A couple of days ago I went into the kitchen to figure out what to cook. I had plenty of leftover ricotta - plus some I had eeked out of my cheesemaking whey - and I wanted to use it up. I didn't have any normal pasta ricotta vessels - lasagna noodles, shells, manicotti, nothing. I did have spaghetti.
Suddenly I remembered an episode of Dolce Vita where he made something he called "pizza pasta." He took leftover spaghetti, already in sauce, mixed with a little egg, and sauteed it in a pan to make a big disc of noodles that was a little crisp on the outside. I thought I could use that concept and use the spaghetti "pizza" as layers for something lasagna-like.
In a round casserole pan, I layered a thin spaghetti "pizza pasta" disc, a ricotta layer, some sauce, another spaghetti layer, more ricotta, more sauce, and I topped it with queso fresco, since I didn't have any mozzarella. Queso fresco is a fresh mexican cheese which is mild and creamy, and very similar to mozzarella. I baked the whole thing until it was bubbly, and it was actually pretty good!
It turned out to be a great way to use my leftovers. I'm calling it Spaghetti Lasagna.
Happy eating!
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