Smoked Paprika Open Face Lasagna
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 pound Mexican chorizo sausage, removed from casing
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 (28-ounce) can crushed Italian tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons smoked paprika, divided
- 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 8 lasagna noodles
- 1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 cup grated manchego cheese
- Heat the 2 tablespoons of oil in a wide pot over medium-high heat.
- Once hot add the chorizo, ground beef onion, and garlic.
- Using a spatula, break up the meat as small as you can as it browns.
- Saute until dark brown, about 10 minutes.
- Add the red wine and simmer until the wine is reduced by half, about 1 minute.
- Stir in the tomatoes, 2 tablespoons smoked paprika, panko, heavy cream, and salt.
- Cover the pot, reduce the heat to very low, and cook for 15 minutes.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Add the lasagna noodles and cook according to the package instructions.
- Drain and set aside.
- Put 1 lasagna noodle on each of 4 plates.
- Spoon the meat mixture over the pasta and spread it out evenly.
- Sprinkle on about 1/8 of the parsley and grated manchego.
- Lay another lasagna noodle on top.
- Sprinkle with more parsley and manchego over the second noodle and dust with remaining 1 tablespoon smoked paprika.
- Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and serve.
olive oil, chorizo sausage, ground beef, onion, garlic, red wine, italian tomatoes, paprika, bread crumbs, heavy cream, salt, noodles, flatleaf, manchego cheese
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jeffrey-saad/smoked-paprika-open-face-lasagna-recipe.html (may not work)