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Lasagna Grilled Cheese
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Lasagna Grilled Cheese

Lasagna Grilled Cheese

Ingredients

  • Olive oil
  • 1 small yellow onion, diced
  • 1 pound spicy Italian sausage
  • 2 garlic cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1 cup tomato puree
  • 2 teaspoons oregano
  • 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil (btw, this is different from
  • Kosher salt & fresh ground pepper
  • 3/4 cup ricotta
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • Pinch red pepper flake
  • 1/2 stick butter, softened
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
  • Shredded parmesan, about 1/2 cup
  • Sliced mozzarella cheese, the low moisture kind
  • Bread - and I suggest something with a little body like a nice Italian loaf, but use what ya got

Directions

  1. Heat oil over medium high in a large skillet and add onion, cook 3-4 minutes
  2. Put in sausage, and cook breaking up until browned then add garlic, and stir through 1 minute
  3. Then add the tomato puree, oregano, balsamic, basil and a good pinch of salt & pepper
  4. Mix well and let simmer a few minutes to combine, then turn off heat
  5. In a small bowl, put the ricotta, olive oil, garlic and red pepper flakes - mix well and set aside
  6. Then combine the butter, garlic and parsley, mix to combine
  7. Build: spread ricotta on one slice of bread, add the sausage, parmesan, mozzarella slices and the top bread
  8. Butter top with garlic butter, then cook in a non-stick pan until beautifully golden, butter the top and flip over - repeat until gorgeous