Lasagna, Olive Cheese Bread, and Broccoli

22nd August 2007

Lasagna, Olive Cheese Bread, and Broccoli

posted in Recipes, Food, How-To |

We had leftover sauce and olive cheese bread from spaghetti night about a week and a half ago. So last night, we made lasagna and olive bread a la “Pioneer Woman.” The lasagna recipe was slightly different, of course, because we used our own sauce. And this time, I sliced the bread and arranged the olive cheese stuff on top so that I wouldn’t have to slice it after it baked. It worked MUCH BETTER.

The lasagna was messy but delicious, and perfectly steamed broccoli is always good (and I added butter and a sprinkle of garlic salt).

I just had to peek in the oven when everything was baking.

And I set up the side dishes all prettily on the candle-lit table.

It was so delicious.

litchicky asked for the spaghetti sauce recipe, so here it is!

The Husband’s Spaghetti Sauce

1 pound ground beef
1 onion
mushrooms
1 green pepper
1 chopped garlic clove
1 large can/jar tomato sauce
1 large can crushed tomato
6oz can tomato paste
pepper, chili powder, Italian seasoning
extra virgin olive oil

Chop onion, pepper, garlic, mushrooms.
Sautee all of that stuff in the EVOO in a pot or saucepan.
Add all of your tomato stuff
Add pepper, chili powder, and Italian seasoning to taste.

Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a separate pan.
Drain and add to the sauce.
Simmer for a WHILE (45 minutes to an hour, if you’ve got it).

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1 On August 22nd, 2007, litchicky said:

Sounds delish, and looks even better. Thanks for the sauce recipe!

LC

posted on August 22nd, 2007 at 5:00 pm

2 On August 22nd, 2007, admin said:

You’re welcome litchicky!

posted on August 22nd, 2007 at 6:12 pm

3 On August 22nd, 2007, Amy said:

Holy crap, that is making my mouth water. Thanks for sharing.

posted on August 22nd, 2007 at 8:37 pm

4 On August 22nd, 2007, Doug said:

That looks yummy!

Coincidentally, I just had lasagna the night before. Restaurant version, not home cooked.

posted on August 22nd, 2007 at 9:17 pm

5 On August 23rd, 2007, admin said:

Doug and Amy, with all your commenting, this is starting to sound like Trading Spaces! hehe

and… it WAS yummy. Mmmm…

posted on August 23rd, 2007 at 5:22 am

6 On August 24th, 2007, BreadBox said:

Well, I just tried to post something, but forgot to answer the question and lost it: here goes again:
Have you ever tried making lasagna noodles from scratch for your lasagna? I made some fresh cheese a couple of weeks ago, and it seemed a shame to use storebought noodles to make a lasagna with, so I threw together a batch of pasta, rolled it out, and used it. The texture and creaminess of the freshly made noodles transformed the dish! LOML and our friends we had for dinner that night all raved about it.
Oh, and I love to add a lot of basil to the sauce too: it adds another nice touch of summer to the dish!

N.

posted on August 24th, 2007 at 9:54 am

7 On September 3rd, 2007, Jennifer said:

I love these pictures! And lasagna is such a fave at this house, i can’t wait to try this recipe.

posted on September 3rd, 2007 at 5:27 am

8 On September 4th, 2007, Joyful Abode said:

No I haven’t used homemade noodles in lasagna, but your fresh version sounds really good! Love basil.

Thanks Jennifer! I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. (We still have some in the freezer for another “round” of it).

posted on September 4th, 2007 at 3:03 pm