How to cook lasagna at home?

Lasagna is a unique dish that is perfect for feeding a group of friends or a large family. Initially, lasagna is the name of a rectangular paste that is used to prepare the dish of the same name. This is a recipe for traditional Italian cuisine. Lasagna consists of several layers of pasta and meat filling. In various variations, sauces or seasonings, for example, bechamel, are added to it.

Over the years this dish has existed, it has spread throughout the world. Lasagna is especially loved at home and in Latin countries, in addition, lasagna is popular in the USA. At home, in Italy, climbing in different regions is different. It is difficult to meet two of the same. Each family makes lasagna according to its own special recipe.

How to cook lasagna at home? Does she need a special paste or can she cook it herself? Are all the ingredients for lasagna found in Russia? The answer to this and many other questions is slightly lower.

What to cook with lasagna?

The first mention of climbing can be found in Italian recipe books dating to around 1200. Scientists suggest that originally lasagna meant special dishes, like a pot in which pasta was cooked.

The truth is that there is no special dish for lasagna, but if you cook it in a rectangular shape, you can save a lot of time and effort. Why exactly in this? Since lasagna will have to be cooked using traditional pasta, it’s easier to put it in a rectangular high pan.

If you use a transparent baking sheet for cooking, then the dish does not even need to be served, because beautiful layers will be visible through the glass.

American Lasagna Recipe

This recipe can not be called classic, but it is very fond of not only the Americans, but also the inhabitants of our country. Many people prefer this variation of the dish.

You will need:

• 2 cans of tomatoes in their own juice;
• 2 large spoons of tomato paste;
• 1 large onion;
• 2 garlic cloves (for those who like it sharper, you can increase this number);
• 0.5 kilograms of ground beef, preferably lean meat;
• 0.5 kilograms of Italian sausage (for example, pepperoni), if there is no such sausage, you can use any hot;
• dried basil and oregano, salt and pepper - to taste;
• olive oil;
• 1 bag of lasagna paste;
• 0.5 kilograms of Mozzarella cheese;
• 200 grams of Parmesan cheese;
• 0.5 kilograms of Ricotta cheese;
• 1 chicken egg.

We proceed to the recipe, prepare lasagna at home with minced meat.

1. Roughly chop the onion, garlic and mix with ground beef in a pan. Put on the stove. Fry.
   
2. Add seasoning and salt, add tomato paste. Mix well, continue to fry.
3. After the mince and onions are ready, you need to add the tomatoes. Before that, they need to be stretched (you can hold them).
4. Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce heat and cover. Leave to boil for about half an hour.
5. Remove the paste from the bag and cook in accordance with the recommendations on the packaging. It usually takes 1-2 minutes.
6. After draining the water and throw the paste in a colander, rinse with cold water. Set aside.
7. Grate parmesan and mozzarella. Leave a little for sprinkling, put the rest in a bowl. Add ricotta, beat in an egg. Mix all. You can add a little more seasoning to taste.
   
8. Check the sauce. It is recommended to try, if necessary, adjust to taste. Remove from heat.
   
9. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Get out the baking dish.

Before cooking with lasagna, step by step we will consider the process of laying layers:

• lay the paste on the bottom;
• pour sauce with minced meat;
• cover with a layer of paste;
• then the layers will alternate in the sequence: pasta, cheese, sauce, pasta, cheese, sauce, etc.

Layers are laid until the form is completely filled.

The last layer is laid like this: pasta, sauce, cheese (the one that is set aside for sprinkling).

Put in the oven, bake for 45 minutes at 200 degrees.

Before cutting, it is recommended to let the climbing cool for a couple of minutes.

The recipe for lazy lasagna

This recipe is prepared much faster and is perfect for busy people. In addition, anyone can handle it.

Consider step by step how to cook lasagna at home.

For lasagna you will need the ingredients:

• Armenian pita, the thinner the better;
• minced meat, preferably beef;
• bow;
• Tomatoes
• milk;
• flour;
• hard cheese.

Recipe:

1. Stuff the minced meat in a pan for 4 minutes.
2. Fry onions and tomatoes.
3. Prepare the sauce: stir 1 tablespoon of flour in half a glass of milk, salt and place on fire, bring to a boil. Turn off the stove. The sauce will be thick without lumps.
4. Get the baking dish and lay it in layers: pita bread, minced meat, pita bread, tomatoes and onions, pita bread, etc. Repeat until the form is filled.
5. Top the dish with sauce and sprinkle with grated cheese.
6. Cooking lasagna in the oven for about 30-40 minutes. The temperature is 200 degrees Celsius.

Healthy Lasagna Recipe

Being overweight is a problem for many people. How to deal with excess weight and at the same time not deny yourself little joys? Low calorie lasagna is perfect.

Ingredients:

• 2 small zucchini;
• seasonings to taste;
• garlic - 2 small cloves;
• olive oil - about 2 tablespoons;
• onion - 1 piece;
• hard cheese (for example, parmesan) - 70 grams;
• tomatoes - 2 large pieces;
• cornmeal - 1-2 teaspoons;
• basil or parsley - to taste;
• champignons - 60 grams;
• natural yogurt - 130 grams.

Now about how to cook lasagna from zucchini. For the sauce you will need:

1. Peel and wash onions and garlic, finely chop them and fry in oil.
2. Finely chop the mushrooms and tomatoes, add to the onion and stew. The sauce should boil, and the liquid in it should evaporate.
3. Add salt, pepper and basil, stew a little more.
4. Wash the zucchini, peel, cut into thin slices. In this recipe, they will replace the pasta sheets.
5. Put zucchini on a baking sheet, then sauce and yogurt, sprinkle with cheese, repeat. Sprinkle the last layer with the remaining cheese.
6. Bake in a preheated oven for half an hour at 200 degrees.

Lasagna recipe with sauce

Lasagna with Bechamel sauce is a classic recipe. Many people know how to cook lasagna with minced meat at home, but not everyone knows how to make lasagna with Bechamel sauce correctly.

For the recipe you will need the ingredients:

• paste - 12 pieces (sheets);
• minced meat - 550 grams;
• hard cheese - 320 grams;
• carrot - 1 small piece;
• bell peppers - 3 pieces;
• onion - 1 piece (large);
• meat broth - 120 milliliters;
• tomato - 1 large copy;
• basil, garlic, salt, parsley, pepper, oregano, thyme, coriander and rosemary - to taste;
• olive oil - about 2-3 tablespoons.

Before cooking lasagna at home, it is worth taking care of the dishes. Need a square high pan. The recipe is designed for 6-8 people, so the baking sheet should be large.

For the sauce you will need the ingredients:

• milk - 760 milliliters;
• butter - 100 grams;
• flour - 100 grams;
• salt, bay leaf, pepper and nutmeg - to taste.

Recipe:

1. Peel, chop and fry the onion in olive oil until golden brown. Add the grated carrots to the pan and fry until soft.
2. Chop the pepper and add it to the pan, fry for 7 minutes on low heat.
3. Since cooking Lasagna with minced meat is long enough, the recipe used ready-made minced meat. But it will be ideal to cook it from veal yourself. Stuffing should be put in a pan, make a small fire, pour everything with broth and add spices.
4. Extinguish everything until liquid remains.
5. Grate the tomato and add to the minced meat. Simmer for 15 minutes before evaporating the liquid.

Bechamel sauce is prepared as follows:

1. Melt the butter in a pan and slowly add the flour. In this case, mix constantly.
2. Add nutmeg.
3. Fry the mixture for about 2 minutes, then pour in the milk, mix with a whisk until smooth. Add spices and laurel leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat. Cook until thickened. The sauce is ready.

Before you cook the lasagna with minced meat, you need to properly lay the layers.

Assembly of the dish:

1. Take a baking sheet. Put a portion of Bechamel sauce on the bottom.
2. Cover with pasta sheets. If necessary, pre-boil the paste. The recipe used is ready-made.
3. Next is a layer of minced meat and a layer of bechamel, grated cheese.
4. Repeat in sequence: pasta, minced meat, sauce, cheese.
5. The last layer: pasta, minced meat and cheese.
6. Fill with foil and put in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees for half an hour. The dish is ready.

Before cooking lasagna at home, it is worth deciding which paste to use: purchased or made independently. Consider a few pasta recipes.

Lasagna dough: a classic recipe

You can always go to the supermarket and buy ready-made lasagna sheets, but after all, cooking yourself is much more interesting and often tastier.

For pasta you will need:

• 600 grams of wheat flour;
• 3 chicken eggs;
• 100 milliliters of water;
• salt to taste.

Recipe:

1. Pour flour on a clean table with a slide and make a small depression in the middle. Drive an egg in and slowly add flour. Add salt water. It remains only to knead the dough. This is done by stretching the dough and then folding it in half.
2. After kneading, the dough should be covered with cling film and left for half an hour. Then it is rolled out very thinly using a special machine or rolling pin. Cut into sheets. The pasta is ready.

Olive Oil Lasagna Dough

This recipe is practically no different from the classic. The main feature is adding olive oil directly to the dough. If you take the ingredients in the ratio specified in the previous recipe, you will need to add only 50 milliliters of olive oil. It is better to use first-pressed oil.

Kneading such a dough is easier, but it turns out a little more high-calorie.

Egg lasagna dough

Reducing water and adding eggs will affect the difficulty of rolling the dough. It will turn out more dense and less ductile. But the taste of egg dough is worth it.

For the recipe you will need:

• 1 kilogram of wheat flour;
• 10 eggs
• water;
• salt.

The cooking technique is this: pour the flour with a slide and slowly beat in the eggs, mixing the flour.

Bran lasagna dough

This dough will delight those who monitor their health. How to cook bran lasagna?

For cooking you will need:

• 300 grams of flour;
• 100 grams of ground bran;
• 4 eggs;
• water;
• salt to taste.

The cooking method is similar to the previous recipe. Mix flour with bran and sift through a sieve. This is done in order to avoid getting large pieces of bran. Next, eggs and salted water are added to the flour. The dough is kneaded and rolled.

How to use a pasta machine?

After the dough is ready, you need to cut a small piece from it. The rollers of the machine should be maximally moved apart and a layer placed between them. Roll it between the rollers, after which the distance must be reduced and again roll the dough. This should be repeated until the dough becomes the desired thickness.

Features of the preparation of lasagna

In order for lasagna to melt in your mouth and become your favorite family dish, you can resort to several secrets:

1. The main trick is that the layers of the paste need to be stacked in the order: one layer along, next across. This alternation will protect lasagna from falling apart during the extraction process.
2. The secret to making the lasagna evenly baked is in the dishes. It is necessary to use dishes with thin walls.
3. Cheese plays an important role. For perfect lasagna, the dish should include parmesan and mozzarella.