28 January, 2016
Mini Lasagna
Posted in : Mains on by : Christine
Little piles of hot Italian love perfect for using up leftover noodles or sauce or when you just feel like eating something cute.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 6 or 3 really hungry people | 1 hr |
| Cook Time |
| 25 min |
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Little piles of hot Italian love perfect for using up leftover noodles or sauce or when you just feel like eating something cute.
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Ingredients
- 1 box Lasagna Noodles pre-boil per instructions (I use leftovers) I tried the "No boil" but the texture wasn't there for me.
- 1 jar Spaghetti Sauce Use your favorite or homemade
- 1 cup approx Mozzarella Cheese Use how much you want
- Other cheese That you have on hand or want to use up (opt)
- 1 small Japanese eggplant Sliced thin
- 4-5 med Brown Mushrooms Sliced thin
- 16 oz Ricotta Cheese
- 1 lg egg Beaten
- 1 pinch garlic powder
- 1 sprinkle Oregano Optional
- Salt & Pepper
Servings: or 3 really hungry people
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Slice eggplant and mushrooms thin. Weep eggplant by placing on a rack and lightly salting. Leave for about 30 minutes, flip, wait then wipe on paper towels. Place mushrooms and eggplant slices on a cookie sheet lined with a Silpat (what you still don't have one?) or lightly spray with cooking spray and bake until just barley dry (half-done).
- Mix the ricotta with the beaten egg, S & P, garlic powder and optional oregano. If you want to use basil or thyme or onion powder be my guest. You are the one eating it. 🙂
- Spray a large muffin tin (6 to a pan - a small one won't cut it) with cooking spray and then spoon in some sauce to coat the bottom generously. Add a layer of noodles, a little sauce, a little ricotta mixture, a layer of eggplant, some mozzarella, a little sauce, more noodles. Repeat the next layer with the mushrooms and build it as high as you can go. I can only fit two layers. On the top layer of noodles top with sauce and cheese.
- Place in the oven to bake for 20 - 25 min covered with foil, turning once and removing foil the last 5 minutes. Pour a glass of red wine, toast some crunchy bread and mangia!
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