Nov 13, 2020

Layers and layers of Lasagna 🇮🇹

By CookUp • Issue #22 • View online

This week we’ll dive into Lasagna. Possibly one of the oldest types of pasta. This popular Italian dish is made of stacked layers of thin flat pasta alternating with fillings such as ragù (ground meats and tomato sauce), vegetables and cheese. The dish is typically topped with grated mozzarella cheese and then baked in the oven.

As with most other types of pasta, the Italian word is a plural form: lasagne meaning more than one sheet of lasagna, though in many other languages (and in the south of Italy) a derivative of the singular word lasagna is used. Let’s get to it and cook up some delicious lasagne/a of your own.

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“When the lasagna content in my blood gets low, I get mean!” — Garfield (Jim Davis)

Very traditional

Classic Lasagna from Bologna

Lasagna is one of the those global Italian recipes for which there are loads of variations. Pasta Grannies went to the source of this iconic dish: Bologna.

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Easy Family Lasagna

This basic lasagna recipe from Jamie Oliver is delicious comfort food. Invest time in the ragù for this lovely lasagne and freeze the extra portions for a rainy day.

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Something different (and veggie)

Avocado Bechamel Lasagna

This Baked Lasagna with Roasted Veggies and Avocado Bechamel is a dish you won’t forget!

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Mushroom Ragu Lasagna

You won’t believe this is a meatless lasagna. This Spinach Lasagna with Mushroom Ragu is made using a variety of fresh and dried mushroom for that incredibly tasty umami ragu flavour.

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Rainbow Lasagna

Eating the rainbow is made easy with this multi-veggie lasagna made with beets, carrots, spinach and basil pesto.

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High Protein Vegan Lasagna

A wonderful high protein take on the classic, this is an easy to make really delicious lasagna recipe, packed full of nutrition as well as protein.

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Summer Asparagus Lasagna

This is a brilliant dish for days when you want comfort food, but with a bit of zing. It’s packed with green veggies, silky fresh pasta, and fragrant lemon.

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Next week

Next week we’ll dive into a highly popular Asian dish with its origins in China: Fried rice. Stay tuned and happy cooking!

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