A Little Bit Different Lasagna
- Layering ingredients
- 8 cups Torn and despined kale and spinach
- 2 cups Washed and sliced porcini mushrooms
- 3 tablespoons Olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Seasoned salt
- 1 tablespoon Powdered garlic
- 1 teaspoon Dried basil
- 1 teaspoon Dried Italian seasoning
- 12 pieces Lasagna noodles
- 1 quart Marinara Sauce
- 1 pint Pizza sauce
- 2 ounces Tomato paste
- 4 pieces Eggs
- 1 cup Grated Parmesan cheese
- Cheese filling
- 4 cups Grated mozzarella cheese
- 3 pieces Eggs
- 2 pints Part Skim Ricotta Cheese
- 1 tablespoon Dried basil
- 1 tablespoon Dried parsley
- Thoroughly tear and despine 5 cups of fresh washed kale, remove the stems from 3 cups of washed fresh spinach . Wash and slice 2cups of porcini mushrooms . Saute the mushrooms separately in a pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season salt until softened remove from pan and place mushrooms in a medium size mixing bowl . Continue to saute the kale until limp and soft, then the spinach in the remainder of the olive oil sprinkling with garlic powder . Remove from pan and place in the medium size mixing bowl with the mushrooms , stir .
- In another pan while the vegetables are sauteing combine 1 large jar of marinara sauce , I small jar of pizza sauce and 1/2 can tomato paste . Stir until combined and simmer for a few minutes . Add a cup of the sauce to the sauted vegetables. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and dried basil . Remove the remainder of the sauce from the heat .
- Bring a pot of salted and olive oiled water to a rolling boil . Add 9 lasagna noodles , boil according to package directions.
- In a separate bowl combine 4 large organic eggs and 1 cup of grated Parmesan cheese. Set aside.
- Mix together all cheeses and eggs and basil in large mixing bowl and set aside. Prepare a 10x13 pan by coating with a few tablespoons of the red sauce.
- Layer three lasagna noodles length wise across pan
- Drop large dollops of all the cheese mixture on the lasagna noodles and spread the cheese with a spatula.
- Add another layer of lasagna noodles , spread all the sauteed vegetables across the lasagna noodles , spread more red sauce over the vegetables
- Add another layer of lasagna noodles , spread with the egg and Parmesan cheese mixture,
- Top with last layer of lasagna noodles , drizzle the red sauce over the noodles then sprinkle the noodles generously with mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese .
- The final steps are to sprinkle the top layer of noodles with parsley flakes,, then bake for 40 minutes at 325 degrees pre-heated oven. .let cool for a few minutes then cut squares of lasagna into serving pieces .
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/78576-a-little-bit-different-lasagna (may not work)