Ingredients
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1 (28 ounce) jar reduced-fat spaghetti sauce (you choose brand)
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2 eggs
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2 garlic cloves, crushed
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8 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, grated
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1/2 lb lean ground beef
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1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
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1 onion, finely chopped
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1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
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1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
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1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
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8 ounces lasagna noodles (*any brand, don't boil, they will cook in oven)
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salt and pepper
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2 cups low-fat ricotta cheese
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1 (16 ounce) can fat-free chicken broth
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Lightly oil bottom of baking pan.
- Stir one cup of the chicken stock into the spaghetti sauce and set aside.
- Whisk the egg.
- Stir in ricotta cheese and one cup of the mozzarella.
- Add garlic, salt and pepper and set aside.
- Brown and drain the ground beef making sure to break it into very small pieces.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the spinach until it is half done, approximately two-thirds of the time indicated on the microwave directions.
- Sauté the onion in 1/2 cup chicken stock until it is translucent.
- Cook the mushrooms in the remaining 1/2 cup chicken stock adding the soy sauce and vinegar.
- Simmer until all liquid is absorbed.
- Mix together beef, spinach, onions and mushrooms.
- Build the lasagna starting with a layer of sauce in the bottom of the pan.
- *Add one layer of the uncooked noodles followed by more sauce, 1/3 of the cheese mixture and 1/3 of the spinach/beef mixture.
- Repeat two more times, finishing off with the spinach mixture and the remaining sauce.
- Bake uncovered for 45 minutes, until liquid around the edges has been absorbed.
- Sprinkle remaining mozzarella on top and bake for 15 minutes more.
- To freeze: Bake, cool, wrap well, and label. freeze up to 2 months. *Note: You can assemble and freeze without cooking and cook on the day to be eaten!
- To serve, defrost overnight and then bake until warmed through, or bake from frozen for 1 hour and a half.