Lasagna is a popular dish, but it’s hard to find a lasagna that is truly unique. Most recipes call for your standard red sauce, ricotta cheese, and some ground beef or sausage.
While that is a delicious staple that never gets old, it’s nice to change it up sometimes and try something a little bit different. If you love all things lasagna, check out these unique lasagna recipes.
1. Lasagna Soup Recipe (Simplest Unique Lasagna Recipe Award)
No, this isn’t a lasagna that ended up soupy because of bad ingredient ratios – this is a soup that’s intentionally made to taste like a “deconstructed” lasagna. If you can’t decide between soup or pasta, this is an excellent dish that can please even the pickiest eaters.
Like any soup, you don’t have to follow the recipe to a T, so feel free to add extra vegetables for more crunch, or to use cottage cheese or mascarpone in place of ricotta.
Get the full recipe and instructions here.
2. Chocolate Lasagna Recipe (Best Lasagna Dessert Award)
It’s not often you see a dessert in the form of lasagna, but this one is to die for. It may not be actual lasagna, but the structure is the same, and the decadent flavor will leave you incredibly satisfied.
Chocolatey Oreo cookies take the place of noodles while cream cheese, pudding, and whipped cream make up the rest of the layers. You can get creative here and use graham crackers or icing for a different texture, and it will likely turn out great.
Get the full recipe and instructions here.
3. Lasagna Skillet Bake Recipe (Classic Flavor Award)
Traditional lasagna can be a bit of a pain to make, but this skillet version is quick and simple. We love the fact that you only need one pan (your skillet) and about 35 minutes to make this recipe.
The flavors in this unique lasagna recipe are fairly standard, but you can make it lighter with ground turkey or chicken instead of beef or sausage. Feel free to make it vegetarian by excluding the meat altogether and using minced mushrooms – just make sure to sauté them before adding them to the dish.
Get the full recipe and instructions here.
4. Taco Lasagna Recipe (Best Fusion Lasagna Award)
Pasta purists may scoff at this recipe, but we find it to be a fun mash-up of two classic dishes. This fusion entrée is nice and quick too, since you use tortillas instead of noodles (no need to boil any pasta).
You can save even more time by using a packet of taco seasoning, but if you have a recipe that you use regularly for tacos, your own blend will work wonderfully here. It also wouldn’t be a bad idea to use refried beans in place of the black beans.
Get the full recipe and instructions here.
5. Mushroom and Gruyere Rondelli Recipe (Cheesiest Recipe Award)
Rondelli is a Brazilian take on an Italian dish, taking lasagna noodles and rolling them up into pinwheel-like bites. While rondelli can be made with traditional lasagna ingredients, we love this mushroom and gruyere version with its delicious bechamel sauce.
This unique lasagna is indulgent but won’t weigh you down, which can be a tough balance to strike with regular lasagna. Emmental or Jarlsberg cheese could also work great in this dish, or you could use a combination of the two if you’re in the mood.
Get the full recipe and instructions here.
6. Garth Brook’s Favorite Breakfast Lasagna (Heartiest Award)
Lasagna for breakfast may sound like a decadent way to start your day, but if country star Garth Brooks has a recipe, we are happy to try it.
With bacon, breakfast sausage, spinach, pimento, egg, and plenty of cheese, you’re guaranteed to walk away from this completely satisfied. This unique lasagna recipe is easy to customize to your liking. Turkey bacon or egg whites without yolks are good substitutes if you need to make it lighter.
Get the full recipe and instructions from Leites Culinaria.
7. Cauliflower and Caramelized Onion Lasagna (Vegetarian-Friendly Lasagna Award)
For a veggie-forward dish, this lasagna packs quite the punch. Caramelized onions provide a deep sweet and savory balance while roasted cauliflower brings an earthiness that works perfectly in this unique lasagna.
Blistered baby truss tomatoes are the perfect topping, but you can use any smaller tomatoes, such as cherry tomatoes instead. The recipe calls for pecorino cheese, but parmesan would work just as well too.
Get the full recipe and instructions from Taste.com.au.
While it may seem easy to fill up on lasagna, we are sure that you’ll want to keep trying more when you test out these unique lasagna recipes. They are all quick and easy to make, and you can add or subtract any ingredients to fine-tune them to your personal preference. Let us know about your favorite unique lasagna recipes!
If you like this post, we think you’ll really like our Rondelli Recipes post.
