Heart-shaped Lasagna

I was inspired by an ad that came in the mail and an online article about heart-shaped lasagna.  Even though two articles cautioned against trying this at home, I wanted to attempt it.

My large heart-shaped pan did not arrive in time for valentine's day.  So I decided to make individual lasagnas.

I used my own easy lasagna recipe.

The only trick to making heart-shaped lasagna is to cut the sheets of pasta to fit the pan.  I discovered that I had a heart-shaped cookie cutter just smaller than my pan.  That was a life saver!

I layered each one like a regular lasagna.

 

 

After baking the lasagnas, I topped them with cheese and put them under the broiler.  To get the cheese in a heart shape, I used the cookie cutter as a template.  I added sauce around the outside of the cookie cutter to keep the cheese from spreading.

I put the lasagna in the oven and crossed my fingers.

It was the perfect day to wear my new apron that was a gift from my in-laws.

Happy Day of Love and Friendship!