Spinach Lasagna

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/4 lb fresh mushrooms
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can italian plum tomatoes, undrained
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, divided
• 3/4 teaspoon oregano
• 3/4 teaspoon basil
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
• 9 uncooked lasagna noodles
• 1/4 cup butter, plus
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1/4 cup margarine, divided
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, divided
• 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry

Recipe

• 1 for meat sauce, crumble ground beef into large skillet over medium high heat, brown and discard fat.
• 2 stir in mushrooms, onion and garlic, cook until onions are soft.
• 3 press tomatoes and juices through sieve into meat mixture, discard seeds.
• 4 stir in 3/4 teaspoons salt, oregano, basil and 1/8 teaspoons pepper. bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. uncover and simmer 15-20 minutes more until sauce thickens; set aside.
• 5 add lasagna noodles to lg. pot of salted boiling water 1 at a time, allowing noodles to soften to fit in pot.
• 6 cook 10 minutes or just until dente.
• 7 drain and rinse noodles with cold water. hang individually over sides of pot to prevent sticking. set aside.
• 8 for cheese sauce, 1/2 cup butter in sauce pan, stir in flour, remaining salt, pepper, and nutmeg; cook and stir until bubbly. whisk in milk, cook and stir until sauce thickens and bubbles. cook ans stir 1 minute more. stir in 1 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup parmesan. stir until smooth, set aside.
• 9 preheat oven 350°f spread remaining butter on bottom and sides of 12x8-inch baking dish. pat noodles dry.
• 10 arrange 3 noodles in single layer, overlapping slightly in bottom of dish.
• 11 top with 1/2 meat mixture, spread evenly, spread 1/2 cheese mixture over meat mixture evenly.
• 12 repeat layers once. sprinkle spinach over last layer or cheese. pat down slightly. arrange last 3 lasagna noodles over spinach.
• 13 mix remaining cheeses together and sprinkle cheeses evenly on top of lasagna to cover completely.
• 14 bake 40 minutes or until top is golden brown and sides are bubbly.