Carrotspinachbeef Lasagna Recipes

SPINACH AND BEEF LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot pot with garlic, oregano, and basil until beef is completely browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir spaghetti sauce and spinach into ground beef mixture; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Stir ricotta cheese, 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, parsley, Parmesan cheese, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl.
• Spread a small amount of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan. Arrange lasagna noodles in a single layer over the sauce. Spread another layer of sauce over the top and arrange another layer of lasagna noodles over sauce. Spread 1/2 the remaining sauce and 1/2 the cheese mixture over the top. Repeat layers, finishing with sauce. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes, remove aluminum foil, sprinkle lasagna with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, and bake until noodles are cooked through and sauce is bubbling, about 15 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

CARROT/SPINACH/BEEF LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook lasagna according to package directions, drain, rinse in cold water and set aside. In large skillet brown ground beef until almost done, add onion, garlic and cook until ground beef is done. Add carrots, spinach, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, olive oil, salt and beef gravy. Cook for about 20 minutes at low heat, stirring often. In large bowl add egg and beat, and cottage cheese and blend well. Add parsley flakes, 1/2 mozzarella cheese and 1/2 Parmesan cheese. Blend well. Grease 9 x 13 inch pan and add a thin layer of meat/tomato mixture. Arrange cooked lasagna noodles over sauce; spread a thin layer of meat/tomato sauce over noodles, put thin layer of cheese mixture of sauce. Repeat layers 1 or 2 more times. End with meat/tomato sauce on top; sprinkle with remainder of mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese on top. Cover and bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes.

BEEF AND SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and drain.
• Stir in the spaghetti sauce, garlic, basil, and oregano.
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• In a bowl, combine the spinach, ricotta, and a cup of mozzarella until combined.
• Spread 1 1/2 cups meat sauce into a greased 13x9x2 inch baking dish. Top with three noodles.
• Spread 1 1/2 cups sauce to edges of noodles. Top with half of the spinach mixture. Repeat layers. Top with remaining noodles, sauce, and mozzarella.
• Cover and bake at 375 for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 10 to 15 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

BEEF, SPINACH AND MUSHROOM LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Heat a large saute pan over medium heat, add olive oil and saute mushrooms for 2-3 minutes, until just beginning to soften. Add mushrooms, garlic, red pepper flakes, oregano and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes, until mushrooms are softened. Add ground beef and cook just until meat is no longer pink, breaking it up with a spatula as it cooks. Add marinara sauce, turn heat to medium-low, and simmer for about 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• While the sauce simmers, combine spinach, ricotta and parmesan in a large bowl and mix well.
• Take out a 9×13-inch baking dish. Cover the bottom with about 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce. Evenly space 3 no-boil lasagna noodles on top of the sauce layer. Top noodles with about half of the spinach mixture, spreading it into an even layer. Top with about 1/2 of the remaining sauce. Top this sauce layer with 3 more noodles, followed by the ricotta spinach mixture, followed by the remaining noodles. Pour all of the remaining sauce over the noodles and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cover loosely with a piece of aluminum foil.
• Bake for 30 minutes (you may want to put your baking dish on a baking sheet to catch any drips), then uncover the lasagna and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until sauce is slightly bubbly.
• Allow to cool for about 10 minutes before slicing.