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    Home » Recipes » Christmas

    Mini Lasagna Snowmen

    Modified: Aug 2, '23 · Published: Nov 14, '16 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

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    These cute Mini Lasagna Snowmen will warm your heart and fill your belly this winter. Each individual serving-size meal will add a festive touch to your Christmas celebrations.

    Taking a spoonful out of a Mini Chicken Parmesan Lasagna Snowmen served in ramekin that's set next to three more mini lasagnas.

    Does your family love lasagna? If they do, why not serve it for Christmas?

    When we gather together for family dinners my go-to menus are either Italian or Mexican. I like to make hearty meals that are warm and comforting and there's nothing better than a slice of lasagna on a chilly snowy day, except for these cute snowmen lasagna.

    Each individual-sized lasagna is large enough to serve for Christmas dinner alongside a salad, breadsticks, and dessert.

    5 whole mini lasagna snowmen and 1 cut open.

    Don't they just make you smile?

    Making 8 of these mini lasagna snowmen is only slightly more work than making a large pan of lasagna, but they are so darn cute that they are so worth a little extra effort.

    Instead of layering the noodles in a pan like you normally would, you wrap a noodle sheet around the inside of a ramekin then layer in small rounds of noodles and add your favorite lasagna fillings.

    mini lasagna snowmen ingredients including 3 cheeses, lasagna noodles, 2 sauces, chicken fingers, carrots, and olives.

    Ingredients

    mozzarella cheese
    Parmesan cheese
    ricotta cheese
    Salt
    lasagna noodles
    marinara sauce
    chicken fingers
    black olives
    mini carrots

    For my mini lasagna, I chose to use a traditional ricotta filling and chunks of chicken fingers coated in marinara sauce.

    Substitutions

    If you prefer, you can use ground beef, sausage, or vegetables like mushrooms, artichokes, broccoli, zucchini, sun-dried tomatoes, or roasted red peppers.

    That's the beauty of a recipe like this. If you have a kid who wants chicken and another who likes veggies, you can personalize each mini lasagna to keep everyone happy.

    Supplies

    2 ½-inch round cookie cutter (or the size cutter that will fit into your small serving bowls.
    8 white ramekins
    baking sheet
    pizza wheel or knife

    Instructions

    Chicken Parmesan Lasagna Recipe

    Stir together the ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, and salt.
    Cut the black olives in half. Use a bubble tea straw, a small round plunger, or a fondant cutter to cut ¼ inch-round circles from the olives.
    Cut the mini carrots into ¾-inch long pieces for the snowmen's noses.
    Dice the chicken fingers then mix them with the marinara sauce.

    Cut Barilla Wavy Lasagna Noodles into strips and circles to make mini lasagna snowmen.

    Boil 8 lasagna noodles for 12 minutes until the noodles are soft.
    Brush two cookie sheets with olive oil or olive oil spray and set the noodles in a single layer on the pan.
    Cut one 2 ½ inch circle out of one noodle then cut that noodle into 2 even strips. Repeat with 3 more noodles.
    Cut five 2 ½ inch circles out of the remaining four noodles.
    Set the cut pieces back on the oil-covered pans.

    making mini lasagna snowmen with lasagna noodles, marinara sauce, chicken, ricotta cheese filling, mozzarella cheese, olives, and carrots

    Brush olive oil or spray olive oil in the bottom and up the sides of eight 6-ounce ramekins.
    Wrap a noodle strip around the inside of a ramekin allowing the noodle to overlap slightly.
    Set one round noodle in the bottom of the ramekin.
    Repeat lining all 8 ramekins.
    Evenly divide the chicken filling among the 8 ramekins. Compact the filling into an even layer.
    Set another round noodle on top of the chicken filling.
    Evenly divide the cheese filling among the 8 ramekins. Spread the filling in an even layer.
    Set the final noodle round on top of the cheese filling.
    Spread a teaspoon of Alfredo sauce over top then sprinkle with ½ ounce of mozzarella cheese.
    Arrange 2 olive eyes and one carrot nose on each lasagna.
    Then arrange 5 olives to form a smile under the nose.

    These cute Mini Chicken Parmesan Lasagna Snowmen will warm your heart and keep your belly full this winter. Each individual serving size meal will add a festive touch to your Christmas celebrations.

    Bake for 22-26 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and melted and the lasagnas are heated through. Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving.

    Video

    Watch this video to see how you can assemble your snowman lasagnas.

    Doesn't that look like fun? If you and your kids are stuck inside on a snow day feeling cabin fever, these will brighten up everyone's mood.

    The kids can help cut the noodles, assemble the lasagnas, and decorate the snowmen. I bet they will have so much fun helping that they will be excited to eat dinner.

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    Recipe

    These cute Mini Chicken Parmesan Lasagna Snowmen will warm your heart and keep your belly full this winter. Each individual serving size meal will add a festive touch to your Christmas celebrations.
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    Mini Chicken Parmesan Lasagna Snowmen
    Prep Time
    40 mins
    Cook Time
    34 mins
    Total Time
    1 hr 14 mins
     

    Mini chicken parmesan lasagna roll-ups baked in ramekins, and then decorated to look like snowmen make great meals for any winter day.

    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: Italian
    Keyword: chicken parmesan lasagna, lasagna snowmen
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 543 kcal
    Author: Beth Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    Noodles:
    • 8 Barilla Wavy Lasagna Noodles
    • salt
    • olive oil or olive oil spray
    Cheese Filling:
    • 1 cup ricotta cheese
    • ½ cup shredded mozzarella
    • ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    Chicken Filling:
    • 2 cups diced chicken fingers, thawed completely
    • 1 cup Barilla Marinara Sauce
    Toppings:
    • 8 teaspoons Barilla Alfredo Sauce
    • 4 ounces 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
    • 24-30 black olives
    • 4 mini carrots
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

    Noodles:
    1. Bring a pot of water to a boil.

    2. Add salt and noodles.

    3. Boil for 12 minutes until the noodles are soft. (They will crisp a bit in the oven.)

    4. Brush two cookie sheets with olive oil or olive oil spray.

    5. Set noodles in a single layer on the pan.

    6. Cut one 2 ½ inch circle out of one noodle then cut that noodle into 2 even strips.

    7. Repeat with 3 more noodles.

    8. Cut five 2 ½-inch circles out of the remaining four noodles.

    9. Set the cut pieces back on the oil-covered pan.

    10. Brush olive oil or spray olive oil in the bottom and up the sides of eight 6-ounce ramekins.

    11. Wrap a noodle strip around the inside of a ramekin allowing the noodle to overlap slightly.

    12. Set one round noodle in the bottom of the ramekin.

    13. Repeat lining all 8 ramekins.

    Cheese Filling:
    1. Stir together the ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, and salt.

    Chicken Filling:
    1. Stir together the diced and thawed chicken fingers with the marinara sauce.

    Assemble the Lasagnas and add the Toppings:
    1. Evenly divide the chicken filling among the 8 ramekins.

    2. Compact the filling into an even layer.

    3. Set another round noodle on top of the chicken filling.

    4. Evenly divide the cheese filling among the 8 ramekins.

    5. Spread the filling in an even layer.

    6. Set the final cut-out noodle on top of the cheese filling.

    7. Spread a teaspoon of Alfredo sauce over top then sprinkle with ½ ounce of mozzarella cheese.

    8. Cut olives in half. Use a bubble tea straw. a small round plunger or fondant cutter, or a large round pastry tip to cut ¼ inch round circles from the olives.

    9. Cut the mini carrots into ¾ inch long pieces for the snowmen noses.

    10. Arrange 2 olive eyes and one carrot nose on each lasagna.

    11. Then arrange 5 olives to form a smile under the nose.

    12. Bake for 22-26 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and melted and the lasagnas are heated through.

    13. Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving.

    Recipe Notes

    You can assemble your lasagna snowmen and refrigerate them for up to 2 days before baking and serving. 

    • Use 8 noodles to make 8 lasagnas. Cut a 2 ½ inch round out of 4 of the noodles then cut the remaining noodle in half lengthwise. Cut the remaining 4 noodles into 5 more 2/12 inch rounds.
    • Use the tiny baby carrots or cut your carrots into small snowmen noses. You can use orange peppers if you prefer the flavor.
    • If you bake the lasagnas for about 22 minutes, the cheese on top will still be nice and white. If you bake them longer the cheese will begin to brown. Either way looks good and tastes great.

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    Beth Klosterboer
    Beth Klosterboer
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    1. Keisha says

      November 20, 2016 at 4:19 pm

      These look wonderful! Do you serve these in the ramekins? I want to make several batches for a party but only have 6. Will they hold form if I take them out the ramekin?

      Reply
      • Beth says

        November 21, 2016 at 7:05 am

        Thanks so much, Keisha. You can take them out of the ramekins to serve them. Run a knife around the edge of the lasagna then set a small plate on top of the ramekin. Holding the plate up against the ramekin, flip the entire thing over and allow the lasagna to fall out. It will be upside down, so then you'll have to set a plate on the bottom of the lasagna then flip that upside down and remove the first plate. I did this successfully but did not have to reheat my lasagnas. I'm not sure how they will hold together if you have to reheat them. You could wrap a band of tin foil around the edge to hold them together before heating them in the oven again. Actually, maybe you could line the ramekin with tin foil before you arrange the lasagna then after you bake them you can pull the whole thing out using the tin foil. I'd love to hear what you do. Enjoy!

        Reply
    2. Kim says

      November 17, 2016 at 8:03 pm

      This is simply genius, and sooo adorable. I love the idea!!

      Reply
      • Beth says

        November 18, 2016 at 8:27 am

        Thank you so much! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Teresa says

      November 15, 2016 at 9:31 pm

      looking forward to making some mini lasagna snowmen. what size are the ramekins that are used in the recipe. and where can I purchase them.

      Reply
      • Beth says

        November 16, 2016 at 7:29 am

        I'm so happy to hear you plan to make these snowmen lasagna. I used 6 ounce ramekins to make mine. The little bowls measure 3 1/2 inches in diameter by 1 7/8 inches tall. The lasagna completely filled these ramekins so if you use an 8 once ramekin instead the lasagnas wont quite come to the top which will be fine. You can find ramekins in the kitchen department of most department stores or at a kitchen store like Sur La Table. I've seen them at Target, Pier One, and Bed Bath & Beyond too. If you don't feel like shopping, go to Amazon using this link and you'll find a huge assortment of them. - http://amzn.to/2f3XO9D

        Reply
    4. Karen @ Sugartown Sweets says

      November 15, 2016 at 7:53 pm

      I love Barilla pasta and I really love your Snowman lasagnas! I just bet that dinner time @ your house is always fun and festive!!

      Reply
      • Beth says

        November 16, 2016 at 7:32 am

        My husband is so used to his food looking cute or festive and he really loves it when I make pasta. He gobbled up quite a few of these lasagna.

        Reply
    5. Jo and Sue says

      November 15, 2016 at 9:03 am

      This is brilliant. And sooooo cute! I definitely have to give this a try 🙂

      Reply
      • Beth says

        November 16, 2016 at 7:35 am

        Thanks! These little guys were so much fun to make. I know they would be a big hit at one of your big family dinners.

        Reply
    6. Teresa says

      November 15, 2016 at 12:45 am

      love your mini lasagna snowmen. I'm looking forward to making them for a Christmas party I'm going to. can you tell me what size ramekin you used. plus where can I purchase them at. once again love your ideas and keep them coming.

      Reply
      • Beth says

        November 16, 2016 at 7:36 am

        I’m so happy to hear you plan to make these snowmen lasagna. I used 6 ounce ramekins to make mine. The little bowls measure 3 1/2 inches in diameter by 1 7/8 inches tall. The lasagna completely filled these ramekins so if you use an 8 once ramekin instead the lasagnas wont quite come to the top which will be fine. You can find ramekins in the kitchen department of most department stores or at a kitchen store like Sur La Table. I’ve seen them at Target, Pier One, and Bed Bath & Beyond too. If you don’t feel like shopping, go to Amazon using this link and you’ll find a huge assortment of them. – http://amzn.to/2f3XO9D

        Reply
    7. Emily says

      November 14, 2016 at 10:37 pm

      How many ounces are the ramekins? Thank you.

      Reply
      • Beth says

        November 16, 2016 at 7:37 am

        I used 6 ounce ramekins to make mine. The little bowls measure 3 1/2 inches in diameter by 1 7/8 inches tall. The lasagna completely filled these ramekins so if you use an 8 once ramekin instead the lasagnas wont quite come to the top which will be fine. You can find ramekins in the kitchen department of most department stores or at a kitchen store like Sur La Table. I’ve seen them at Target, Pier One, and Bed Bath & Beyond too. If you don’t feel like shopping, go to Amazon using this link and you’ll find a huge assortment of them. – http://amzn.to/2f3XO9D

        Reply
    8. lisa@hooplapalooza says

      November 14, 2016 at 9:51 pm

      don't know how you do it Beth but you do it. keep doing what you do.
      (i mean lasagna made into snowmen?! holy noodle sooo clever and cute!) :>D

      Reply
      • Beth says

        November 16, 2016 at 7:37 am

        I always love seeing your comments. You always make me laugh! 🙂

        Reply
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