| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Dairy |
|
Main dish |
8 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
tb |
Olive oil |
| 1 |
lg |
Onion,finely chopped |
| 1 |
cn |
Tomatoes in puree (28 oz) |
| 2 |
|
Garlic cloves,finely chopped |
| 2 |
md |
Carrots,pared,shredded |
| 1/4 |
c |
Chopped fresh basil OR |
| 1 |
tb |
Dried basil |
| 2 |
lb |
Fresh spinach OR |
| 2 |
pk |
Frozen leaf spinach,thawed and squeezed dry (10 oz) |
| 12 |
|
Lasagna noodles |
| 2 |
c |
Whole-milk ricotta cheese |
| 1/2 |
c |
Grated Parmesan cheese |
| 1/4 |
ts |
Pepper |
| 2 |
c |
Shredded fontina cheese(8oz) |
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat oil in large skillet over high heat. Add onion; saute until soft,
about 8 minutes. Place in medium-sized bowl.
Add tomatoes to skillet, breaking up with spoon. Add garlic and
carrots. Bring to boiling. Lower heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes.
Uncover and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in basil and salt. Set sauce
aside.
Stem and wash fresh spinach. Place in large pot over high heat; cook
until wilted, about 3 minutes. Drain and squeeze dry.
Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. Drain.
Heat oven to moderate (350'F.). Line 9" springform pan with aluminum
foil; grease foil.
Add ricotta, Parmesan and pepper to reserved onion; stir to combine.
Trim lasagna noodles to fit pan. Fit 4 noodles into pan, overlapping
slightly. Cover with one-third ricotta mixture, spreading evenly. Top
with one-third spinach, one-quarter sauce and one-quarter fontina.
Repeat two more times, using noodle trimmings as one layer. Top with
the last of the noodles, the remaining quarter of sauce and fontina.
Bake until hot, 50 minutes to an hour. Let stand 5 minutes before
serving. Remove sides of pan.
From Tuscon area newspapers, 1994, 3rd quarter, courtest Mike Orchekowski.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/tn-94q3.zip
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