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Pheasant Lasagna

I had enough ingredients left over from the Pheasant Manicotti recipe that I recently did, that I decided to repurpose the leftover ingredients to make this Pheasant Lasagna. Truth be known, I still had enough ingredients after this recipe to still do another recipe after this one. I don't have the best method for shopping for ingredients, I tend to just put stuff in the cart that I think I might need or would want to incorporate, usually this means I end up over buying and spending a bunch of money. Most of the times when I go shopping for ingredients, I only have an idea of what I want to make, I don't really have a shopping list, just some rough ideas. It would probably be cheaper if I'd prepare a little before I go shopping, instead as I'm walking down the isles looking for ingredient, if I see something that interest me, I generally just put it in the cart. I may see something else on another isle that makes me want to go a different direction or even cook something totally different. I just end up buying all the ingredients in my cart, never putting anything back. Needless to say, my pantry is stocked!

This marinara sauce I made here, while I used it for Lasagna this time, it could just as easily be repurposed for Spaghetti, Cacciatore, or something like Pheasant Parmesan. Which is exactly what I had to do, because this made a lot more sauce than I needed for this recipe. You might consider halving the ingredients for the sauce or freezing the left over to use again at a later date. If you want to use this for Spaghetti or Cacciatore, consider adding some chopped mushrooms or a splash of little red wine while it cooks. If you want to use it for something like Pheasant Parmesan, leave the ground meat out.



This Lasagna is pretty easy to make, however it can be a time-consuming process. Most of the time is spent waiting on the marinara sauce to cook and the Lasagna to bake, it's not a lot of back breaking work. In the end, all that time spent is well rewarded!!

Ingredients

Pheasant Lasagna

Garlic Toast

Italian Seasoning

Instructions

Italian Seasoning

Step #1 If not using store bought Italian Seasoning. Mix together the ingredients for Italian Seasoning. These quantities will make a large batch, way more than you need for this recipe. Store in a small mason jar to use later or half the recipe to make a smaller batch.

Pheasant Lasagna

Step #1 Dice Onion and Garlic

Step #2 Add tablespoon of Olive Oil or butter to skillet. Setting heat on Medium high. Add Italian Sausage and Ground Pheasant. Season with Salt and Pepper.

Step #3 Cook for 5 minutes, then add diced Onions.

Step #4 Cook until onions are translucent, then add Garlic and cook for another minutes.

Step #5 Add Peeled Tomatoes

Step #6 Add Tomato Sauce and Tomato Paste

Step #7 Add more Salt, Pepper, 1 tablespoon of Italian Seasoning and Dried Basil.

Step #8 Add Stem of Fresh Basil.

Step #9 Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Allow to cook at a low simmer for 45 minutes. Remove Fresh Basil.

Step #10 Preheat the oven to 375. In another stock pot, bring 8 cups of water to a boil. Season water heavily with Salt.

Step #11 Add Lasagna noodles and allow to cook for 8 minutes

Step #12 Remove to a tray and drizzle with a little Olive Oil to keep them from sticking together.

Step #13 In mixing bowl, combine Ricotta, Egg, Parsley, Salt, Pepper and 1/2 tablespoon of Italian Seasoning

Step #14 Using a 9x13 casserole baking dish, spray with a little cooking spray.

Step #15 Brush a thin layer of tomato sauce on the bottom of baking dish.

Step #16 Add a single layer of the Lasagna noodles.

Step #17 Top the noodles with a thin coat of the Ricotta mixture.

Step #18 Spoon a layer of the Tomato and Meat sauce over top of the Ricotta.

Step #19 Spread meat sauce out into a single layer

Step #20 Sprinkle with Italian cheese, like Mozzarella and Parmesan.

Step #21 Add another layer of Noodles.

Step #22 Add another layer of Ricotta mixture.

Step #23 Add another layer of meat sauce.

Step #24 Add another layer of cheese.

Step #25 Add more Noodles on top.

Step #26 Spoon of more meat sauce.

Step #27 Sprinkle with more Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.

Step #28 Spray a sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray and place on top of baking dish. Place in the oven for 30 minutes to bake.

Step #29 Remove the Aluminum Foil and allow to bake an additional 10 minutes.

Step #30 Allow to cool, then garnish with Fresh Parsley

Garlic Toast

Step #1 Pour Olive Oil into bowl or shallow cup. Slice Garlic and place in Olive Oil. The longer this get to sit, the more infused the Olive Oil will be. Try to prepare several hours before cooking toast.

Step #2 Heat your loaf of bread in the oven for about 8 minutes. Then remove and allow to cool for a few minutes. Slice the bread to desired thickness and place on baking sheet. Brush each piece of toast with garlic oil, then place back in oven under broiler.

Step #3 Watch carefully and remove when brown. Sprinkle with a little salt.

Step #4 Allow Lasagna to cool and server with fresh salad.

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Pheasant Lasagna

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Prep Time: 30 min - Cook Time: 1 1/2 hours

Ingredients

Pheasant Lasagna

1 lbs Ground Pheasant

1 lbs Italian Sausage

1 Sweet Yellow Onion

4 Garlic Cloves

28 oz San Marzano Peeled Tomatoes

2 15 oz Tomatoes Sauce

1 tbsp Tomato Paste

1 1/2 tbsp Italian Seasoning

1/2 tbsp Dried Basil

15 oz Ricotta Cheese

2 cup(s) Mozzarella cheese

1 cup(s) Parmesan cheese

Fresh Parsley

Fresh Basil

1 Egg

Olive Oil

Salt

Pepper

Garlic Toast

French Loaf

1/2 cup(s) Olive Oil

2 Garlic Cloves

Italian Seasoning

4 tbsp Dried Oregano

4 tbsp Dried Basil

4 tbsp Dried Parsley

2 tbsp Rubbed Sage

2 tbsp Crushed Rosemary

2 tbsp Ground Thyme

2 tbsp Marjoram

1 tbsp Crushed Red Pepper

Instructions

Italian Seasoning

Step #1 - If not using store bought Italian Seasoning. Mix together the ingredients for Italian Seasoning. These quantities will make a large batch, way more than you need for this recipe. Store in a small mason jar to use later or half the recipe to make a smaller batch.

Pheasant Lasagna

Step #1 - Dice Onion and Garlic

Step #2 - Add tablespoon of Olive Oil or butter to skillet. Setting heat on Medium high. Add Italian Sausage and Ground Pheasant. Season with Salt and Pepper.

Step #3 - Cook for 5 minutes, then add diced Onions.

Step #4 - Cook until onions are translucent, then add Garlic and cook for another minutes.

Step #5 - Add Peeled Tomatoes

Step #6 - Add Tomato Sauce and Tomato Paste

Step #7 - Add more Salt, Pepper, 1 tablespoon of Italian Seasoning and Dried Basil.

Step #8 - Add Stem of Fresh Basil.

Step #9 - Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Allow to cook at a low simmer for 45 minutes. Remove Fresh Basil.

Step #10 - Preheat the oven to 375. In another stock pot, bring 8 cups of water to a boil. Season water heavily with Salt.

Step #11 - Add Lasagna noodles and allow to cook for 8 minutes

Step #12 - Remove to a tray and drizzle with a little Olive Oil to keep them from sticking together.

Step #13 - In mixing bowl, combine Ricotta, Egg, Parsley, Salt, Pepper and 1/2 tablespoon of Italian Seasoning

Step #14 - Using a 9x13 casserole baking dish, spray with a little cooking spray.

Step #15 - Brush a thin layer of tomato sauce on the bottom of baking dish.

Step #16 - Add a single layer of the Lasagna noodles.

Step #17 - Top the noodles with a thin coat of the Ricotta mixture.

Step #18 - Spoon a layer of the Tomato and Meat sauce over top of the Ricotta.

Step #19 - Spread meat sauce out into a single layer

Step #20 - Sprinkle with Italian cheese, like Mozzarella and Parmesan.

Step #21 - Add another layer of Noodles.

Step #22 - Add another layer of Ricotta mixture.

Step #23 - Add another layer of meat sauce.

Step #24 - Add another layer of cheese.

Step #25 - Add more Noodles on top.

Step #26 - Spoon of more meat sauce.

Step #27 - Sprinkle with more Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.

Step #28 - Spray a sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray and place on top of baking dish. Place in the oven for 30 minutes to bake.

Step #29 - Remove the Aluminum Foil and allow to bake an additional 10 minutes.

Step #30 - Allow to cool, then garnish with Fresh Parsley

Garlic Toast

Step #1 - Pour Olive Oil into bowl or shallow cup. Slice Garlic and place in Olive Oil. The longer this get to sit, the more infused the Olive Oil will be. Try to prepare several hours before cooking toast.

Step #2 - Heat your loaf of bread in the oven for about 8 minutes. Then remove and allow to cool for a few minutes. Slice the bread to desired thickness and place on baking sheet. Brush each piece of toast with garlic oil, then place back in oven under broiler.

Step #3 - Watch carefully and remove when brown. Sprinkle with a little salt.

Step #4 - Allow Lasagna to cool and server with fresh salad.

About the Author

Jeff Davis

You may think cooking and recipes don’t have much to do with a website dedicated to hunting dogs ... but really, why do we hunt? Sure, we enjoy watching our dogs work in the field and being outdoors, but ultimately, hunting is about survival and feeding our families. We might as well try to do it well. I'm not a chef and definitely no food authority ... but I do like to eat and enjoy cooking. After searching for people willing to share their recipes on Gundog Central, without much success, I decided to try to do a few on my own, with my wife Tami's help. The recipes I share here are things I like to eat and have made here at home. I've tried to include step-by-step instructions with each meal describing exactly how I did it, but my method may not be best, if you decide to try a recipe posted here, please use whatever technique you think works best, I'm simply sharing how I did it. You'll see a lot of recipes where I've tried to make things from starch, when I could have just used store bought ingredients, simply because I wanted to learn how something was done. My goal is to continually update these recipes as I learn new things and techniques. These are my attempts at creating good, home cooked food, that I would like to eat! If I'm sharing it here, my family and I enjoyed it and I believe you will too.