The other night, I made my first pan of lasagna in a year.
I found a recipe on line, of course, after searching for Lasagna for Two. It is absolutely delicious. And, as it happened, I had all of the ingredients I wanted to use in the fridge, some of which needed to be used quickly.
I did some substitutions such as using 3 different cottage cheeses, instead of ricotta cheese. I had an “Italian sausage” link that needed to be eaten, so I took off the outer skin, and used that with the ground beef. Also, we had a few zucchini squashes, small though they were, that I was able to use, and some mushrooms, both of which were about a week passed their “use by” dates. (Once they were all roughly chopped, and sautéed, everything looked pristine.)
Anyway, all was assembled, dishes were done, and the results were better than I expected. The red meat sauce was quite flavorful, as I added about 2Tbs. of dried Italian seasonings, freshly purchased from Costco, some onion, and garlic powders, and S&P.
The white sauce of cottage cheese, 2 eggs, and another 2Tbs. Italian seasonings was blended, and made for a few wonderful layers in said lasagna.
The zucchini, onions, garlics, and mushrooms, all sautéed in butter, were another layer of incredible flavors, one that will forever be added to our lasagna in the future. The last layer added was of cut up fresh spinach. Never leave out the spinach.
I cannot tell you how good this lasagna turned out. Suffice it to say, two slices are reheating in the oven as I am typing this.
Until we meet again, stay happy, healthy, and safe. Wash, cover, and protect yourselves.