This recipe is for a 9 x 13" casserole. Cooked lasagna noodles fit nicely
in this size casserole, since you can fit 3 lasagna noodles side by side.
Please note that the photos show a different size casserole.
Ingredients:
- 12 lasagna noodles
- 1 lb. ground chicken
- 1/2 lb. cooked spinach (1 bunch spinach)
- 1/2 lb. mozzarella cheese
- 4 cups tomato sauce
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- a little asiago cheese (optional)
- a little gorgonzola cheese (optional)
- Boil the lasagna noodles as directed on the package, in a shallow steel pot
that measures at least 12 inches in diameter.
- Rinse the spinach repeatedly to make sure that all the dirt and sand is
washed away. Boil the spinach for about 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and squeeze
the water out. Chop up the spinach finely. Mince the garlic.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a pan and sauté the ground chicken and
garlic until cooked. Add spinach and salt and cook a little longer until
the salt is well blended.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Oil a 9 x 13" casserole. Spread 3
tablespoons of tomato sauce on the bottom of the casserole dish.
- Lay 3 strips of lasagna noodles side by side. Spread 1/4 of the spinach
and chicken over the noodles. Spread 1 cup of tomato sauce.
- Sprinkle 1/4 of the mozzarella cheese. Optional: sprinkle a little asiago
cheese or gorgonzola to give a little more flavor and kick to the lasagna.
- Repeat steps 5 and 6.
- Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and bake at 375°F (190°C) for 25
minutes. Remove the foil and bake 10 more minutes to melt the cheese and
brown the top.
Notes:
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Boiling lasagna noodles can be rather tricky because of their large
size. I find that using a large and shallow pan helps to save water
and time to heat up the water. When I put the lasagna noodles into the
pan, I lay each noodle on top of the previous one and orient them
as if they are pointing to a different hours of a clock. To
ensure that the noodles cook evenly, every minute or so I use tongs
to pull the bottom noodle out and place it on top.