Easy Vegetarian Spinach Lasagna

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Description

It’s easy, it’s cheesy, and it’s vegetarian!

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 9 lasagna noodles
  • 1 bunch fresh spinach
  • 1 (8 ounce) container ricotta cheese
  • ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg
  • 1 pinch dried basil
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 cup pasta sauce
  • ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
  2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna in the boiling water
  3. stirring occasionally
  4. until cooked through but firm to the bite
  5. about 8 minutes. Drain.
  6. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add spinach
  7. cover
  8. and steam until tender
  9. 2 to 6 minutes. Drain spinach.
  10. Mix spinach
  11. ricotta cheese
  12. 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
  13. egg
  14. nutmeg
  15. basil
  16. salt
  17. and black pepper in a bowl until thoroughly combined.
  18. Spread 1/4 cup pasta sauce on the bottom of the prepared casserole dish; top with 3 lasagna noodles
  19. 1/2 of the ricotta mixture
  20. and 1/4 cup pasta sauce. Repeat layers of 3 more noodles
  21. 1/2 cup ricotta mixture
  22. and 1/4 cup pasta sauce. End with remaining 3 lasagna noodles and 1/4 cup pasta sauce. Sprinkle 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese on top. Cover casserole with aluminum foil.
  23. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Uncover casserole and continue baking until lasagna is bubbling and lightly browned
  24. about 25 more minutes. Let lasagna stand 5 minutes before serving.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 6

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