Springtime Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 cups marinara sauce
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup wine
• 11 no-boil lasagna noodles
• cooking spray
• 2 (6 ounce) packages fresh baby spinach
• 1 1/2 cups fresh button mushrooms, quartered
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons fresh oregano
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 (32 ounce) container part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 combine the first 3 ingredients, spread 1 1/2 cup sauce mixture over the bottom of a 13x9" baking dish. place 3 noodles over sauce in baking dish.
• 3 heat a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat, coat pan with cooking spray. add spinach to pan, saute 4 minutes or until wilted. transfer spinach to a large bowl.
• 4 return pan to heat, coat with cooking spray. add mushrooms and 1/4 tsp salt to pan, saute 10 minutes or until liquid evaporates. add garlic, saute 1 minute.
• 5 add mushroom mixture, remaining 1/4 tsp salt, oregano, and next 4 ingredients (through egg) to spinach, stirring well.
• 6 spread 1/2 of ricotta mixture over noodles, top with 4 noodles. repeat procedure with remaining ricotta mixture and last 4 noodles, ending with noodles.
• 7 pour remaining sauce mixture over noodles.
• 8 bake, uncovered, at 400 for 40 minutes. combine parmesan and mozzarella cheeses. sprinkle evenly over lasagna, bake an additional 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.