What is Super Lasagna?

Series Summary

Although there is some historical documentation suggesting that Lasagna was first served as a dish in England during the court of King Richard II in the 14th century, most historians agree that lasagna originated from Italy. Lasagna is an Italian dish that consists of large noodles separated by cheese, tomato sauce, and meat or other vegetables. Lasagna can be served as a side dish or as a main meal depending on the occasion. Like most Italian pasta served in England or America, the name of the pasta becomes the name of the dish through association. Full of healthy carbohydrates, lasagna is an excellent meal to make for your family, your friends, or just yourself.

In this free video series Laura Banford will show you how to make super lasagna and a caesar salad. Laura will show you the equipment you will need for this recipe, the ingredients for the lasagna and caesar salad, and how to prepare the onions, garlic, and carrots. Laura will also show you how to cook the sausages & vegetables, add the wine & tomatoes, and chop the romaine lettuce before showing you how to assemble the lasagna & caesar salad and serve the dish you just learned to make!

Video Transcript

"On behalf of Expert Village, I'm Laura Banford and I'm going to show you how to make super lasagna and Caesar salad. Today we're going to make super lasagna and Caesar salad. This lasagna is a great dish. Most lasagnas are. Aren't they? But this is really terrific because it's homemade with a couple of short cuts. I'm going to use store bought, but very good quality, Alfredo sauce for one of the layers. I'm going to start with a little bit of marinara, but it's really plain. Extra virgin olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper, and tomatoes. Just like you would make if you started completely from scratch. Then we're going to doctor it up and make the sauce our own. We're of course going to have delicious creamy mozzarella and ricotta, both, and sausage. I'm going to use some no boil noodles, which I'll talk about a little bit later, which makes a nice light lasagna. Sounds heavy maybe, but it's not. It's really light and delicious. Then we're going to make a Caesar salad from scratch, totally from scratch. You can buy Caesar salad dressing, open up a bottle, and pour it on to the romaine, but it never tastes quite right as if you do it yourself with all the classic ingredients of Worcestershire and egg yolk and Dijon and garlic, all that good stuff, in a chilled bowl. It's going to be a great accompaniment to our super lasagna. When we come back, I'll show you the equipment that you need to make your lasagna."