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Thursday, June 4, 2009

The Best Recipe Ever!!

I made this tonight for Chad and Lex. They absolutely loved it! Enjoy.
Lasagna Spinach Rolls


Béchamel sauce

- melt 2 tbl of butter in a sauce pan on low
- add 4 tsp of flour -whisk together
- add 1 cup room temp milk- whisk
-raise heat to med low let sit stir occasionally
-check béchamel for thickening
-add salt and black pepper- a bit of fresh nutmeg for spice
-pour béchamel into bottom of buttered baking dish.


Lasagna Pasta

-Use shallow pan-- like big frying pan to cook pasta
-Boil water add couple of teaspoons of salt for seasoning
-very important add oil to the water
-take a few lasagna sheets at a time and add 1 layer in water for 6-8 mins until al dente
Remove noodles and place on a oiled baking sheet so they don't stick


Filling

- Whish 1 bowl in a medium size bowl
- add 1 container of ricotta cheese -whisk
- add thawed out spinach- squeeze out all the extra liquid.
(you can use a small box of frozen spinach, frozen is great because you don't have to cook it)
-add a bit of parmesan cheese (about 1/2 cups) -whisk
-take 2 layers of prosciutto meat chop up and add to filling- whisk
-add a little salt (prosciutto has lots of salt)
-add a little ground pepper-whisk
- stuffing is done

Prepare rolls

-take 2-3 spoonfuls of filling and smooth over a piece of lasagna
-roll it up and place over béchamel sauce
(don't place to close together so they won't stick.)
-add a little marinara over spinach rolls. (fav spagetti sauce will work great)
-warm up rest and serve on side later on
-add lots of mozzarella over top of rolls
-add lots of parmesan over top for nice cheesy layer.

Cooking

-place foil over lasagna and bake at 450 degrees for 20 mins
-remove foil and bake till golden to dark brown (about 10-15 more minutes)

1 comment:

Aunt Deb said...

PLEASE PLEASE ANGIE..send us this ALREADY PREPARED!!!!!!!!!!!!! It sounds so delicious and I am now starving! LOL You know you could probably freeze it and overnight it to us! Love Aunt Deb