Pesto Lasagna Pie
- 12 dried whole wheat lasagna noodles
- 1 slightly beaten egg
- 1 (15 ounce) carton light ricotta cheese
- 1 (8 ounce) packageshredded lowfat mozzarella cheese
- nonstick cooking spray
- 2 cups chopped fresh spinach
- 1 cup purchased pesto sauce
- 1 12 cups thinly sliced mushrooms
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
- Preheat oven to 375F Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions.
- Drain lasagna noodles; rinse with cold water and drain well.
- Lay lasagna noodles in a single layer on a sheet of foil.
- In a medium bowl, combine egg, ricotta cheese, 1 cup of the mozzarella, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; set aside.
- To assemble pie, lightly coat a 9-inch sprinform pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Arrange four of the lasagna noodles in the bottom of the pan, trimming and overlapping as necessary to cover bottom of pan with one layer of noodles.
- Top with spinach.
- Spoon half of the ricotta cheese mixture over spinach, spreading evenly.
- Spoon one-third of the pesto over ricotta layer, spreading evenly.
- Top with another layer of lasagna noodles, trimming to fit.
- Top with mushrooms.
- Spread remaining ricotta cheese mixture over mushrooms.
- Spread half of the remaining pesto over ricotta layer.
- Top with another layer of lasagna noodles and remaining pesto.
- Top with tomatoes.
- Place sprinform pan in a foil-lined shallow baking pan.
- Bake, covered, for 45 minutes.
- Uncover and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup of cheese.
- Bake, uncovered, for about 15 minutes more or until cheese is melted and lasagna is heated through.
- Cover and let stand on a wire rack for 20 minutes before serving.
- Carefully remove side of springform pan.
whole wheat lasagna noodles, egg, light ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, nonstick cooking spray, fresh spinach, pesto sauce, mushrooms, tomatoes
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pesto-lasagna-pie-197710 (may not work)