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My cat thinks he's Garfield!
Posted by Anok • 2/03/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
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Every time I make lasagna, my silly cat gets all uppity about it. he jumps on the table, the counter - whacks me around. Anything to get a bit. Heh 
In the meantime I'll share my "quick and easy lasagna recipe". It's about as quick as home made lasagna can be, really.
Prep time: 10-20 minutes. Cook time 1- 1 1/2 hours.
What you'll need
Depending on how fancy you want to get - you can add or omit ingredients based on preference. I usually have home made tomato sauce already prepared, but you can substitute store bought sauce, or even just crushed tomatoes from a can if you want. I do it all the time. (If you use prepared sauce, just adjust the spices to taste).
1 package ground beef, ground turkey, or sweet sausage (diced small).
1 onion diced.
2-3 cans of prepared sauce, or cans of crushed tomatoes.
1 decent sized package of ricotta cheese. (You can sub dairy free alternatives such as extra soft tofu).
1/2 package broccoli.
1 can or package of diced mushrooms.
2-3 bags of shredded mozzarella.
1 large package of lasagna. ("no boil" noodles need not apply - that's a gimmick).
Minced garlic - about three heaping tablespoons.
Salt, pepper, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder to taste.
Olive oil, 1 tbsp
1 deep baking dish
To prepare:
(I make large batches - the filler can be refrigerated for a decent amount of time, and can be used in stuffed pasta dishes - you can cut the recipe in half if you wish)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. (more or less depending on your stove).
1) If using meats - brown diced onions in oil, then add meat and cook until brown. Drain.
2) Mix 1 and 1/2 cans of sauce with one package ricotta cheese, meat, 1/2 bag of mozzarella cheese, veggies (if using them, you can omit if you don't like them), Garlic, and spices. Mix until smooth and blended.
3)Take unmixed sauce, and spread across the bottom of your baking dish. Add first layer of uncooked lasagna along the length of the pan. Add a healthy layer of filling, coat in mozz. For the next layer you should lay the lasagna across the other way (the width of the pan). Don't be afraid to break the noodles to fit. Add another layer of filling, cheese, and then mor lasagna along the length of the pan.
You can repeat that for 3-5 layers depending on how deep your pan is.
For teh last layer, add a thin layer of filling on top of the noodles, coat in cheese.
4) COVER your pan. With tin foil, a lid, an inverted pan - whatever. This will ensure that the noodles will cook. Remove cover for the last ten minutes to brown the top.
5) Stick in oven, check after one hour. If it's bubbling all over, remove cover and let cook a little bit more.
6) Stuff your face.
Viola!
User Comments
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Damn straight!
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Could do with some mushy peas on top but otherwise, it sounds quite nice.
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Blasphemer!!
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I love cooking, but have never made a lasagne. This recipe sounds yum, so i may just try it
By noodles do you mean the pasta sheets?-
Yup, the big flat ones with ruffles on the sides
This recipe works the exact same way for stuffed shells, manicotti etc...
You just have to add more sauce on top to keep the pasta moist. -
Ruffles? they only ruffle after cookage don't they?
We only use 'noodles' when talking about noodles of the Chinese variety, well around here anyways
no idea what stuffed shells or manicotti is. -
That was my mommy speak rearing it's ugly head
Heh. They have ruffles in the package, too. -
They do? I only know these ones www.bbc.co.uk/food/glossary/l.shtml?lasagne
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They work too!
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So are cooked or uncooked best?
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My cat thinks it's a lesbian, what can I say ? The Lasagne sounds great and I know good lasagne having ate it and many other italian dishes all my life-
I had a gay cat once. It was OK. Thanks - it is yummy. Except when you eat too much. Then it just hurts
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Mine too! It must be the tomato sauce, cuz my kitty also wants to arm wrestle with me over spaghetti with sauce and Spanish rice. -
What is it with cats and pasta?
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You need to impress upon your cat that he is not Ramsey and then add mushy peas mmmmmmmmmm Mushy peas.-
Mushy peas ftw.
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NO mushy peas!
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Yummy.
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I have the worst problem than yours.. My mum thought that she is Elizabeth Tylor!!!!-
well so long as she didn't keep marrying and divorcing it would be ok
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I just thought that ya..
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LOL!
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My cat LOOKS like Garfield:
But, his name is Punky-
Cool~~ Garfield live version...:)
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AHHH! Not only is your cat cute, my kid's nickname is Punky!
But I call the boy cat "Big dumb cow kitty" and the girl cat "Naggy McNaghag". -
His real name is Punkin' (as named by my niece), but over the years he became Punky.
He has about the best personality of any cat I've owned. A great cat.
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I trip over them all the time.
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Sounds good except for the meat.-
Just omit it. Or substitute in diced/breaded eggplant.
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My first thought is to hide the lasagna.-
From me or the cat?
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From your Garfield so you can enjoy your Lasagna. Now run and hide it!
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I have my eye on the cat as we speak. he is sleeping quietly on my bed.
For now.
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It's like the competition "Come dine with me"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Dine_With_Me
I remember one of the competitors who was a turkish/italian boy has cooked lasagna and people said it's like "turkish borek". Noone ate the lasagna
I think lasagna is quite hard to cook.-
Awwww. That's too bad.
But here's a big secret - it's not hard to cook! Unless you make everything from scratch. Then it's hard to make.
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A very shameless bump in case anyone else wants a lasagna recipe. Muwahahaha
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Stop bumping your pussy!
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I should slap you.
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Mmmmmm yes please!
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That was hilarious.
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Dirty aardvarks, and the chippies who encourage him!
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LoL
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