Olive Garden Recipe for Lasagna Fritta.

Olive Garden Recipe for Lasagna Fritta.

Source: Amy O'Brien


This is the original recipe for the Olive Gardens Lasagna Fritta. It is Parmesan-breaded lasagna pieces, fried and served over Alfredo sauce, topped with Parmesan cheese and marinara sauce. You cant find this original recipe anywhere on the Internet. You can make this recipe ahead of time and freeze it when you are ready to fry and serve.

Ingredients


This recipe is rather simple to make. It is so delicious. Make this ahead of time and freeze it for later. No one will believe that you made this, although the mouth watering aroma in your house just might convince them.

Olive Garden Lasagna Fritta Ingredients:

2 eggs room temperature.

2 15 ounce containers of whole milk ricotta cheese. (no skim milk here).

1 Cup fresh Grated Parmesan cheese.

16 ounces fresh grated mozzarella cheese.

1 Cup Romano cheese grated.

1 Cup Asiago cheese grated.

2 Tablespoon Italian seasoning.

1 1/2 cups Italian breadcrumbs for dipping

1/4 Cup fresh Grated Parmesan cheese for dipping.

2 eggs for dipping.

Jar marinara sauce. (5 cheese if possible)

(This recipe makes 12 possibly 13 fritta's)



Homemade Alfredo sauce recipe:

4 T butter

1 pint heavy whipping cream.

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

2/3 cup freshly grated Romano Cheese.

Salt and pepper to taste.





Directions

1). First freshly grate all your cheeses, and place in separate bowls.

Note: You do want freshly grated cheeses and not the shredded packaged kind. This does make a big difference. You can freeze any remainder cheese.

2). In a Large bowl, add egg, ricotta cheese, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Asiago, Romano, and Italian seasoning. Mix well. It will be thick. Set this bowl aside in the refrigerator till you are ready to use.

Making the noodles.

1). Boil your lasagna noodles according to package. Cook till al dente.

Make sure you do not overcook your noodles here. I normally just barely under-cook mine.

2). When they are cooked, rinse them with cold water real good, and place one on the cutting board. Cut off the curly edge of the noodle, and discard the ribbon piece.

Assembling your noodles

1). Place your cut lasagna noodle lengthwise on the cutting board. Spread a thin layer of the cheese mixture goodness over the noodle.

2). Start at the end of the noodle and fold over approx 2 inches. Fold over again 2 inches. You will have a little piece of the noodle left. You want to push this little piece over.

3). Lay them down on a plate and stick in the freezer for an hour till ready to serve. If you are making these later, then stick them in a freezer bag, making sure the ends do not touch, and gently lay them in the freezer until you are ready.



Serving

Don't use a jar Alfredo sauce. Once you make this simple Alfredo sauce recipe- you will never buy a jar again.

Homemade Alfredo sauce.

Now that our noodles are in the freezer- we can make our Alfredo sauce.

1). In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, then add the pint of heavy whipping cream. Next add your garlic powder, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Simmer on the stove for approx 25 minutes until the sauce thickens well. Keep this on low till your frittas are ready.

2). When you are ready to make the frittas, add the romano cheese to your alfredo sauce and keep warm on the stove.

3). In another saucepan on medium heat- pour half the jar of marinara in the saucepan. Keep warm till ready to serve.

When you are ready to serve, you want to remove them from the freezer. (If they were in there longer than an hour it is OK). Let them sit out till on the plate for approx 15 min.

4). Get out 2 different bowls. One bowl you want 2 beaten eggs inside, and the second bowl you want to mix your breadcrumbs in with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Set your 2 bowls aside.

5). After the 15 minutes has passed and you are ready to make the lasagna fritta's,  heat up your fryer. If you do not have a fryer then you want to get a big saucepan and fill with enough canola oil to cover the lasagna fritta.

6). Gently dip your lasagna fritta in the egg, and then the breadcrumbs. You want to coat your fritta very well, and make sure you get the top and the end coated. Do each Fritta and set on the plate standing up.

7). When your oil is heated and ready to fry, gently fry your fritta just till light brown. Set on a paper towel to drain, until all fritta's are done.


This is the best part!

1). Get out your serving plate and lightly coat the bottom 1st with marinara sauce, and 2nd with the Alfredo sauce.

2). Set your fritta's on the plate standing up. Line each fritta on the serving plate, and lightly drizzle Alfredo sauce down the middle, and lightly drizzle marinara sauce down the middle. Sprinkle fresh Parmesan over the fritta's, and voila you have a Olive Garden Lasagna Fritta masterpiece.

If you love this recipe- try Olive gardens Shrimp Caprese recipe.
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Succulent shrimp encased in a basil cream sauce. It is so delicious and easy to make at home. It will go great with the Lasagna Fritta's as a main course.

To freeze the remainder cheese.

Just cut the cheese into sections, and stick it in separate freezer bags. A day before you want to use the cheese just let it thaw out in the refrigerator. Use the cheese immediately.

Note: Parmesan cheese is the only cheese that you can freeze grated due to its texture. All other cheeses freeze in sections or cubes.