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Mushroom Lasagna

Replace the traditional meat with mushrooms in this awesome, only slightly less indulgent lasagna
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 1 9X13 Baking Dish
  • 1 Frying pan
  • 1 Bowl to boil noodles if needed

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Box Lasagna Noodles Seriously, use the ready-bake ones. So much easier
  • 2 TBSP Olive oil
  • 1 Onion - Chopped Yellow preferred, then white. Avoid red
  • 3 Cloves Garlic Minced
  • 1 Pound Mushrooms Sliced
  • 1 TSP Dried Thyme
  • Salt and Pepper To taste
  • 3 Cups Marinara Stick to something pretty standard, you don't want any weird flavors messing up what you have going in the filling
  • 2 Cups Ricotta Cheese
  • 1 Cup Mozzarella Shredded
  • 1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese Grated
  • 2 Cups Spinach Chopped

Instructions
 

  • This is assuming you're using the ready-bake noodles, if not, cook the noodles before assembling per package instructions
  • Preheat the oven to 375 Farenheit
  • Using olive oil or cooking spray, lubricate your 9x13 baking dish
  • Add oil to your frying pan and heat for a minute or two over medium heat
  • Add the onion, letting that cook for 3-4 minutes before adding the garlic and cooking for another minute
  • Add the sliced mushrooms, dried thyme, salt and pepper and cook the mixture until the mushrooms are soft and browning. Most of the liquid released from the mushrooms should be evaporated when you're done
  • Add the chopped spinach leaves to the pan, stirring and cooking until they wilt, usually only 2-3 minutes
  • To assemble: Ladle some marinara on the bottom of the pan and add your first layer of noodles
  • Put half of the ricotta cheese on top of the noodles and spread to cover
  • Add a layer of the mushroom mixture and top with about 1/3 of the mozzarella and parmesan
  • Repeat these layers of noodles, ricotta, mushrooms, cheese until your pan is full. Be sure to leave just enough room to top the whole thing with as much marinara as you can fit.
  • Cover this with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake for another 10-15 minutes or the cheese is nice and bubbly taking on some browning
  • If you want the best results, let this sit for about 10 minutes before slicing in so everything has a chance to meld together OUT of the oven, but otherwise serve it up!