directions
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Make lasagna to fit your baking dish, cook until al dente, rinse and set aside
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Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick skillet
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Add the mushrooms, onion and carrot and cook over medium heat, stirring, until the carrot is tender, 8 to 10 minutes
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Raise the heat to high and cook, stirring, until any excess moisture is evaporated
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Add the garlic and cook 1 minute
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Stir in the spinach until blended
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Cover and cook over low heat until the spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes
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Season with the salt and pepper
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Remove from the heat
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In a food processor, combine the ricotta cheese, parsley and 1 tablespoon of the Parmesan cheese
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Puree until smooth and creamy
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Set the flavored ricotta aside
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Preheat the oven to 350? F
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Select a shallow baking dish about 9 X 13 inches
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Spread 1/2 cup of the marinara sauce in the bottom of the dish
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Cover the bottom with lasagna
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Evenly spoon the spinach mixture over the pasta
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Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the mozzarella cheese over the filling
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Top with more of the lasagna noodles
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Spread the flavored ricotta over the noodles and sprinkle another 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese over the ricotta
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Top with remaining lasagna noodles, marinara sauce and cheese
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Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake 30 minutes
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Uncover and bake 20 minutes, or until the top is bubbly and browned
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Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
VEGETABLE LASAGNE
ingredients
- 1 full load of pasta dough made into lasagna
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 cup fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup finely chopped peeled carrot
- 1 garlic clove, crushed through a press
- 2 cups chopped fresh spinach (tightly packed)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup reduced-fat or part-skim ricotta cheese
- 2 tablespoons parsley or fresh basil, chopped
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 recipe light marinara sauce (recipe follows)
- 1-1/2 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, coarsely shredded