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Grandma Fiasco's Lasagna with Polenta

Mrs. Angie Fiasco
Instead of noodles, this lasagna is made with slabs of cooked polenta.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups yellow cornmeal
  • 2 cups room temperature water
  • 6 cups boiling water
  • Grandma's Sauce (see recipe)
  • 1 lb ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated, divided
  • 1/3 cup chopped parsley
  • 3 large eggs
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Place cornmeal into a bowl and mix with 2 cups room temperature water. Stir to dissolve. Pour dissolved cornmeal into 6 cups boiling water in saucepan on medium heat and stir to blend. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour into 9-by-13-inch baking dish and set aside. Should thicken and cool for about 5 minutes. When set, cut polenta in half.
  • In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, parsley, eggs and salt and pepper. Mix well. Set aside.
  • In another 9-by-13-inch baking dish, spoon a layer of Grandma's Sauce and spread evenly over bottom of dish. Place a layer of polenta on sauce. Evenly spoon ricotta cheese filling over polenta. Spoon more sauce over cheese layer and hen top with remaining polenta layer. Cover with sauce, sprinkle with 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and then mozzarella cheese.
  • Place in preheated 350 degree oven and bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Makes 12 servings. Enjoy!