Vegetarian (but decidedly not vegan!) Lasagna, just like ma still makes:
Ingredients:
- 10 oz frozen chopped spinach
- a handful of parmesean cheese
- 15 oz ricotta cheese
- 16 oz mozarella cheese
- 5 slices garlic
- 2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tsp salt
- 28 oz spaghetti sauce
- Lasagna noodles
- 1/4 cup flour
- Chicken bullion
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Implements:
- Saucepan
- Large pot
- Plate
- Bowl
- Rubber-headed spoon
- Garlic press
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Preparation:
- Microwave spinach for 4 minutes (slit package, put on plate)
- put lasagna noodles in big pot of boiling water (with a bit o' oil)
- grate mozarella
- Make the white sauce:
- Saucepan on 'medium'
- start with 1/4 cup butter
- add garlic with garlic press
- add 1/4 cup flour (about two heaping spoonful)
- add 1 teaspoon salt
- add 2 cups milk a bit at a time, stirring fast
- add a bit of chicken bullion if you feel like it
- Squeeze all liquid out of the spinach and mix with the ricotta
in a bowl
- toss in a handful of the parmesean, add some to the white sauce
too if you like
- Check noodles: dump off when done
- Set oven to 350 degrees
Construction:
- Spread some spaghetti sauce on the bottom
- Cover with a layer of noodles
- Add spinach/ricotta in small glops
- Spoon the white sauce over the spinach
- Sprinkle the mozarella generously
- Add a bit of sauce
- Add a thick layer of noodles
- Add all the spinach, then spoon all remaining white sauce
- Sprinkle mozarella, leaving a little
- Add a heap o' spaghetti sauce
- Use all the remaining noodles
- Pour over all the remaining spaghetti sauce
- Use the remaining mozarella and/or parmesean.
If you want to save pieces, do not cook them- cover
them in tinfoil and stick 'em in the freezer.
(Before you cook any saved pieces, allow 1 hour for them to defrost.)
Cook in oven for 1/2 hour. Let cool for another 1/2 hour if you like
(I find it's easier on the palate)