. Remove and strain noodles.
Add 2 eggs to cheese filling and mix together thoroughly.
In 9x13-inch casserole dish, layer tomato sauce, noodles, 1/2 of cheese filling, tomato sauce, noodles, remaining cheese filling, tomato sauce, noodles, tomato sauce. Slice fresh mozzerella and place on top. Cover lasagne and place in preheated 375°F oven for 40 minutes. Remove cover and place in oven for 20 minutes, or until mozzerella is lightly browned.
Ladle tomato sauce on the bottom of each plate. Slice lasagne and place on tomato sauce. Serve with freshly grated romano and Parmesan cheeses on top.
Author's Comments
Quite garlicy (just how I like it) -- reduce cloves to 3 in sauce and filling if desired. Was a hit at an Italian theme party. Buon appettito!
Please note: the picture above is what the lasagne will look like just before going in the oven. The cheese spreads nicely over the top of the lasagne during the baking process.
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