Does anyone know the recipe for Olive Garden's Lasagna Classico?!
Does anyone know the recipe for Olive Garden's Lasagna Classico?
NOT GARDEN LASAGNA!!! I want the one with the meat sauce called LASAGNA CLASSICO. The only one's I can find are Garden Lasagna or 5 cheese lasagna. For some reason they don't have it on any of the copycat websites..... PLEASE HELP!
Answers:
Recipe: Olive Garden Lasagna Classico
Olive Garden Lasagna
1/3 cup olive oil
1 pound ground beef
1 teaspoon cracked black pepper, plus extra for coating beef
1 medium onion, chopped small
1 red pepper, chopped small
1 green pepper, chopped small
6 cloves garlic, minced
5 leaves basil, finely chopped, plus leaves for garnish
1 tablespoon fresh chopped oregano leaves
1 (14-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 small can tomato paste
2 teaspoon salt
1 box dry lasagna noodles
1 pint ricotta
1 cup grated Parmesan, plus extra for garnish
1 large ball fresh mozzarella, grated or sliced thinly
1 rustic loaf bread
1 tablespoon butter
Heat the oil in a large pot on high heat. Add the beef and coat it with pepper. Cook through, about 5 to 6 minutes. Remove the beef from the pot and add in the onions, peppers, 1/2 of the garlic, and herbs. Turn the heat to medium and cook the vegetables until soft. Add in the tomato sauce and paste. Season with salt and pepper and let simmer for 1 hour.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Add the dry lasagna to the boiling water and cook until al dente. Remove and place on baking sheet coated with olive oil. Toss the pasta to coat it completely.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In a bowl, mix the ricotta and Parmesan well. In a 9 by 12-inch baking dish, begin laying down the pasta. Smooth on a layer of the cheese mixture and spoon on meat sauce. Add another layer of pasta and repeat this process until you reach the top of the dish. The final layer should be cheese mixture and fresh mozzarella.
Cover with foil and place in the oven. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove the foil and let brown for 15 more minutes.
Cut the rustic bread in half and spread on butter. Add minced garlic, salt and pepper and wrap in foil. Bake until hot throughout. Unwrap the bread but keep it in the foil. Let crisp up and serve.
To serve, spoon on meat sauce on a warm plate. Place a large square of lasagna on the pool of sauce. Top with Parmesan and a basil leaf.
Recipe: Olive Garden 5 Cheese Lasagna
Olive Garden Lasagna
***ALFREDO SAUCE***
1/2 pound sweet or salted butter
12 ounces heavy cream
fresh ground white pepper
1 1/2 cups fresh parmesan -- grated
18 slices mozzarella cheese -- 1/2oz ea
***RICOTTA CHEESE MIX***
1 pint ricotta cheese
2 ounces romano -- grated
3 ounces mozzarella -- shredded
2 tablespoons green onions -- sliced
2 teaspoons fresh parsley -- chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1 1/4 cups alfredo sauce -- cooled
***VEGETABLE MIX***
4 cups broccoli florets
2 cups carrots; sliced 1/4" -- chopped
4 cups mushrooms -- sliced 1/4"
2 cups red bell peppers -- diced
1 cup green bell pepper -- diced
1 cup yellow onion -- diced
2 cups zucchini -- sliced
lasagna strips
Lay out enough dry lasagna strips in a 9x13 pan to ensure you have enough to make 3 full layers, with very little overlap on each layer. Remove the dry strips and cook according to package instructions until barely "al dente" and drain.
ALFREDO SAUCE-Heat water to a boil in the bottom of a double boiler. Add butter, cream and pepper to the top pot and heat until butter is completely melted, then stir in Parmesan until melted and blended. Remove top pot and set aside to cool. Divide the sauce into 2 equal portions. Refrigerate 1 portion for use later.
RICOTTA CHEESE MIX- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and blend thoroughly with a rubber spatula.
Set aside at room temp.
VEGETABLES-Combine all veggies and mix well. ASSEMBLY-Coat the bottom and sides of a 9x13 baking dish with vegetable spray. Lay out cooked lasagna strips (about 4) to cover entire bottom. Spread 1-1/4 c of the Ricotta mix evenly over the strips. Top with 8 c of veggie mix and spread out evenly. Lay out 9 of the mozzarella slices to cover the veggie layer. Repeat this layering. Top the second layer of mozzarella slices with lasagna strips and spread them evenly with 1-1/4 c ricotta cheese mix to finish.
COOKING-Spray a sheet of foil with vegetable spray and cover the baking dish tightly with the foil, sprayed side down. Bake in a preheated 375F oven for about an hour or until the internal temp is 165F. Remove from the oven and allow to sit for a few minutes, covered, before cutting and serving. Immediately prior to serving, heat the reserved portion of Alfredo Sauce and ladle the hot sauce over each slice of lasagna as it is served
here is my copycat olive garden link list...if it is not here, I would be surprised...
copycat Olive Garden
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/ccooli/o6.... (Olive garden copycat Fettuccini Alfredo)
http://www.familycorner.com/forums/showt... (olive garden Portobello di ravioli with white sauce recipe…full recipe)
http://southernfood.about.com/od/copycat... (vegetable lasagna …olive garden copycat?)
http://groups.msn.com/secretrestaurantre... (olive garden Florentine lasagna copycat)
http://groups.msn.com/secretrestaurantre... (copycat olive garden Ravioletti with mushroom walnut sauce)
http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/eatin... (Olive garden copycat Pasta with broccoli)
http://groups.msn.com/secretrestaurantre... (Olive garden Chocolate lasagna copycat)
http://southernfood.about.com/od/copycat... (Olive Garden Spaghetti Carbonara copycat)
http://www.floras-hideout.com/recipes/re... (Olive Garden Chicken Spiedies copycat)
http://www.floras-hideout.com/recipes/og... of olive garden copycat recipes)
http://www.recipesource.com/misc/copycat... (olive garden copycat recipes, page 1)
http://www.recipesource.com/misc/copycat... (olive garden copycat recipes, page 2)
http://www.recipesource.com/misc/copycat... (olive garden copycat recipes, page 3)
http://groups.msn.com/secretrestaurantre... (link list of about.com copycat recipes…lots olive garden, etc.)
i used to work there, but i can't tell you....i'm sworn to secrecy! You won't find it
Thanks Mevlana...... I was looking for some good eats too!!!