Monday, November 21, 2005

Cheesy Lasagna/Pasta Soup


Ingredients

1/4 sliced onion (vertically sliced)
1 tbsp minced onion
Mixed broccoli/carrots/snap peas vegetables
garlic powder
1 tsp chilli paste
salt & pepper to taste
1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 bottle of vegetarian spagetti sauce
2 cups water
Soaked dried Shitake mushrooms
Boiled lasagna pasta
Cooked ground beef
Cooked boneless chicken (Optional)
Cooked lamb stew (Optional)
Mozarella cheese or white cheese
Sharp cheddar cheese

Equipment: Pot

Note:
  • Use 2 type meats instead of 1 type of meat. If doesn't have spagetti sauce, use tomato sauce.
  • For pasta: Besides lasagna, use macaroni or another type of pasta.
  • For chilli paste: If you like it hot, add more.

Methods:
  1. Boiled all the pastas until al-dente.
  2. Saute the onions, garlic powder, pepper, salt, and chilli paste for a few seconds or until the sliced onions are soft and tender.
  3. Then add the cooked lamb stew and stir gently until all the mixture are blended together.
  4. Pour the diced tomatoes into the mixture. Add 1 cup of water to the mixture and mix gently.
  5. Then pour the spagetti sauce and the balanced of water into the same pot. Gently stirred the mixture.
  6. Finally, drained the pasta completely and pour it into the the pot. Stir gently and add the cooked ground beef into the pot.
  7. Cover the pot for a few minutes until it boils and sprinkle the cheeses into the pot.
  8. Once the cheeses melted. The soup is ready to be eaten.
Note: If you like it soupy, add more water or the V8 juice into the mixture.

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