Best Lasagna Bites Recipes

LASAGNA BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef, garlic salt, dried parsley, and Italian seasoning. Cook and stir until beef is browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in spaghetti sauce. Reduce heat to low and cook until sauce is thickened and resembles a Bolognese, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; add oil. Cook pasta shells in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 9 minutes. Transfer shells to a baking dish and let cool briefly.
• Scoop cream cheese into the bottom of the pasta shells. Scoop sauce over the cream cheese. Sprinkle with feta cheese and parsley.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is browned, about 15 minutes.

FRIED LASAGNA BITES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the pasta, cook for 6 minutes, then drain and spread out on a sheet pan to cool.
• Heat a large saute pan with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage, ground beef and onions; saute for 3 minutes. Add the Italian seasoning, basil and black pepper. Cook for about 8 more minutes, until the meat has browned. Stir in 1/2 cup of canned tomato sauce and cook until heated through. Set mixture aside to cool in a large bowl.
• Add the rest of the canned sauce into saute pan and stir in the red pepper flakes.
• Fold the mozzarella and cottage cheese and into the cooled meat mixture. Stuff each cannelloni shell with the meat mixture and then place the shells in the freezer for 5 minutes to firm up. When ready to fry, slice shells into thirds.
• Preheat oil to 350 degrees F.
• Place the flour, eggs and bread crumbs into separate bowls.
• Dredge the shells in the flour, then eggs, and then bread crumbs.
• Fry the bites until they are golden brown and crispy; about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels and serve with the spicy tomato sauce.

LASAGNA-STUFFED ZUCCHINI BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
• Cut zucchini into 2-inch pieces. With small scoop or spoon, scoop out small portion of zucchini in center of each slice to make room for filling.
• In small bowl, stir together sausage and pasta sauce. Spoon 1 tablespoon mixture into each zucchini slice; top evenly with cheese. Place on cookie sheet.
• Bake 20 minutes or until zucchini is tender and cheese is golden brown.

FRIED LASAGNA BITES

Steps:

• 1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the pasta, cook for 6 minutes, then drain and spread out on a sheet pan to cool.
• 2. Heat a large saute pan with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage, ground beef and onions; saute for 3 minutes. Add the Italian seasoning, basil and black pepper. Cook for about 8 more minutes, until the meat has browned. Stir in 1/2 cup of canned tomato sauce and cook until heated through. Set mixture aside to cool in a large bowl.
• 3. Add the rest of the canned sauce into saute pan and stir in the red pepper flakes.
• 4. Fold the mozzarella and cottage cheese and into the cooled meat mixture. Stuff each cannelloni shell with the meat mixture and then place the shells in the freezer for 5 minutes to firm up. When ready to fry, slice shells into thirds.
• 5. Preheat oil to 350 degrees F
• 6. Place the flour, eggs and bread crumbs into separate bowls.
• 7. Dredge the shells in the flour, then eggs, and then bread crumbs
• 8. Fry the bites until they are golden brown and crispy; about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels and serve with the spicy tomato sauce