Craving a tantalizing Italian meal that bursts with flavor and authenticity? Look no further than Olive Garden's Lasagna Rollata al Forno, a culinary masterpiece that combines the richness of lasagna with the convenience of individual servings. This delectable dish features layers of tender pasta, savory meat sauce, creamy béchamel, and a generous sprinkling of mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, all baked to perfection. But that's not all – this article offers a treasure trove of additional recipes inspired by Olive Garden's culinary excellence. From the classic Chicken Alfredo to the hearty Spaghetti & Meatballs, each recipe is carefully crafted to transport your taste buds to the heart of Italy. Prepare to embark on a delightful culinary journey as we explore the secrets behind these beloved dishes and bring the Olive Garden experience right to your kitchen.
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LASAGNA AL FORNO
Provided by Tyler Florence
Categories main-dish
Time 2h40m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Cook the lasagna noodles in plenty of boiling salted water until pliable and barely tender, about 10 minutes. Stir with a wooden spoon to prevent sticking. Drain the noodles thoroughly, coat with olive oil keep them moist and easy to work with.
- Coat a large skillet with olive oil. Saute over medium heat, onion, garlic and herbs. Cook 5 minutes. Brown beef and sausage until no longer pink, about 15 minutes. Drain fat into a small container and discard. Stir in the tomato paste completely. Set aside to cool.
- In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta, parsley and oregano. Stir in beaten eggs. Add Parmesan, season with salt and pepper.
- To assemble the lasagna: Coat the bottom of a 13 by 9-inch pan with a ladle full of tomato sauce. Arrange 4 noodles lengthwise in a slightly overlapping layer on the sauce. Then, line each end of the pan with a lasagna noodle. This forms a collar that holds in the corners. Spread 1/2 of the meat mixture over the pasta. Dollop 1/2 of the ricotta mixture over the meat, spread to the edges with a spatula. Sprinkle 1/2 of the mozzarella on top of the ricotta. Top with a ladle full of tomato sauce, spread evenly. Repeat with the next layer of noodles, meat, cheeses and sauce. Top last layer with noodles, sauce and shredded mozzarella and Parmesan. Tap the pan to force out air bubbles. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven. Let lasagna rest for 30 minutes so the noodles will settle and cut easily. Cut into 2-inch squares and serve.
COPYCAT OLIVE GARDEN CHOCOLATE LASAGNA
This is a copycat recipe posted by request -- I have not made this recipe, and so the times are just a guess. You have to practice making the frosting in order to get the consistency right. The filling is softer than the top frosting but the flavor is exactly the same (which is why you should use the same recipe for both). You should have no trouble finding clear almond and clear vanilla extract. The colorless butter flavor is a little more difficult. If you can't find it anywhere else, Wilton sells it online.)
Provided by Millereg
Categories Dessert
Time 3h50m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F Grease three 10-inch springform pans.
- In mixing bowl, stir together sifted cake flour, sugar, Hershey 's Cocoa and baking soda. Add butter and mix well. Add milk, eggs and vanilla. Mix thoroughly.
- Pour about 5 cups of the cake batter into each prepared pan. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cake center comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes before you remove the cake from the pan, then cool completely on a wire rack.
- To make buttercream filling, combine water and meringue powder; whip at high speed until peaks form. Add 4 cups of sugar, one cup at a time, beating after each addition at low speed.
- Alternately add shortening and remainder of sugar. Add salt and flavorings; beat at low speed until smooth. Thin out ½ of the frosting with a little extra water. The thinned frosting is used as the filling between layers.
- To assemble the cake, place one 10 inch cake on a large round plate or a large round cake platter. Spread half of the thinned frosting on top, frosting only the top of the cake (not the sides). Sprinkle very lightly with semi-sweet chocolate chips. (There are very few chips on this layer, usually only 1 or 2 per wedge, so sprinkle very, very lightly).
- Place the second cake on top of the first. Frost the top with the remaining thinned frosting. Sprinkle with semi-sweet chocolate chips. (You can be a bit more generous with this layer).
- Place the third layer on top of the second. Frost the top with all of the butter cream that was NOT thinned. This is a thick layer of frosting so pile it on, and try to get the top as smooth as you can. Sprinkle with semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- To serve, cut the cake into wedges, as you would cut a pizza. Using Hershey's chocolate syrup, create a design on your dessert plate. Place the wedge of chocolate lasagna at the 11 o'clock position on your dessert plate with the point facing down, so that you can see some of the syrup design.
- NOTE: The frosting seems more authentic if you let it set up (sit out) for an hour at room temperature. Wrap the sides lightly with foil to keep the cake from drying out as well.
NIKKI'S LASAGNA ROLLATINI
*NOTE:Recipe has been updated and fixed since the first review.** Like lots of people I had been seeing the commercial for Olive Garden's new dish, the Lasagna Rollatini with Fontina cheese sauce and wanted to try it soo bad. For those that haven't, a rolled up lasagna noodle stuffed with four cheeses and spinach, oven backed with a white cheese sauce with tomatoes and spinach. But like most times, i just haven't had time to go and try it. So after doing a lot of searching through ideas, I came up with my own Copycat version. My husband doesn't even want to try it now, saying it wouldn't have anything on this recipe! But he can be a little biases. :-) Let me know. Also, this makes a lot so can easily be halved, especially if you want to have some breaded chicken with it. This makes A LOT!
Provided by Lil Miss Nikki
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h10m
Yield 16 Lasagna Rolls, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Roast garlic. (Just cut the top off so all the cloves are showing, drizzle with olive oil, wrap in aluminum foil and pop in the oven for 30 minutes at 350°F).
- Cook pasta according to package directions, just under fully cooked or nearly to the al dente point (until flexible enough to roll them up without breaking); drain very well.
- Combine the rest of the lasagna roll ingredients until combined in a large bowl.
- Lay out a noodle on a clean, dry surface.
- Place a layer of cheese mixture down the noodle, making sure not to over stuff.
- Roll up and place in a 9x13 baking dish lightly sprayed with cooking spray (Pam), seam down; repeat with the remaining noodles.
- Set to the side.
- Sauce: In a saute pan, heat olive oil over medium low heat.
- Squeeze out roasted garlic paste and let it cook for about 1 minute.
- Add butter.
- Once melted, mix in flour, making a roux, cooking for about 1 minute.
- Whisk in white wine, cooking for about 1-2 minutes, letting the alcohol cook out.
- Add in heavy cream, letting it absorb the flavors for about a minute.
- Then add the cheese, stirring until melted.
- Add spinach, stirring until incorporated in sauce, and lastly the tomatoes.
- Season with salt and pepper and add parsley.
- Let simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Pour over lasagna rolls, cover and bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until pasta is fully cooked and heated throughout and sauce is bubbling.
- Serve and enjoy!
OLIVE GARDEN LASAGNA PRIMAVERA
Make and share this Olive Garden Lasagna Primavera recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Member 610488
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Fill a large pot of water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook the pasta noodles until they are pliable, and mostly cooked. Remove and place in a bowl of cold water.
- While the water is coming to a boil, slice the squash on a mandolin or thinly with a sharp knife. Set aside.
- Place 1/2 cup of pasta sauce into the bottom of a 13x9 pan and spread around. Lay one noodle out on a cutting board or clean flat surface. Top in the middle third with 6 slices of squash. Fold the ends over the top and place folded ends down on the sauce. (This is a squash bundle) Continue with the remaining noodles, placing them next to each other in the sauce. You should have 2 rows of 6 bundles each.
- Top with the remaining sauce and mozzarella. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes, until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 626.6, Fat 21, SaturatedFat 10.6, Cholesterol 58.7, Sodium 987.9, Carbohydrate 79.9, Fiber 8.7, Sugar 20.7, Protein 30.5
LASAGNA BOLOGNESE (LASAGNA AL FORNO)
Even though my roots are from Western Europe, I feel my blood is full of Italian.....can't get enough! If you want to wow them, put the extra time into this recipe. Make ahead and refrigerate or freeze until ready to use. First is a Sugo di carne (tomato sauce), then a Balsamella sauce (Italian white sauce). Update 4/2010: Due to 2 comments I'm suggesting you use 3-4 T flour to thicken sauce but not too thick that it won't pour easily on top, if too thick, add a little milk a tablespoons at a time. Hope this helps!
Provided by Southern Lady
Categories European
Time 2h5m
Yield 9-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- TOMATO SAUCE.
- Place oil and butter in a saucepan, and turn the heat to medium.
- When the butter starts foaming, add the diced onion, carrot, celery, and garlic.
- Sauté and stir until the onion is soft and translucent.
- This is the time to add the ground meat if using.
- Stir with a wooden spoon, and break the meat into small bits. Cook until the meat is fully browned.
- Add the wine, salt and pepper (to taste). Turn the heat to high, and let the wine evaporate. (Posting of 1/4 cup wine would not register correctly when entering recipe).
- Add the tomato, nutmeg, and milk (milk helps cut down on acidity). When the sauce starts boiling, turn the heat to low.
- Cover the saucepan and simmer slowly for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- WHITE SAUCE.
- Place butter in a saucepan and turn the heat to low. When the butter is melted, remove the saucepan from the stove.
- Add the flour, stirring continuously until golden.
- Add the milk a little at a time. Put the saucepan back on the stove and slowly stir with a wooden spoon, until the sauce starts boiling and becomes thicker.
- Turn heat off. Add salt to taste, and stir in the 1 oz. grated parmigiano cheese and pinch of nutmeg.
- PASTA.
- Begin cooking lasagna pasta in salted water as directed on package. Prepare al dente. To stop the cooking process, run cold water over drained pasta.
- While pasta is cooking, begin.
- PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease heavily a large 13x9 baking dish.
- Spread 2-3 Tbs. of tomato sauce over the bottom of the baking dish.
- Place one layer of pasta over sauce in dish.
- Spread with tomato sauce but not so thick you can't see pasta showing thru.
- Spread with Balsamella white sauce. Try to pour as evenly as possible but don't blend. Not all tomato sauce should be covered.
- Top with 2 ozs grated parmigiano reggiano cheese.
- Repeat two times.
- Top layer will be a beautiful marble of white sauce over the tomato sauce.
- Bake for about 25 - 30 minutes. Doneness is when you fork the lasagna, it will pull out easily from the pasta.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 286.4, Fat 22.1, SaturatedFat 11.7, Cholesterol 48.8, Sodium 496.6, Carbohydrate 10.2, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 2.6, Protein 11.6
OLIVE GARDEN 5-CHEESE LASAGNA (COPYCAT RECIPE)
Really good lasagna! If you love Olive Garden's 5-cheese lasagna then you'll love this one! We like it with 1/2 lb. ground beef and 1/2 lb. Italian sausage in it.
Provided by Teresa M
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h
Yield 8-9 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Melt butter with medium heat in heavy 1 quart saucepan.
- Add flour and stir until well blended; cook until frothy.
- Add milk, stirring constantly with wire whisk as mixture comes to a simmer.
- Cook and stir until thickened (3-4 minutes).
- Chill while mixing other ingredients.
- Drain and mince tomatoes and garlic.
- Place other cheese filling ingredients in 3-quart mixing bowl with tomatoes and garlic.
- Add 1-1/2 cups of cooled cream sauce and mix until well blended.
- Refrigerate, reserving 1/2-cup for later use.
- Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions.
- Cool under cold water and drain.
- Place 3 lasagna noodles in a 9x13x2 lightly oiled baking dish, overlapping slightly.
- Spread 1-1/2 cups cheese filling over noodles; sprinkle with one cup mozzarella and 1/4-cup fontina cheese.
- Repeat pasta and cheese layering; top with remaining three lasagna noodles.
- Spread 1/2-cup of reserved cream sauce over top and cover lightly with foil.
- Preheat oven to 350 and bake for 1 hour.
OLIVE GARDEN FIVE-CHEESE ZITI AL FORNO
Make and share this Olive Garden Five-Cheese Ziti Al Forno recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Nailah
Categories Oven
Time 1h10m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- PREPARE THE ZITI SAUCE:.
- Combining all ingredients for the Ziti Sauce in a large bowl; cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- PREPARE THE ZITI TOPPING:.
- In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the first four ingredients for the Ziti Topping.
- Add the garlic, oil, and parsley and mix until thoroughly blended. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- WHEN READY TO PREPARE THE WHOLE DISH:.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 13-by-9-inch baking dish or large casserole with non-stick spray.
- Prepare the pasta according to package directions.
- Pour 1/2 cup of prepared ziti sauce into the prepared dish, and spread it evenly over the bottom using a spoon.
- When pasta has finished cooking, drain the water and pour the hot pasta into the bowl of remaining sauce. Mix thoroughly; pour into the baking dish.
- Spread 1 cup of shredded mozzarella over the pasta and sauce mixture.
- Top the mozzarella with the prepared Ziti Topping, spreading evenly.
- Place pan on center oven rack and bake until top is golden brown and cheese is bubbling, about 30 to 40 minutes.
- Remove and serve immediately.
- From: Olive Garden Restaurant.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 732.9, Fat 31.7, SaturatedFat 14.9, Cholesterol 82.1, Sodium 1652.2, Carbohydrate 76.1, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 10.6, Protein 36.4
Tips:
- For a richer flavor, use a combination of ground beef and Italian sausage.
- Add a layer of thinly sliced mushrooms or zucchini to the lasagna rollata before baking.
- To make the dish ahead of time, assemble the lasagna rollata and refrigerate it overnight. Bake it before serving.
- Serve the lasagna rollata with a side of marinara sauce, Alfredo sauce, or your favorite dipping sauce.
Conclusion:
Olive Garden Lasagna Rollata al Forno is a delicious and impressive dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight meal. It is easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With its flavorful filling, creamy sauce, and cheesy topping, this lasagna rollata is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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