Spinach Lasagna

* Exported from MasterCook II *

Spinach Lasagna

Recipe By : Original recipe by Sean Gilley, Mathematical Sciences, U of
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/8 quarts tomato sauce
1 1/8 pounds canned tomatoes
2 medium onions
8 cloves garlic
1/2 pound black olives -- drained (optional)
1/2 pound green olives -- drained (optional)
1/2 pound mushrooms (optional)
1 large bunch broccoli (optional)
1 pound mozzarella cheese
1 pound other cheese (cheddar, swiss, jack, etc.)
1 1/8 pounds cottage cheese
7/8 ounce parsley (optional)
1/2 pound spinach
3 eggs
2 1/4 pounds lasagna noodles (approximately 2 boxes)
Italian spices -- to taste

1. Sauce: Put tomatoes and tomato sauce in large pot over low heat. Press
garlic, add. Chop onions, olives, mushrooms, and broccoli, add. Add
spices to taste. Simmer covered over low heat until the whole tomatoes have
merged with the rest of the sauce and you can no longer tell where one
begins and the other ends.

2. Cheese: Grate the cheeses and mix. Add eggs, parsley, and spinach, mix
well.

3. Building the lasagna: In a lasagna pan, put in just enough sauce to
cover the bottom of the pan. Make a layer of noodles. Using about half of
the available cheese mixture, make a layer of cheese. Another layer of
noodles. Cover the noodles with sauce, the important thing being to make
sure all noodles have at least some sauce on them. Another layer of
noodles. Use the rest of the cheese mixture and make a layer of cheese.
Put down the last layer of noodles, then use the remaining amount of sauce,=
or as much as possible, and cover the noodles in sauce.

4. Bake at 190 =F8C for 45 minutes.

Author's Notes:
This recipe was posted to usenet by sridhar@spt.tek.com who got it from
Sean Gilley (slg@e.ms.uky.edu). I modifed it slightly to my tastes
(naturally).

The lasagna noodles are when you build the lasagna. Be stingy with the
sauce, if you aren't, you'll end up short at the end where you need it
most. If you do things as specified here, you will end up with a lasagna
layered as (s-n-c-n-s-n-c-n-s), (sauce, noodles, cheese, etc.) but some
prefer the heretic's way: (c-n-s-c-n-s-c-n-s)

Difficulty : moderate.
Precision : Approximate measurement OK.

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