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Answers: Anyone have a good recipe for lasagna? I want it to be pretty basic. I don't like a lot of spices. I'd maybe like to try a recipe with spinach in it.

Anyone?

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1 pound lean ground beef, round or chuck
1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled
1/4 teaspoon dried leaf oregano, crumbled
salt and pepper
1 1/2 cups milk
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 egg
1 package (10 ounces) chopped frozen spinach, thawed and well drained
1 cup ricotta cheese
8 ounces lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
PREPARATION:
In a large skillet, sauté ground beef until beef is browned and onion is tender. Pour off excess fat; stir in flour, basil, oregano, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

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I like cooking it with ground turkey, it has a great taste to it. Using your basic salt and pepper and a hint of Cayenne pepper.
Mozzarella and cheddar cheese for layering
Any type of lasagna noodles works just fine
Classico - four cheese tomato sauce works great with this recipe

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************Quick and easy Lasagna

2 containers (15 oz.ea) ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (about 8 oz.)
? cup grated Parmesan Cheese
2 eggs
2 jars (1lb. 10oz each) Ragu Old World Style
12 uncooked lasagna noodles

1. Preheat oven to 375. In bowl, combine ricotta cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, ? cup Parmesan cheese and eggs.

2. In 13x9 inch baking dish, spread 1 cup pasta sauce. Layer 4 uncooked noodles, then 1 cup pasta sauce and ? of the ricotta cheese mixture; repeat. Top with remaining 4 uncooked noodles and 2 cups pasta sauce.

3. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake 1 hour. Remove foil and sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Bake uncovered an additional 10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve with remaining pasta sauce, heated.

* or use 1 jar (2 lbs. 13 oz..) Ragu Old World Style Pasta Sauce.

VARIATION: For a twist on classic……. Add 1 lb. ground beef, cooked, to Pasta Sauce.

NOTE: Recipe can be halved. Bake in an 11x7 inch baking dish 1 hour. Continue as above, omitting last 10 minutes of baking.

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Try this:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Spinach-Las...

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Creamy Spinach Lasagna

Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 1/4 cups chopped onion (about 2 medium)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (16-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
1/3 cup all-purpose flour (about 1 1/2 ounces)
3 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 (26-ounce) jar marinara sauce, divided
Cooking spray
12 cooked whole wheat lasagna noodles, divided
1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
Parsley sprigs (optional

Preparation
Preheat oven to 375°.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook 10 minutes or until onion is browned, stirring occasionally. Stir in garlic and spinach. Reduce heat, cover, and cook 3 minutes or until spinach is tender. Set aside.

Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, milk, salt, black pepper, and red pepper in a small saucepan, stirring with a whisk. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat and simmer 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add 2 cups milk mixture to spinach mixture. Cover remaining milk mixture, and set aside.

Spread 1/2 cup marinara sauce in bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange 3 lasagna noodles over sauce; top with half of spinach mixture. Top with 3 lasagna noodles, 1 cup marinara sauce, and 3/4 cup cheese. Layer 3 more lasagna noodles, remaining spinach mixture, and remaining 3 lasagna noodles. Top with remaining marinara sauce. Pour reserved milk mixture over the top, and sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup cheese. Bake at 375° for 50 minutes or until lasagna is browned on top. Garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired.

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SPINACH LASAGNA

16 oz ricotta or cottage cheese
16 oz bag shredded Mozzarella
1 jar tomato sauce (any kind)
1 package lasagna noodles
10 oz frozen chopped spinach
1 tsp. dry minced garlic
1 tsp. dry minced onion

Preheat Oven to 350.

Thaw spinach under warm water and strain thoroughly. In mixing bowl, combine ricotta or cottage cheese, half of the shredded Mozzarella, garlic, onion and spinach. Spread a small amount of sauce on the bottom of a 13 x 9 pan; put a layer of dry (Uncooked) lasagna noodles, then a layer of half of the cheese mixture, another layer of sauce, noodles, and mixture; end with a layer of noodles, layer of sauce and rest of shredded cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour, removing foil at the last 5 to 10 minutes.

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