Re-purposed Lasagna
My oldest son comes to visit a couple times a month ( when were lucky!) and I always send him home with a homemade meal. So when I'm anticipating his visit I am on the search for what to make. The great thing about my son Matt is he has always been my "Mikey"... He'll eat anything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYEXzx-TINc ( here is the commercial where the reference comes from). I look around to see what I have, what is leftover that others don't want, what I have in the freezer , or just one of his favorites. I found this large piece of lasagna in my freezer. I made it for my other son but he said it was to dry and didn't like any of the options I offered to revive it. So... I thought what can I do with this? How the ideas come to me sometimes I'm not sure, but I think some are from trail and error, some are from just playing with my food over the years and some come from what I've seen others do. With this idea, my kids were questioning my sanity a little, but I thought what have I got to loose. No one was eating it anyway ( I couldn't eat it because it wasn't gluten/dairy free).
What I did was not let it defrost all the way so when I cut it, it would hold the shape and not fall apart.
I then proceeded to batter it with egg and bread Italian bread crumbs. I fried them in a small amount of organic Spectrum shortening in a pan.
Just long enough to brown on both sides. These could be baked as well.
Then I put the pieces in a baking dish and poured some spaghetti sauce over the top and sprinkles cheese on. Baked it for about 15-20 min in 350 degree oven. I could not taste it ( not gluten/dairy free) but both my son's loved it.
I hope this inspires you to play a little with your food and see what you come up with. Don't forget to share!
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