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Menu Plan for Fall II: Week 8, Day 3
Tuna and Chevre Lasagne
Baked Apples
Cooking time: 50 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for instructions
This is an easy lasagne with no pre-cooking needed: no Béchamel, no cooked sauce or filling.... Just assemble and bake. So might as well have dessert... Any leftover lasagne can go in the freezer or the lunch bag.
Tuna and Goat Cheese Lasagne
Total time: 50 minutes
This is a simple lasagne, using no cooked ingredients. Because there is no hot sauce to start, I increased the baking time by 10 minutes. I puréed whole tomatoes rather than using prepared sauce.... It has a fresher taste.
Ingredients:
- 4oz (120gr) pimiento or roasted red pepper
- 12oz (360gr) tuna
- 1/2 cup Greek olives about 20 olives
- 5oz (150gr) chevre, goat cheese (the creamy kind in the little square carton, in Europe it's Chevraux, in the U.S. Chavrie)
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup (2oz, 60ml) milk
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 3/4 cups (15oz, 450gr) whole tomatoes
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/4 cup (2oz, 60ml) white wine
- 12 - 15 no-cook lasagne noodles
- 1/2 cup (2oz, 60gr) Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup (2oz, 60gr) shredded cheese I used Gruyère
Instructions:
- Open and drain tuna. Put it into a bowl or on a plate and flake with a fork.
- Open and drain pimiento, slice or chop if whole.
- Purée the tomatoes, with all juices, in a blender.
- Add the herbs, garlic and wine, mixing well.
- Put the egg in a medium bowl and whisk lightly.
- Add the goat cheese and milk and whisk well to combine.
- Pit the olives if needed and roughly chop.
- Shred and/or grate the cheeses
- Now you are ready to assemble:
- In a 10" (25cm) square baking dish, or so... make the following layers
- 1/3 tomato sauce
- 3 - 5 noodles breaking to fit as needed
- 1/2 goat cheese sauce
- all of shredded cheese
- 3 - 5 noodles
- 1/3 tomato sauce
- all of the pimiento
- all of the tuna
- 3 - 5 noodles
- 1/2 goat cheese sauce
- all of the olives
- 3 - 5 noodles
- 1/3 tomato sauce
- sprinkle with Parmesan cheese
- Cover and bake 400F (200C) for 25 - 30 minutes, or until noodles are done. Test in center with a sharp knife.
- When noodles are tender, uncover and bake 5 minutes longer to brown cheese.
- Remove and let rest for 5 minutes.
- Cut into squares (or oblongs) and serve.
Baked Apples
Total time: 30 minutes
They perfume the house while they bake, with that wonderful 'Apple Pie' smell. They're great as is or even better with a spoonful of vanilla yogurt or, heaven forbid, vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients:
- 2 apples, suitable for baking - Golden Delicious, Granny Smith
- 2 tbs butter
- 4 tbs brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions:
- Core apples - using an apple corer, often masquerading as a potato peeler. Stick it in the stem end and twist. It takes a bit of fussing to get all of the core out but we are not going for any beauty prizes here, so just work at it. Do not go all the way through the bottom of the apple - we don't want the butter to run out.
- When cored to your satisfaction put half of the butter, sugar and cinnamon into each apple.
- Put them into a glass baking dish and bake at 350 for 20 - 30 minutes, until tender and juicy.
- Remove from oven and serve.
Cooking Schedule:
50 minutes for menu |
Assemble lasagne, cover, bake |
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