Name: Fried Lasagna Bites
Prep time: 720 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 750 min
Yield: 40
Ingredients: Ingredients for Meat (Bolognese) Sauce:; 20 Ounces ground beef; 10 Ounces ground pork; 2 Stalks celery; 2 Carrots; 1 medium onion; 4 Ounces Italian pancetta; 8 Tablespoons butter; 1 Cup White Wine; 2 Bay leaves; ½ Cup tomato paste; To taste Salt and black pepper; Ingredients for Béchamel Sauce:; 1½ Quarts milk; 1 Cup Flour; 1½ Sticks butter; Ingredients for Lasagna:; 1 Box Barilla® Oven-Ready Lasagne pasta; 3 Cups meat sauce (see recipe); 1 Cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated; 2 Ounces butter; Béchamel sauce (see recipe); Ingredients for Breading:; 8 Eggs, beaten and seasoned with salt and pepper; 6 Cups breadcrumbs

Fried Lasagna Bites

12 hours 30 minutes

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Looking for a delightful holiday appetizer? This fried lasagna recipe is the perfect shareable party snack. Bolognese lasagna is baked then allowed to rest before being sliced into cubes, dipped in egg wash, breadcrumbs, and fried till golden brown. This recipe is a labor of love but will impress lasagna lovers everywhere.

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Ingredients

40 servings

Ingredients for Meat (Bolognese) Sauce:

20Ounces ground beef

10Ounces ground pork

2Stalks celery

2Carrots

1medium onion

4Ounces Italian pancetta

8Tablespoons butter

1Cup White Wine

2Bay leaves

½Cup tomato paste

To tasteSalt and black pepper

Ingredients for Béchamel Sauce:

1½Quarts milk

1Cup Flour

1½Sticks butter

Ingredients for Lasagna:

1Box Barilla^® Oven-Ready Lasagne pasta

3Cups meat sauce (see recipe)

1Cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated

2Ounces butter

Béchamel sauce (see recipe)

Ingredients for Breading:

8Eggs, beaten and seasoned with salt and pepper

6Cups breadcrumbs

Disclaimer

Individuals with allergies or specific dietary concerns should verify that the ingredients they utilize for the recipes comply with their restrictions.

Method

Step 1

Preparation for Meat (Bolognese) Sauce: In a meat grinder or food processer, grind the vegetables and pancetta then place in a pot with butter and cook for 20 minutes.

Step 2

Add meat, stir fry for 30 minutes. When the bottom of the pot begins to stick deglaze with wine. Reduce it well.

Step 3

Cover with water and add tomato paste and bay leaves, season with salt and pepper then simmer until the water is completely evaporated [it should take at least 2 hours]. The leftover sauce will freeze very well.

Step 4

Preparation for Béchamel: Melt butter in a pan. Add flour and cook for 3 minutes.

Step 5

Meanwhile bring milk to a boil, stir in the butter and flour.

Step 6

Simmer for five minutes.

Step 7

Preparation for Lasagna: Pre-heat oven to 400º F.

Step 8

In a 13” x 9” baking dish, start the Lasagna by placing a small amount of béchamel sauce on the bottom of the casserole, then build the 5-layer Lasagna alternating pasta [3 sheets each layer], béchamel, meat sauce, butter, and cheese. Top the Lasagna with the meat sauce, béchamel sauce, and cheese.

Step 9

Bake for about 25 minutes or until the corners are brown and thoroughly cooked.

Step 10

Cool down and refrigerate overnight, the next day cut Lasagna into 1-inch squares.

Step 11

Dip Lasagna in egg wash and breadcrumbs, repeat.

Step 12

Deep fry Lasagna squares in vegetable oil at medium heat making sure it is hot inside.

Oven-Ready Lasagne

The wide flat sheets of lasagne pasta originally made by the Romans were called lasagne. Lasagne later came to refer to a dish cooked in a pot using long flat pasta sheets, layered with minced meat, cheese, and tomatoes. Barilla^® Oven Ready Lasagne does not require boiling the pasta before baking -- simply add it directly to your pan and bake. Barilla^® Oven Ready Lasagne is made with non-GMO ingredients. For more information, please read our position.

Shape

Oven-Ready Lasagne

Pack size

9oz

Range

Classic Blue Box

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Oven-Ready Lasagne

Shape

Oven-Ready Lasagne

Pack size

9oz

Range

Classic Blue Box

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