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  • Serves: 6 Servings

Spinach Lasagna (Popeye's)

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Category: Pasta, Italian, Vegetarian

 Ingredients List

  • 12 lasagna noodles
  • 2 TB water
  • 1 md onion -- chopped
  • 1 clove garlic -- minced (1 to
  • 2 clove garlic -- minced (1 to
  • 1 cn tomato sauce -- (8 oz)
  • 1 cn tomato paste -- (6 oz)
  • 3/4 c water
  • 1 TB beef bouillon
  • 1 ts sugar
  • 1/2 ts dried basil
  • 1/2 ts dried oregano
  • 1/8 ts pepper
  • 12 oz fresh spinach -- (about 4
  • : cups) **
  • 2 c nonfat cottage cheese
  • 2 eggs -- or equivalent
  • 3 c nonfat mozzarella cheese --
  • : shredded; (12 oz)
  • 1/3 c grated Parmesan cheese
  • (serves 6)
  • 1. Cook noodles in boiling water. Drain and rinse in cold water. Set aside.
  • Combine water, onion and garlic in a 1 1/2 quart microwave-safe bowl.
  • 2. Microwave (high), uncovered, 3-3 1/2 minutes or until tender, stirring
  • once. Stir in tomato sauce and paste, water, bouillon, sugar, basil,
  • oregano and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap.
  • 3. Microwave (high) 8-9 minutes or until mixture boils several minutes,
  • stirring once. Set aside.
  • 4. Wash spinach and remove large stems. Place in 2 quart microwave bowl.
  • Cover with plastic wrap.
  • 5. Microwave (high) 3 1/2-4 minutes or until steaming hot. Drain well by
  • pressing leaves to drain juices. Chop coarsely. Stir in cottage cheese and
  • eggs.
  • 6. To assemble, layer half the noodles in a 12x8" baking dish. Top with 1/2
  • the sauce mixture, 1.5 cups mozzarella cheese, half the spinach mixture,
  • rest of the noodles, rest of the spinach, rest of cheese, rest of sauce.
  • Cover with waxed paper.
  • 7. Microwave (high) 5 minutes. Then microwave (medium-high, 70%) 12-15
  • minutes or until heated in center (150-160 degrees). Remove waxed paper.
  • Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  • 8. Microwave (high) uncovered 3-4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let
  • stand 5-10 minutes before cutting.
  • ** Frozen chopped spinach can be substituted for fresh. Use a 10 oz package
  • and microwave in package 3 1/2 - 4 1/2 minutes or until thawed. Omit
  • cooking in Step 5
  • Last time I made this, I used prepared spaghetti sauce. Works just fine. I
  • used about 2 1/2 cups.
  • Recipe By : Microwave Cooking Lite (Sharon Badian)
  • Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n103 by Arlene Schiffman
  • on Apr 18, 1997

 Directions



Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Spinach Lasagna Rolls
Categories: Pasta
Yield: 6 Servings

1 c Grated Parmesan cheese;
-divided
5 oz Shredded part-skim
-mozzarella cheese; (1 1/4
-cups)
15 oz Lite ricotta cheese; (1
-carton)
10 oz Frozen chopped spinach; (1
-package), thawed, drained
-and squeezed dry
9 Cooked lasagna noodles
Vegetable cooking spray
1 1/2 c Chopped tomato
32 oz No-salt-added tomato sauce;
-(4 cans)
1 ts Dried oregano
1 ts Dried basil
1/2 ts Garlic powder
1/2 ts Onion powder
1/4 ts Salt
Fresh basil leaves;
-(optional)

Combine 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, and ricotta cheese in a
large bowl, and stir well. Add spinach, and stir well.

Spread 1/3 cup spinach mixture on each lasagna noodle. Roll up jelly-roll
fashion, beginning at narrow end. Cut lasagna rolls in half crosswise,
using a serrated knife; arrange, cut side down, in an 11 x 7-inch baking
dish coated with cooking spray. Set aside.

Combine chopped tomato and next 6 ingredients in a bowl, and stir well.
Spoon tomato mixture over lasagna rolls.

Serving Ideas : Garnish with fresh basil leaves, if desired.


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