This Lasagna Bites Recipe is for my niece’s small birthday celebration. It’s her 8th month birthday. We had a simple celebration this afternoon. I was thinking what to cook. Then, I remembered this frozen lasagna bites at HalMec Solutions Provider Corporation. It hi met, why not make my own.
We had the usual lasagna and the rolled lasagna before. So why not try something new. This is something new to us. The lasagna is rolled into bite size pieces. Then, it is frozen before dipping in a breading mixture and deep fried until golden brown. It is served with marinara sauce on the side.
The result is a crispy outer layer due to the breading and an al dente lasagna filled with creamy meat filling. It may take a while to prepare and seconds to consume. But hey! It is totally worth the time and effort.
Tips
This Lasagna Bites Recipe can be prepared a head of time. What I did was, I prepared everything the night before and just cooked the pasta on the morning the following day. You can actually prepare and freeze the pasta the night before. Then, dip it in the breading mixture and deep fry the following day.
You can also add a stick of quick melt cheese, cheddar or mozzarella on each filling. This will give a gooey cheesy lasagna bites when fried. You can also use lean ground pork so you don’t have to scoop out the excess fat later on. If you don’t like pork, you can substitute ground beef or chicken. A little nutmeg powder can also added to the filling, though I don’t have nutmeg powder right now.
For more pasta dishes you can check out our Pasta Recipes.
Ingredients
| 15 pieces | Lasagna Noodles |
Meat Filling
| 15 pieces | Ground Pork |
| 1 cup | Water |
| 8 cloves | Garlic, chopped |
| 1 piece | Onion, chopped |
| 1 bar | Cream Cheese |
| 250mL | All Purpose Cream |
| Salt | |
| Ground Black Pepper |
Marinara Sauce
| 3 Tablespoons | Olive Oil |
| 6 cloves | Garlic, chopped |
| 1 piece | Onion, chopped |
| 1 teaspoon | Italian Seasoning |
| 740mL | Canned Crushed Tomatoes |
| 2 Tablespoons | Brown Sugar |
| 2 Tablespoons | Chopped Black Olives |
| 3 Tablespoons | Chopped Parsley |
| Salt | |
| Ground Black Pepper |
Breading
| 3 cups | All Purpose Flour |
| 3 pieces | Eggs, beaten |
| 6 Tablespoons | Milk |
| 6 Tablespoons | Water |
| 4 cups | Panko |
| 1 Tablespoon | Italian Seasoning |
| Oil fro deep frying | |
| Dried Parmesan Cheese |
Procedure
Cook Lasagna Noodles according to package direction. Drain and set a side.
Meat Filling
In a sauce pan, combine ground pork and water. Cover, boil and simmer until the water evaporates and the fat from the pork oozed out.
Stir the pork until golden brown. Place the ground pork on one side of the pan.
Sauté garlic and onion.
Stir together the ground pork, garlic and onion. Scoop out excess oil.
Add the cream cheese and all purpose cream. Stir everything together.
Season with salt and ground black pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes and set a side to cool to room temperature.
Marinara Sauce
Place oil in hot sauce pan. Sauté garlic, onion and Italian seasoning.
Add the crushed tomatoes, brown sugar, black olives and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 15 minutes over low heat.
Breading
Place all purpose flour in a bowl.
In a separate bowl, combine eggs, milk and water. Beat again to combine everything.
In another bowl, combine panko and Italian seasoning. Mix to combine.
How to Prepare Lasagna Bites Recipe
Cut the lasagna noodle into three parts. Take a spoonful of the filling and place on one end of the lasagna noodle and roll. Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Place in the freezer to harden.
Roll the hardened lasagna rolls in the flour bowl, then, dip it in the egg mixture and the panko mixture. Deep fry until golden brown in hot oil.
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Serve the lasagna bites with the marinara sauce.
Lasagna Bites Recipe
Ingredients
- 15 pieces Lasagna Noodles
Meat Filling
- 1 kilogram Ground Pork
- 1 cup Water
- 8 cloves Garlic, chopped
- 1 piece Onion, chopped
- 1 bar Cream
- 250 mL All Purpose Cream
- Salt
- Ground Black Pepper
Marinara Sauce
- 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 6 cloves Garlic, Chopped
- 1 piece Onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 740 mL Canned Crushed Tomatoes
- 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Chopped Black Olives
- 3 Tablespoons Chopped Parsley
- Salt
- Ground Black Pepper
Breading
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour
- 3 piece Eggs, beaten
- 6 Tablespoons Milk
- 6 Tablespoons Water
- 4 cups Panko
- 1 Tablespoons Italian Seasoning
- Oil for deep frying
- Dried Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Cook Lasagna Noodles according to package direction. Drain and set a side.
Meat Filling
- In a sauce pan, combine ground pork and water. Cover, boil and simmer until the water evaporates and the fat from the pork oozed out.
- Stir the pork until golden brown. Place the ground pork on one side of the pan.
- Sauté garlic and onion.
- Stir together the ground pork, garlic and onion. Scoop out excess oil.
- Add the cream cheese and all purpose cream. Stir everything together.
- Season with salt and ground black pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes and set a side to cool to room temperature.
Marinara Sauce
- Place oil in hot sauce pan. Sauté garlic, onion and Italian seasoning.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, brown sugar, black olives and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 15 minutes over low heat.
Breading
- Place all purpose flour in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, combine eggs, milk and water. Beat again to combine everything.
- In another bowl, combine panko and Italian seasoning. Mix to combine.
How to Prepare Lasagna Bites Recipe
- Cut the lasagna noodle into three parts. Take a spoonful of the filling and place on one end of the lasagna noodle and roll. Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Place in the freezer to harden.
- Roll the hardened lasagna rolls in the flour bowl, then, dip it in the egg mixture and the panko mixture. Deep fry until golden brown in hot oil.
- Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Serve the lasagna bites with the marinara sauce.
