Four Cheese Spinach Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    12 lasagna noodles (not no-boil)
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    2 garlic cloves, minced
    16 ounces frozen chopped spinach, Thawed & Drained
    1 large egg, Beaten
    15 -16 ounces ricotta cheese
    4 ounces goat cheese
    3/4 cup parmesan cheese or 3/4 cup romano cheese, Divided
    3 cups mozzarella cheese, Shredded
    1 pinch nutmeg, Freshly Grated
    1 pinch cayenne pepper
    salt & pepper, To Taste
    4 cups tomato sauce, homemade or jarred, your choice
Preparation
    Heat oven to 350 degrees.
    Cook lasagna noodles to al dente, about 8 minutes.
    Drain noodles & hang to dry separately (so they do no stick to one another).
    Heat olive oil with garlic in a saucepan until garlic is fragrant & sizzling.
    Add thawed & drained frozen chopped spinach and cook for a few minutes.
    Remove spinach from heat and allow to cool.
    Mix together beaten egg, ricotta, goat cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan or Romano cheese, 2 cups of mozzarella, cooled spinach & garlic and salt & pepper.
    Spread bottom of 9 x 13 inch baking dish with about 1/2 cup of tomato sauce.
    Lay down 3 lasagna noodles, lengthwise, next to each other but not overlapping.
    Spoon a third of the cheese/spinach mixture onto noodles and spread out onto noodles.
    Spoon 1/2- 3/4 cup of tomato sauce on top of cheese/spinach mixture.
    Repeat with another 2 layers of noodles, cheese/spinach mixture and sauce.
    On top of the fourth & final noodle layer, spoon out the rest of tomato sauce and top with remaining 1 cup of mozzarella and 1/4 cup of Parmesan or Romano.
    Bake in pre-heated oven, uncovered, for 40 minutes.
    Allow cooked lasagna to cool for 25 minutes before cutting and serving.

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