Ingredients

  • 32 oz Italian Tomato Sauce
  • 12 No-Boil Lasagna Noodles
  • 1 lb fresh spinach leaves, steamed and drained
  • 3/4 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced and sauteed in olive oil
  • 4-5 carrots, grated
  • 1 turnip, grated
  • 1 zucchini, grated
  • 1/2 cup onion, chopped
  • 2-3 cups ricotta and/or cottage cheese
  • 1 lb mozzarella cheese
  • 3/4 cup parmesan, romano and/or asiago, finely grated

Method

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
  • Saute carrots, zucchini and chopped onion in 1 TBS olive oil. Add Italian tomato sauce. Optionally, enhance seasoning with 1 teaspoon each of dried oregano and dried rosemary.
  • 1) Spread thin layer of sauce over bottom of lasagna pan
  • 2) cover with a single layer of noodles, breaking as necessary to fit
  • 3) place mounds of ricotta on noodles, using half
  • 4) spread spinach and mushrooms over top
  • 5) add half the sauce, followed by
  • 6) half the mozzarella, scattered, then
  • 7) another half the noodles, and
  • 8) the remaining ricotta, followed by
  • 9) the other half of the sauce, which gets covered by
  • 10) the remaining mozzarella
  • 11) sprinkle with parmesan
  • Bake for 45 minutes. Cover loosely with foil toward the end of the baking if the lasagna is getting too brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.