Clifton Street Lasagna

Chocolatl's Note:

When my husband and I were first married, we lived in an apartment on Clifton Street. We got together with some of our neighbors to put this recipe together. Note: I'm not sure if this is clear in the instructions, but you can make this with just the beef, just the shrimp, or some of both.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 4 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 6 ounces beer
• 15 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/4 large onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef, deveined shrimp or 1 1/2 lbs peeled deveined shrimp
• 2 tablespoons italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 16 ounces lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine sauce, paste, beer and Italian seasoning in saucepan over low heat.
3. Simmer about 5 minutes.
4. In large skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter and saute meat or shrimp with 1 teaspoon garlic and 1 teaspoon seasoned salt.
5. Stir into sauce.
6. In same skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter, and add onions, 1 teaspoon garlic, and 1 teaspoon seasoning salt.
7. Cook until onions are translucent.
8. Stir into sauce.
9. Melt remaining butter and saute mushrooms, remaining garlic and remaining seasoning salt. Cook about 2 minutes.
10. Stir into sauce.
11. Combine ricotta, egg and parmesan and mix well.
12. Spoon a little sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan.
13. Add a layer of noodles, then a layer of ricotta mixture, then a layer of sauce.
14. Sprinkle with mozzarella.
15. Repeat layers, finishing with cheese.
16. Bake at 350°F for about 1 hour.

Reviews

[CoffeeB]

A great lasanga recipe that DH and DS wondered if the meat was venison. It had to be the beer as it's a first for me using beer in my lasagna recipes. A few omissions per families request. Mushrooms, onions and the shrimp. I made this a day ahead so the next day all I had to do was pop it in the oven for 1 1/2 hours of baking with the last 1/2 hour uncovered. Made for the ThinkPink event - October.~

[Sydney Mike]

I'm another one who was happy enough to make this without the mushrooms, & I did it with the ground beef! Shared it with a neighbor couple & all thought it a wonderfully flavorful lasagna! Will make this one again, for sure! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Made & reviewed in I Recommend recipe tag]

[Noo]

This was a very tasty lasagna recipe, that the whole family enjoyed- even the younger members of the family who find my favourite lasagna recipe too rich for them ( but then it is a special occasion one!).
I felt that it could do with a bit more garlic and herb flavour, but that's just my taste..and not for everybody.
Overall, it was very much enjoyed, and the leftovers were even better!!
Made for PRMR.