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Lasagna Birthday Dinner

Posted by Christine on August 28th, 2009 at 09:05am

Yesterday was my fiance’s birthday. We didn’t do anything too special, but we had his family over for dinner. We made lasagna, not the good stuff, but the frozen store-bought kind. If he likes it, then we eat it, after all, it was his special day. I would have loved to make lasagna from scratch, but there just wasn’t enough time. I’ve never done that before, but I don’t find it to be all that difficult. You make some noodles, through some sauce on, throw some more noodles on and add the cheese, then bake. How hard can that really be? It’s just time consuming.

Some lasagna recipes that intrigue me are easy low-fat lasagna and fresh garden lasagna. A very different lasagna you will never imagine is a pasta dish is apple lasagna. Add some fruit and some sugar, change everything to low-fat or fat-free and you have a healthy and different kind of lasagna. This is a perfect dessert dish.

Apple Lasagna

Ingredients

* 2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
* 1 cup ricotta cheese
* 1 egg
* 1/4 cup white sugar
* 1 teaspoon almond extract
* 2 20-ounce cans apple pie filling
* 8 lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
* 6 tablespoon all-purpose flour
* 6 tablespoon packed brown sugar
* 1/4 cup quick cooking oats
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* dash ground nutmeg
* 3 tablespoon butter or margarine
* 1 cup sour cream
* 1/3 cup packed brown sugar

Instructions

1. Combine cheddar cheese, ricotta cheese, egg, white sugar, and almond extract in a medium bowl.

2. Blend well.

3. Spread one can apple pie filling over the bottom of a greased 13 x 9 inch pan.

4. Layer with 1/2 of the noodles, and then the cheese mixture.

5. Layer again with remaining noodles, and the second can of pie filling.

6. Combine flour, 6 tablespoons brown sugar, oats, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small bowl.

7. Cut in butter or margarine until crumbly.

8. Sprinkle over top.

9. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes.

10. Cool for 15 minutes.

11. Meanwhile, prepare garnish by blending sour cream and 1/3 cup brown sugar in small bowl until smooth.