CUPCAKE LASAGNA
Dweezil and Lisa love these Cupcake Lasagnas because you can customize each one - more sauce or more cheese, with or without spinach or even adding ground turkey or meat. They exemplify the Dweezil and Lisa's approach to food - you can make them as healthy or decadent as you prefer, and the individual size is perfect portion control. You can layer them traditionally or tint the ricotta cheese to create frosting with a cherry tomato and basil garnish to continue the deception. They freeze beautifully as well.
Provided by Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 1h50m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Prepare the tomato sauce.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- To start the lasagnas: Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic cloves and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring frequently, until the garlic is golden, about 5 minutes. Remove and discard the garlic. Add the spinach, a handful at a time, and stir-fry until it wilts, about 3 minutes. Add the lemon juice then transfer the spinach to a colander set over a bowl to drain.
- Reserve 8 tablespoons of Parmesan and 8 tablespoons of mozzarella¿this will be the topping. The remaining cheese will be used in the lasagnas (note you can vary the amount of cheese to taste keeping in mind that the Parmesan is salty, the mozzarella is sweet as well as salty and helps to hold the lasagnas together, and the ricotta is sweet and creamy).
- Start assembling the lasagnas. Line each cupcake mold with a round wonton wrapper. Put a little Parmesan, a little mozzarella, and a little ricotta into each mold. Top with a little spinach and a spoonful of sauce. Repeat layers of wonton wrappers, cheeses, spinach and sauce, creating 6 layers in all, and ending with sauce. Sprinkle each lasagna with reserved Parmesan and mozzarella. (The "cupcakes" can alternatively be topped with Pink Ricotta Frosting. (See Cook's Note.)
- Bake until the lasagnas are nicely browned, about 20 minutes. Serve warm garnished with cherry tomatoes and basil leaves.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat (it should coat the bottom of the pan, add a bit more if your pan is wide). Add the garlic cloves. Season with black pepper and cook, stirring frequently until the garlic is golden, about 5 minutes. Remove and discard the garlic. Lower the heat to medium and add the basil. Cook just until the basil wilts, then add the wine. Stir in the beef and vegetable bouillon pastes, then add the tomatoes and carrots. Simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, until the carrots are soft and the sauce sweet, about 25 minutes. Discard the carrots. Season the sauce with salt and pepper then refrigerate or freeze until needed.
LASAGNA CUPCAKE WITH ROASTED VEGGIES
I made this and two other types of cupcakes for the film crew that spent the day at my home (9 hours) to create 2 minutes of show time. It was fun, scary and wonderful! Check me out here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOR-QkxRD_E Yummy roasted veggies with lots of garlic. No need to boil noodles. Wonton wrappers makes this a quick put together meal. The kids would love to help make it. You can make this in a 12 cupcake pan or the Texas Jumbo 6 cupcake pan. Use 3 wontons per 12 cupcakes and 6 wontons per the Jumbo 6 cupcakes. Great to make ahead freeze and enjoy one as wanted. Pack and heat for a lunch at work.
Provided by Rita1652
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h20m
Yield 12 cupcakes, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degree.
- Spray cupcake pan with olive oil.
- Place vegetables on cookie sheet drizzle with oil and season with salt pepper and herbs to taste. Roast for 20 minutes toss and continue to roast for 20 more minutes. You should have 3 cups of yummy roasted veggies.
- Lower heat to 350 degrees.
- Mix sauce into the veggies.
- Mix cheese mixture reserving 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 1 tablespoon Parmesan. Mix the reserved cheese together and set aside for topping.
- Place wonton wrappers in bottom of pan. Layer with cheese and the veggies, Pressing down the next layer and repeat layering till all is used. Ending with veggies. Top with reserved cheese.
- Bake 20 minutes on a cookie sheet pan. Let rest 10 minutes. Serve with a garnish of fresh basil leaves.
- While it bakes check me out here.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOR-QkxRD_E.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 239.1, Fat 11.8, SaturatedFat 6.9, Cholesterol 57.7, Sodium 430.3, Carbohydrate 19.6, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 3.5, Protein 14.1
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