Sunday, March 7, 2010

Lasagna with beef and veggies


This is a dish I love doing yet forget to do it more often.

INGREDIENTS

1.5 pounds of lean ground beef
1 medium onion finely chopped
3 garlic cloves finely minced
1 cup of cilantro finely chopped
1 pound of frozen spinach
2 fresh diced tomatoes
1/2 fresh sliced mushrooms
1 pound of ricotta
1 cup of sun dried tomatoes
Lasagna pasta
shredded mozzarella cheese

DIRECTIONS

  1. Start by adding the ground beef, onions and garlic on a skillet and sautée until well cooked
  2. Add the cilantro then the tomatoes
  3. Meanwhile in a bowl mix the ricotta with the sun dried tomatoes
  4. Thaw the spinach
  5. In a oven safe baking dish create a layer of the pasta, then the meat, spinach and finely the ricotta cheese mix
  6. Repeat this step until the dish is filled to the top adding the pasta as last layer
  7. Spread a little shredded cheese on top and it is ready to go to the oven at 325 for 20 minutes then  on low broil for the last 5 minutes

2 comments:

Thomas Andrew said...

Now that is what I call Lasagna! I love how you added the spinach and sun dried tomatoes!

Sofia Reino said...

Thanks Tom. I do like the sun dried tomatoes as it gives an element of sweetness to it!

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