spinach lasagna
I've challenged myself to do "Meatless Mondays" for the last couple of years, and adapted my regular lasagna recipe to make a healthier spinach version. It's full of vegetables and fiber, but I wouldn't make it if it didn't also taste good! Pair it with some Texas Toast and a cheap merlot. (Have a side salad too if you want, but your veggies are already here!)
method
Bake
Ingredients For spinach lasagna
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ninewhole wheat lasagna noodles, prepared
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8 oz cantomato sauce
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23 oz jarmarinara sauce
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12 oz jarroasted red pepper slices (well-drained)
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2 Tbspflax seed (optional)
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24 ozlarge curd cottage cheese
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½ cupgrated parmesan cheese
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2 Tbspdried parsley
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2 tspchicken bouillon (optional)
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20-30 ozfrozen chopped spinach, thawed & well-drained
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2 tsp(each) minced garlic, dried onion flakes
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4 oz can(each) sliced mushrooms, chopped black olives
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1-2 cupsshredded mozarrella cheese
How To Make spinach lasagna
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1Boil the lasagna noodles just until flexible. Spread the tomato sauce in the bottom of a greased 9x13-inch baking dish; top with three of the noodles. Combine the marinara with the red pepper slices and flax seed (optional, but it adds fiber, and helps thicken the sauce.) Spread a THIRD of this over the noodles.
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2Combine the cottage cheese with the Parmesan, dried parsley, and bouillon (leave the bouillon out of you want this to be vegetarian; I'm not a purist myself!) Spread HALF of this over the red layer. -
3Combine the spinach with the garlic and onion flakes; spread HALF of this over the cheese. Top with the sliced mushrooms.
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4Add another three noodles, and repeat the red, white, and green layers. Top with the chopped black olives.
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5Add the last three noodles and a final red layer. Top with shredded Mozzarella cheese (and additional Parmesan, if desired.)
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6Bake 30-40 minutes at 350° (or refrigerate until needed, then bake 60 minutes at 325°.) Let stand five minutes before slicing.
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