Bitsy's Vegetarian Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb lasagna noodle (i prefer whole wheat)
• 1 1/2 quarts prepared tomato sauce (canned or fresh)
• 1 lb mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
• 1 lb ricotta cheese
• 1 lb cottage cheese
• 1 lge green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, finely chopped
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped & packed
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup fresh parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup fresh spinach, chopped & packed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon mrs. dash seasoning mix, original

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 undercook lasagna noodles in salted water - should still be slightly rubbery. cool. set aside.
• 3 in 2 tablespoons olive oil, saute finely chopped onion, green bell pepper, mushrooms, minced garlic and ground black pepper until tender.
• 4 add all but 1 cup tomato sauce to this mixture and heat slightly. set aside.
• 5 in separate bowl, combine ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, eggs, chopped spinach and chopped parsley. set aside.
• 6 thinly slice mozzarella cheese. set aside.
• 7 butter oblong baking dish that will accommodate the length of noodles. (i prefer glass.).
• 8 start at the bottom of pan with a layer of noodles (a); next a layer of sauce (b); next the cheeses/eggs/spinach mixture (c); next mozzarella slices (d). continue to arrange in layers a-b-c-d-a-b-c-d-a until all ingredients are used up. top layer should be a layer of noodles.
• 9 pour the last 1 cup of tomato sauce over the top.
• 10 sprinkle the 1/2 cup of fresh grated parmesan cheese over the sauce. and sprinkle the 1/2 tsp of mrs dash seasoning over the cheese.
• 11 cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
• 12 remove the foil and bake uncovered for another 15 minutes.
• 13 remove from oven and let lasagna "set" for 10 minutes before cutting or serving.