Florentine Vegetarian Lasagna Recipe
Ingredients
| Lasagna noodles | 9 | |
| Mushrooms | 2 Cup (16 tbs), sliced | |
| 1 cup coarsely shredded carrot | ||
| Onion | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Cooking oil | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Tomato sauce | 1 15 Ounce | |
| Tomato Paste | 1 6 Ounce | |
| Ripe olives | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Dried oregano | 1 1/2 Teaspoon, crushed | |
| Cottage cheese | 2 Cup (16 tbs), drained | |
| 1 slightly beaten egg | ||
| Shredded monterey jack cheese | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained | ||
| Grated Parmesan cheese | ||
Directions
1 Grease a 3-quart rectangular baking dish. Set aside.
2 Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain and set aside.
3 Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan cook mushrooms, carrot, and onion in hot oil until tender. Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste, olives, and oregano. In a medium mixing bowl stir together cottage cheese and egg. Set aside 1/4 cup of the Monterey Jack cheese.
4 In the prepared baking dish layer one-third of the lasagna noodles, one-third of the cottage cheese mixture, one-third of the spinach, one-third of the remaining Monterey Jack cheese, and one-third of the tomato mixture; repeat the layers twice. Sprinkle with the reserved Monterey Jack cheese.
5 Bake, uncovered, in a 375° oven for 30 minutes or until heated through. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Pass Parmesan cheese.
2 Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain and set aside.
3 Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan cook mushrooms, carrot, and onion in hot oil until tender. Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste, olives, and oregano. In a medium mixing bowl stir together cottage cheese and egg. Set aside 1/4 cup of the Monterey Jack cheese.
4 In the prepared baking dish layer one-third of the lasagna noodles, one-third of the cottage cheese mixture, one-third of the spinach, one-third of the remaining Monterey Jack cheese, and one-third of the tomato mixture; repeat the layers twice. Sprinkle with the reserved Monterey Jack cheese.
5 Bake, uncovered, in a 375° oven for 30 minutes or until heated through. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Pass Parmesan cheese.
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