Moose Lasagna
From: Hunting and Fishing Club, Fermont, Quebec, Canada
Comments: 'Happiness is just like fudge; when we want some, we make some!'
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] minced onion
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 5 tablespoons [75 mL] olive oil
  • 1 1/2 pounds [680 g] ground moose
  • 1 [28-ounce / 796-mL] can Italian tomatoes, drained
  • 1 [18-ounce / 512-mL] can tomato sauce
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pinch of pepper
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] water
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] basil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 8 ounces [227 g] lasagna noodles
  • 1 pound [454 g] grated Mozzarella cheese
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] chopped parsley
  • Pinch of oregano
  • 1/2 pound [227 g] grated Gruyere cheese
  • 1/4 cup [60 g] grated Parmesan cheese
  • Brown together minced onion and garlic into hot olive oil.
  • Add and brown ground moose, stirring.
  • Add drained Italian tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, water, basil and bay leaf; simmer for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F [180°C].
  • Meanwhile, boil lasagna noodles into boiling, salted water; drain and rinse noodles.
  • Grease an oven-safe lasagna dish.
  • Mix together grated Mozzarella cheese, chopped parsley and oregano.
  • Into lasagna dish, layer, follwing given order, half of: simmered tomato sauce, boiled pasta noodles, grated Mozzarella cheese mixture and finally, grated Gruyere cheese; sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
  • Repeat layers.
  • Bake into a preheated 300°F [150°C] oven, for approximately 30 minutes.