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Spinach & Mushroom Veggie Lasagna

Ingredients

  • 1 package lasagna noodles cook to package directions
  • 1 medium yellow onion diced
  • 2 cloves fresh garlic minced
  • 1 shallot diced
  • 1 package fresh mushrooms thinly sliced
  • 3-5 tablespoons garlic olive oil
  • 4 cups favorite marinara sauce
  • 12 ounces frozen spinach
  • 2 cups part skim ricotta cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups low fat cottage cheese
  • 2 T chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • 1 tsp. red pepper chili flakes
  • salt & pepper TT
  • 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
  • PAM

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 13" X 9" casserole dish with cooking spray.
  • Thaw spinach & press out any water. In a bowl combine the spinach, ricotta cheese, cottage cheese & parsley. Season with some salt & pepper. Set aside.
  • Add oil to a medium sized sauté pan. Sauté the onion, shallot, mushrooms and garlic in a pan over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until softened & fragrant. Add this to the cheese mixture. Combine well.
  • Assemble the lasagna: Pour 1/2 of the jarred sauce into the pan. Layer on 5 noodles. Top with 1/2 of the cheese & spinach mixture. Repeat this: sauce, noodles, cheese. Top with another layer of 5 noodles. Top with the additional 1 cup of sauce. DO NOT place mozzerella cheese on top of sauce yet.
  • Cover the lasagna in foil & bake for ~40 minutes. (Also - place a cookie sheet or another slip of foil understand the lasagna just incase the lasagna bubbles over - keep that oven nice and clean!) After 40 minutes, put mozzarella cheese to cover the top, and Parmesan if desired! Uncover and cook for another 3-5 minutes so cheese can melt.
  • Remove lasagna from oven, let cool for 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

Notes

Recipe inspired from: marlameridith.com