As most of you know, Hubby likes to hunt (wild game) and, as such, I have been blessed with a full freezer. He tells me that I am suppose to drain the freezer before summer.....oh good luck!
This weekend he treated me to an amazing marinara sauce that I turned in to lasagna the second night (because we ALL know that the sauce is better on Day Two!):
3 lbs. ground meat (deer from Montana)
4 onions, coarsely chopped
2 bell peppers (red and green), coarsely chopped
5 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
7 splashes of Maggi
Big sprig of rosemary
Bunch of fresh basil
3 small sprigs of oregano
3 or 4 healthy shakes of Slap Yo Mama seasoning
1 tsp or 2 of Vegeta ('cause we all know you can't cook in our house without it)
4 Tbsp olive oil (note this goes up or down depending on the meat....which is very lean!)
4 cans of organic tomato sauce
Put the oil in the pan and saute all the veggies and herbs. When onions are translucent, add the meat and brown. When browned, put in crock pot, season the heck out of it and add 4 regular cans of organic tomato sauce. Cook for 6 hours on low.
Now on to the lasagna.....in our house this is a VERY big deal. My Mom's lasagna is TOPS. It is the requested items at your birthday dinner and only around for special occasions. It is LOVE on the plate. I am really, really lazy so I do not go through all the trouble to boil the noodles, etc. so when Hubby finished the sauce, I found a super easy way to make lasagna. For the record, my Mom and Dad both loved it and even my Teta Bunny thought it was tasty (she is an excellent cook)....rave reviews all around.
1 package of O'Solo Mio lasagna noodles (ready to use, fresh pasta)
2 8 oz packages of grated cheese (Italian blend is best)
2 to 3 c of my husband's sauce
1 cup fresh spinach leaves
Pam
Spray 9 x 13 with Pam. Put a big spoon of sauce on the bottom. Layer the noodles then add sauce and cheese. Repeat and add a tin layer of spinach. Repeat and top with more cheese. Bake at 350 about an hour and until the center is warm.
Where do you buy your fresh noodles?
ReplyDeleteThese were in the refridgerated section at Sprouts (in Fresno on Blackstone Ave). The ones I used were the O'Solo Mio which I cut to fit perfectly in the pan. They also carry dried but "ready to use" lasagna noodles (Whole Foods and others carry the dry brand). The main idea here is "no boil".
DeleteThese were in the refridgerated section at Sprouts (in Fresno on Blackstone Ave). The ones I used were the O'Solo Mio which I cut to fit perfectly in the pan. They also carry dried but "ready to use" lasagna noodles (Whole Foods and others carry the dry brand). The main idea here is "no boil".
ReplyDeleteIs there anywhere to find out your husband's sauce? It looks delicious and I was drawn to the recipe because of it!
ReplyDeletethe actual tomato sauce in the above recipe came from Costco (canned Kirkland organic sauce) but the tomato base sauce (no onions or peppers in the can) can be purchased at Whole Foods or Sprouts (maybe Trader Joes). If you have a bunch of fresh tomatoes, you can quarter them and roast them at 350 then puree :-)
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