INGREDIENTS
Your Favorite Tomato Pasta Sauce
1 & 1/2 box Whole Grain Lasagna Noodles
2 lbs Ground Meat (Beef, Turkey or Chicken)
1 egg
16 oz Ricotta Cheese
1 8oz Brick Mozarella Cheese (Grated)
4 oz Parmesan Cheese
1 Large Onion Chopped
2 Cloves Garlic Chopped
Salt
Pepper
Nutmeg
Oregano
Fresh Basil
Fresh Italian Flat Leaf Parsley
DIRECTIONS
Soak Noodles in Hot Tap Water for 15 minutes.
Brown Ground Meat with Chopped Onions, Garlic, Salt, Pepper, Oregano, & Freshly Chopped Herbs.
Grate Mozarella Cheese. Set Aside
Mix Ricotta, Egg, & Nutmeg. Set Aside
Pour Sauce on Bottom of Pan.
Layer Noodles, Add Meat & Sauce.
Layer Noodles, Ricotta Mixture, Mozarella, & Parmesan Cheese.
Layer Noodles, Meat & Sauce.
Repeat!
Last Layer should be Noodles, Sauce & Cheese.
Soak Noodles in HOT Tap Water for 15 Minutes
Chopping Onion & Garlic in Mini Processor Keeps Hands Smelling Great
Add Chopped Onions & Garlic to the Meat
Add Salt & Pepper
Fresh Basil & Italian Flat Leaf Parsley
Freshly Chopped Herbs Added to the Onions, Garlic & Meat
Ricotta, Egg, Nutmeg
Mixed
Thaw & Squeeze Spinach Before Adding to Ricotta Mixture
LAYER
Sauce, Noodles, Meat, Sauce
Ricotta/Spinach, Mozarella, Parmesan
Final layer (Noodles, Sauce, & don't 4get the mozarella cheese)
Cook for 60 mins at 350 Degrees F. (Cover with Foil for 45 mins)
Yields 9 Generous Portions
Enjoy!
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2 comments:
this looks so good, you dont know how much i LOVE italian food!!! I have never made my lasagna with spinach. May have to try cause with the spinach i usually just cheat with Amy's Veggie Lasagna.
justme, thanks for commenting. A few tips for this!
Tastes better the 2nd day! next x I will do 2 eggs in the ricotta, & i will heat my sauce with the browned meat. if i had my way, i would def sneak some grated zucchini in the sauce. i have a few "squash haters" in my house. more fiber. it's almost like a free food wt. watchers wise! loved this stuff & the family DEVOURED it! i miss my italian sausage in my pasta dishes, but i haven't eaten pork in like 4 mos. trying to stay w/ that for health reasons. i think if i added some fennel seed & some crushed pepper to my meat, i could replicate some of that flavor. if you make this, plz share your experience. thanks:O)
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