Sunny's Latin Lasagna

Sunny Anderson

Recipe courtesy Sunny Anderson, 2008

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Total Time:
2 hr 25 min
Prep
25 min
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Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1 (16-ounce) container ricotta cheese
  • 2 (10-ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed to remove excess moisture 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning
  • 3 tablespoons oil, plus extra for drizzling
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 pound white button mushrooms, sliced
  • 3/4 cup finely grated Parmesan
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Tomato Salsa, recipe follows
  • 18 "oven ready" lasagna noodles, about 1 (16-ounce) package
  • 1 pound fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a medium bowl stir together ricotta, spinach, egg, cumin, salt and set aside. In a large saute pan over medium-high heat add 3 tablespoons of oil and 3 tablespoons of butter and saute ground pork and cayenne pepper until meat is brown, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove meat from the pan to a bowl and add mushrooms to the pan. Cook until tender, another 5 minutes. Add meat back to the pan, stir in 1/2 cup of the Parmesan, season with salt and pepper, to taste, then transfer mixture to a bowl and set aside.

To assemble, layer bottom of 12 by 9-inch casserole dish with 1/3 of the salsa, then 6 noodles, overlapping to cover the entire bottom surface of the dish. Next add and evenly spread half the ricotta spinach mixture, half the pork mushroom mixture, and a layer of mozzarella. Layer another 1/3 of the salsa, 6 noodles, the remaining ricotta spinach mixture, and the remaining pork mushroom mixture. To finish add the last 6 noodles, top with the remaining salsa. Place the remaining mozzarella slices on top along with the remaining Parmesan. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil and pepper, to taste. Bake covered for 45 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F, uncover, and bake for 15 more minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.

Tomato Salsa:

  • 1 poblano pepper, stem removed, seeded and roughly chopped
  • 1/2 small red onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 jalapeno, stem removed, seeded and roughly chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 pounds plum tomatoes, cored, seeded and roughly chopped
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro, leaves only
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Combine all ingredients in a food processor and puree until almost smooth. Adjust seasoning, to taste.

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  • on July 18, 2011

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    I JUST finished making this for my family - it was fabulous! Everyone loved it, except for my 10-year-old daughter - she doesn't like cilantro. I will definitely make this again - and as other reviewers said, be sure to make twice the amount of the salsa so there's enough for chips. One EASY tip for ANY lasagna: you don't need to use "oven ready" lasagna noodles. Just use regular lasagna noodles and put in the dish dry. As long as there is enough sauce, the noodles will cook just fine - I've been doing this for years with regular lasagna and the result with this recipe was just as good.

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  • on June 23, 2011

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    I made it exactly to the recipt the first time and it was great but expensive! The next time, I bought On the Border salsa and shredded cheese and it was great too, not as good but good enough :

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  • on May 07, 2011

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    This recipe was OK, but not great. I used our favorite Newman's Salsa to save time, 2 jars. While oven ready lasagna is easier, it isn't the same. That is 1 reason my family wasn't thrilled w/this dinner. Instead of using oven ready pasta, I usually do what the Barefoot Contessa suggested. That is to fill a big pan w/VERY hot water & put the lasanna noodles in to saok for maybe 5 min. They soften up, don't rip & they finish cooking in the oven in the lasagna. Shoulda listened to Ina.

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