INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

12    lasagna noodles
2 TB water
1 md onion -- chopped
1 cn tomato sauce -- (8 oz)
1 cn tomato paste -- (6 oz)
3/4 c  water
1 TB beef bouillon
1 ts sugar
1/2 ts dried basil
1/2 ts dried oregano
1/8 ts pepper
12 oz fresh spinach --  (about 4
:          cups) **
2 c  nonfat cottage cheese
3 c  nonfat mozzarella cheese --
:          shredded; (12 oz)
1/3 c  grated Parmesan cheese
(serves 6)
1. Cook noodles in boiling water. Drain and rinse in cold water. Set aside.
Combine water, onion and garlic in a 1 1/2 quart microwave-safe bowl.
2. Microwave (high), uncovered, 3-3 1/2 minutes or until tender, stirring
once. Stir in tomato sauce and paste, water, bouillon, sugar, basil,
oregano and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap.
3. Microwave (high) 8-9 minutes or until mixture boils several minutes,
stirring once. Set aside.
4. Wash spinach and remove large stems. Place in 2 quart microwave bowl.
Cover with plastic wrap.
5. Microwave (high) 3 1/2-4 minutes or until steaming hot. Drain well by
pressing leaves to drain juices. Chop coarsely. Stir in cottage cheese and
eggs.
6. To assemble, layer half the noodles in a 12x8" baking dish. Top with 1/2
the sauce mixture, 1.5 cups mozzarella cheese, half the spinach mixture,
rest of the noodles, rest of the spinach, rest of cheese, rest of sauce.
Cover with waxed paper.
7. Microwave (high) 5 minutes. Then microwave (medium-high, 70%) 12-15
minutes or until heated in center (150-160 degrees). Remove waxed paper.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
8. Microwave (high) uncovered 3-4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let
stand 5-10 minutes before cutting.
** Frozen chopped spinach can be substituted for fresh. Use a 10 oz package
and microwave in package 3 1/2 - 4 1/2 minutes or until thawed. Omit
cooking in Step 5
Last time I made this, I used prepared spaghetti sauce. Works just fine. I
used about 2 1/2 cups.
Recipe By     : Microwave Cooking Lite (Sharon Badian)
Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n103 by Arlene Schiffman
<arlenes@holly.colostate.edu> on Apr 18, 1997

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